Modeling: Plastic modeling kits are considered

When I was a teenager, and even from the age of 6, I liked to build plastic models. At one point I think I had built every 1: 172 scale plastic model out there. I built race cars, army tanks, HO scale railway buildings, and just about every possible plane. In fact, I had so many planes hanging from my ceiling with fishing line, sometimes you couldn’t see the ceiling. A miniature Smithsonian Aviation Museum under construction, so that’s what I did in my youth and really enjoyed it.

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

“Plastic modeling kits” by Jack C. Harris, Crestwood House Publishers, New York, NY, (1993), 48 pages, ISBN: 0-89686-623-8.

The author of this book is a master modeler and this book is well illustrated. Mr. Jack C. Harris has written an excellent book and has included chapters on; plastic model kits, how to choose your first plastic building kit, and how you can improve your skill. It 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 as a teenager because I really could have used it.

Would you like to learn how to customize your plastic models once you have completed them? There is also a chapter on that. And there is information on how to win and enter contests, and where to display your plastic models where they will be seen the most. You’d be surprised if museums are happy to have your plastic models made right, and you can even enter them at your local county fair for prizes and recognition.

In the book there is information on how to join master modeling clubs, or even how to create your own club with other local fans. And if you are concerned about using the correct terminology when talking to your modeling friends, then there is a full glossary on the back so you use the right buzzwords. In fact, I hope you will consider this if you plan to build plastic models for profit or as a hobby. Please think about it.