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Read: Part 2<\/a> | Part 3<\/a> | Part 4<\/a> | Part 5<\/a><\/p>\n

It wasn’t intentional. I didn’t even realize that it had happened. But, somewhere along the way, I fell in love with model kits. Not just the common plastic kits that can be found in many stores, but metal kits, and paper kits, too.<\/p>\n

I always liked assembling plastic model kits. I like putting the pieces together; it’s fun to take an assortment of parts and create something recognizable out of them. And, the size is convenient; I can’t examine a life-size vehicle as easily as a small model.<\/p>\n

I also like examining how the pieces fit together . . . not just physically, but mechanically. The assembly systems (tabs & slots, pins & holes, etc.) are intriguing. It isn’t enough for me to follow directions; I have to understand both how things work and why they work. By understanding those, the models become more than the sum of their parts. But, that’s where the fun would end for me.<\/p>\n

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As a kid, I had no patience. Well, maybe more than most, but not enough for plastic model kits. Back then, the only model glue known to me was the gloppy glue that emitted toxic fumes. I could literally feel myself getting dumber as the glue fumes killed off brain cells by the masses. Waiting was always torture, and this stinky glue took a full day to cure. Ugh!<\/p>\n

Water slide decals were fun . . . unless I had to place them over a panel line or rivet. Decals don’t naturally form around such surface details, and they would look awful. So, I left those off, and models would look partially complete.<\/p>\n

Paint, the bane of my young existence. It was expensive, smelly (there go more brain cells), messy, and it took time to dry (ugh!). And, I didn’t have the tools or skills to mask off areas, do blends\/gradients, or lay down a smooth layer.<\/p>\n

So, my models had no paint and hardly any decals.<\/p>\n

Picking out a model kit at the store was hard. The model had to be something that looked good without paint and with little to no decals. That’s hard to do when I only have a few small images printed on the boxes to get a sense of the whole model. And, I wasn’t into automobiles, ships, aircraft, and trains. That slimmed my choices down even further. Eventually, I avoided the model kit aisles entirely.<\/p>\n

Up until a year ago, walking through or past them brought back childhood memories of my model-building incompetence. Model kits had scarred me, and I went from liking them to hating them.<\/p>\n

Read: Part 2<\/a> | Part 3<\/a> | Part 4<\/a> | Part 5<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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