Hi everyone. I know we focus on plastic models here but I had to show off my 8 year old's first completed model!! It's a simple screw together diecast ML 320 but he did it all on his own. I'll let him decide if he wants to follow my plastic-ridden path! Also I'm showing a 1/64th scale GTO model I got last Christmas from my wife. Thanks. :smile:
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Looks great!! :thumbsup:
you have a son! I didn't know that! :p

Cool! Tell him Nice Job!! :)
It's great to see new young faces joining the club.
And he's got a great mentor to learn from.

My sons are 8 and 10 and have shown interest in building. I've started them on some simpler kits. They have graduated to completing my "in-progress" cars that I started, lost interest in,and put away years ago.

They have begun to eyeball my Tamiya and tuner kits, so be prepared for the snap togethers not being "cool" enough in their eyes very quick like. :)

Like father like son !

Very nice work young Tonioseven !

My sons 11 but he only builds Warhammer.............

Later, Mike. :smokin:

Go Tonios son!

Now see, that is what's up. Building your son character and his analytical mind. At such a young age his imagination and mechanicly inclined hand skills could lead him to be anything like a car designer or aero space engineer, etc. Now you should make him read rich dad poor dad by Robert Kiyosaki. OK ok, I know I get carried away, I just love to see kids walk in positive foot steps thats all.

Kevin

Nice model for a first one :bigthumb: You can be proud of your son.

My daughter is only 4 month old but I think my wife will never let me teach her carmodeling :(

cool son! I remember I built my first kit, Mazda Familia when I was 8 yrs old, it looks like crap, but it is still runable on the floor with 2xAA batteries.

kind of joke but you have to enlarge your basement, as your son is growing up and starting to collect on his own......still enough space??? :rolleyes:

8 year old ??? damn it's a shame for a lot of us :D
look really great

maybe daddy could help him with windows trim and it would be perfect

Gee, thanks guys! I'll show him this threa dwhen he's back from school! Now to get my 5 year old to settle down... Yeah right!! :p I may not have to worry about what to do with all of my unbuilt kits eventually!!:lol:

Looks better than most of the stuff we saw this past weekend. :lol2:

Awesome he did a great job! If he decides to go "the plastic way" he'll be able to learn from the best! Tell him to keep up the good work!

this is a great example of "Like Father....Like Son (as in the positive side)" :iceslolan

Awesome work young Tonioseven!

2 Thumbs up! :bigthumb: :bigthumb:

That is the COOLEST!!!

you didnt help him any did you Tonio? lol it's just that good... great job

Tell your son good job. I can't wait till my son is old enough to build. ;)

:bigthumb: :bigthumb: It looks great. Good job, Antonio's son! What's his name anyway??

Gee, thanks guys! I'll show him this threa dwhen he's back from school! Now to get my 5 year old to settle down... Yeah right!! :p I may not have to worry about what to do with all of my unbuilt kits eventually!!:lol:


:grinno: Maybe he'll stock more up. :iceslolan

:bigthumb: :bigthumb: It looks great. Good job, Antonio's son! What's his name anyway??


He must be Tonioeight or something....? :cwm27:

:lol: His name is Ashanti :) Thank you all for the support and he saw all of the replies and sends his thanks as well!! :sunglasse

nice model!! he's got more skills then me thats for sure :smokin: :naughty:

Great Job, I remember my first model, a 87' Chevy Impala, it was so messed up because I painted the body by brush, LOL!! If you want, Ill post some pics!

Great work by your son. My son trying to help me too, but he's only 7...............months, but he's good. When he'll grow up, I will definatly teach him tips and tricks, especialy those that I've learned from this site and from you, guys.

Sweet models. He's definately learning from a pro.