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             My five year old son was watching with interest as I was worked on my latest creation and asked, “Dad, can I make a model someday?” Those being some of the sweetest words in the English language to a modeler, I dropped what I was doing and went to the storage shelves to retrieve a kit.

             I told him that I had been waiting for a long time for him to ask me that question and I had been prepared for just such an occasion. From the Revell line of Snap Kits I had stored a ’70 Mustang Mach I kit just for this purpose. These kits are stylish, molded in colors, easy to assemble and come with some stick-on emblems. I find that the 1:32 scale car kits are just the right size for small hands to work with too. These details are important because it gives the young modeler a sense of the correct methods and the sequence of model building; as it exists today. It also produces a good looking, rugged model that the child can put together in minutes (with varying degrees of help) and as an added bonus they can play with the finished product.

             As with many things, modeling requires patience and attention to details, so show the young one’s how to read the kit’s instructions and let them try the assembly on their own. You’ll be surprised how quickly they figure out how to do it themselves. I found that even though my son could figure out the orientation of most parts he still had trouble seating the parts and getting them to snap into place. Just let them know that you will handle the little things that they can’t do yet and they will happily finish the project with your help. The best way to determine if they had fun is the sense of pride that beams from the smile on their face when the finish the model and say, “I did it myself!”

Project 0027 – Flying Car 

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    The Obama administration promised you change and now with its new transportation partner, the new GM (Government Motors), a totally new concept in public transportation is emerging. The government has always been the watchdog for the automotive industry and the soon to be announced Rail Highway System will deliver on safe, regulated transportation by converting the interstate highway to third-rail synchronized transport.

  Although that system is on the drawing boards the administration realizes the important people (the wealthy and politically powerful) will need a vehicle to get them where they need to go and get there fast. Before the government’s billions run out, the administration decided to make GM develop the “Flying Car Project (FCP)” for the elite class first.

Figure 1 – FCP in Flight Mode

  The new FCP uses an electric propulsion system originally developed for the Volt concept car to travel short distances to the nearest airport and that’s where the fun starts.  Powered by a miniaturized version of GE’s CF34 twin jet engines from the A-10 Warthog fighter/bomber this powerhouse has a top speed of 533 MPH and a cruising speed of 275 MPH. How else could the first lady make it to her nail appointment in New York at noon and get to the keynote address for a $1,000 a plate dinner in Chicago on the same day!

  All this convenience comes at a price. The FCP starts at around $250,000. But that’s just a drop in the bucket when the taxpayer is footing the bill. Unfortunately, you won’t find an FCP at your local GM dealer. You have to know people to get one.

RoR Step-by-Step Review 20090720* – Apollo Spacecraft Revell 1:32 85-5086 Revell Review

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Figure 1 – Apollo Spacecraft

Forty years ago today the world stood in amazement as a surrealistic view of the moon appeared in the television set. I was mesmerized when American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped out onto the lunar surface. It was a small step but 500 million viewers knew that something profound had just taken place. What courage and technical prowess could go from start to finish; achieving the dreams of mankind in less than ten years! Forty years later we’ve seen things that are really amazing but few things that inspired whole nations like the events of that day on July 20, 1969. 

For the Modeler: In commemoration of the events of that day Revell has re-released its version of the Apollo Spacecraft model that first went to the moon. In the Step-by-Step review by Mike Wood, you can follow the build to see how to perfect it yourself! Mounting pin revisions, corrected color information, mold line correction, window reshaping, service module support corrections and fuel sump tank modifications are fully addressed in this review.

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