Friday, December 20, 2013

Plastic Model Car Kits

By Arnold Farmer


Scale model kit construction has become an interest worldwide. It fascinates children, teenagers and older people alike. This activity opens up a world of diversity of innovative machines, dating back to the industrial revolution in the 1800s.

Advanced engineering has brought interest among ardent modeling hobbyist with the satisfaction it delivers when assembling models.

Now that I'm older I still occasionally enjoy building models, air brushing them, and although I don't have space for them all, I enjoy building dioramas also. Now then, if you would like to learn more about building plastic models, or if you would like the models you build to come out better, more realistic, and more historically authentic, then there is a very good book I'd like to recommend to you, and it is actually one that I own myself. The name of the book is;

One must choose a starting point and an order in which the parts are to be assembled so that the finished project looks the way one wants it to. Most kits come with a set of instructions, but there is a choice of whether to follow them in precise order or change the order up to make assembly more convenient.

All vehicles, both military and civilian, have been produced into scale model kits. Each brand name is obtainable in the market. Prominent brand names, such as Airfix, Revell, and Tamiya, have been popular since the 1970s. They serve the largest selection of plastic models. Various other favorite brands can also be found.

He also explains the tools you will need to build these models, along with the glues, and paints. There is a great section on airbrushing, and I wish I had this book back when I was a teenager because I could have really used it.

Scale plastic models are generally molded from polystyrene. Companies favor this plastic because it is soft, and it's easier to trim, sand and carve by the modeller. It is also easy to glue by means of liquid adhesive. Polystyrene plastic models can be very attractive and can even be offered in small sheets, too. This has several favorable aspects. For example, a World War II fighter plane, the Spitfire model, can be customized into a number of variations. There are no plastic model that are not molded from polystyrene. It would be hard to confuse scale plastic model with the scale die-cast metal versions. Normally, die-cast scale metal models are already put together and are tough to customize.

As a whole, constructing plastic scale model kits is simple, but it is not for the impatient ones. The time frame it takes to construct a model can be immense. Model kit building often requires hours and even days to finish. Positive results and excellent quality relies on how well you pay attention to details. In contrast, regardless of experience level, one should enjoy assembling plastic models.




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