getting young dudes into modelling!

Well, this family I babysit for has these two boys, and i guess they're interested in starting this hobby, but the only thing is, that i doubt they will have the money, or parents woud want to spend the money, that most people do on here.... I'm thinkinn, that i might be able to convince them to get a cheap revell kit, and i will fight, to get them some tamiya sprays. I HOPE THIS WORKS, because it would be fun to teach someone how to make models, and especially if im gettin paid while i do so!, I start on monday, so wish me luck, and maybe you'll have some more "NEWBS" running around AF...


also, for a first kit, cheap? revell?, AMT? whats a suggestion for a first great kit...... What bout Snap togethers (step 1's)????

for a first kit i would go with tamiya since it's easyer..

Revell ITR, or any revell kits. cheap and very easy to build :smile:

Whoa now! Why not just start them off with Snaptite kits, and see how they like those?

for a first kit i would go with tamiya since it's easyer..

Ditto, for a first touch I would go for Tamiya. A newb in my club has done his first car , Tamiya 350Z.
He got a brilliant result on it only using 3 different brushes and 3 Tamiya spray cans.

If they cant' pay for paints, at least you can prepare a "toolbox" with your tools and paints. You can bring it there when you do babysitting.

Good luck professor :wink:

yes, but most peopless first models tend to look like poopies, so, you might as well nto waste 25-30$ on a good one, insetead of 10-15 right?

i dont know but start them off with snap models.those models,you dont even have to paint them.later on start with level 1 kits.by the way how old are they?

11 and 8 i think....


ill give them a call and see if there serously interestd

if they are doing level 1 kits get them some gloves or sumthin.if not you will remember what i said.paint all over.lol:wink:

Stick with tamiya for the first try.

Doesn't have to be the newest or hottest kits in recent years

could be the ones that were issued a few years before.

Usually they don't run over 30 bucks for these kinds of things in my local hobby shop

(CAD $20 for Tamiya Super 7, $25 for Tamiya NSX and so on )

Tho older kits don't come with window masking tapes or clear-colored plastic which would make the job a little bit harder.

the 11 year old shouldn't have no problems with the itr kit.
the 8 year old get a snap kit.

Get them a Tamiya kit first so they have no problems with parts fitting etc and dont get pissed off.

Whoa, too bad they can't join AF yet, but you can post pictures of the work, right. BTW, don't make them do bodykits, not just yet......

Originally posted by streetracing901
the 11 year old shouldn't have no problems with the itr kit.
the 8 year old get a snap kit.

thats what i would do

well i am only 15......i still dont know how to do bodykits though, all the threads on it are not detailed enough i dont think......i dont understnad how to make it so detailed.

I agree with the idea of doing Revel level 1. That is what my Dad bought me when I was that age, and I wasn't very concearned with parts having fit problems. At that age I was overwealmed with joy at having built something. My imagination filled in all the gaps in the body and flaws in the paint. Heck, half of my cars had a three point stance ( one wheel didn't touch the ground) untill I was about your age