clovis Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 My daughter won Reserve Grand Champion today at the county 4-H fair on her 1/16th Model A that I helped her build. She was pleased as punch seeing that pink rosette ribbon adorn her entry, and jumped up and down with excitement when she saw it sitting on the winner's podium. She won Grand Champion last year, and she/we worked extra hard this year to do the best that she could. While we haven't seen the official scorecard from the judge, I'm afraid that a tiny glue spot kept us from attaining the Grand Champion spot. I had her tack on an exhaust pipe using super glue the evening before judging, and I think that the super glue that was used created a small white spot. I am sure that the super glue caused this overnight, because I triple checked the model before I went to bed, even with a magnifying glass, and saw nothing. I would have definitely seen that whitish glue spot!!!! Yes, I know that this isn't an IPMS meet, or any other high end show, but I am proud of my daughter, and her perseverance to see this kit through completion. BTW, the model looks 1,000 times better in real life. Even though this iPhone camera is top notch, it doesn't do this build justice! Thank you for letting me share! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Hard to see how a tiny spot of glue would ever be noticed on that thing! Congratulations to both of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Very good looking model, good job. Congrats! But stop being so hard on yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Congrats !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Haigwood Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakshow12 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 That is awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Congrats.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vypurr59 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 My congrats to your daughter, and to you for helping her. It is hard to keep youngsters involved in modeling. Hope she continues to build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madd Trucker Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 I think you both did a great job on it and congrats to her on the win the weathering also looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Great Job . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miatatom Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Congratulations! You must be so proud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Congrats on your win. What part of the build-up did Chrissy do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clovis Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 Thank you for the kind replies!!! Chrissy is going to love them!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clovis Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 Congrats on your win. What part of the build-up did Chrissy do? She basically built the whole thing, and painted it too, under my close advisement. The kit was badly warped, so I engineered around that. I also engineered around the wheel-to-frame attachment issues. The hoods were warped badly too, and I let her decide how the model should look. But I kept her fully involved during all of the processes. There were a few things that I tinkered with during the build, like drilling out the exhaust pipe. I also glued up the truck bed for her, since it was a little tricky. It was hard to keep my hands off the project!!! We worked side by side on this project. I tried to advise, coach and teach all at the same time, while letting her build the model. I learned a vast amount during this build. I tried 16 new things on this build that I've never tried before. I know that some folks may be critical of my help and advisement, but I hope they are not. I want to be the father who can teach and explain how to complete something, and also caution on the pitfalls of how it may be done incorrectly and how to avoid mistakes. I know many parents who have the attitude of "NO! Do NOT touch it. You'll screw it up and RUIN it!!!" with their kids. What good does that do, other than reinforcing an idea in their head that they'll never be good with anything in life??? Let me promise you...my daughter might never be able to remember to screw the cap down on a bottle of paint (lol), but she can spray paint better than most adults that I know! That girl can lay down the most even layers of paint, without build ups or runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62rebel Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 congratulations to Chrissy and you. she definitely has shown skill and determination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Congrats Chrissy (and Jeff)! Nice looking model. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 That's great, Jeff. Your post in the other thread gave the impression you did more of the work. It's good to hear you were coaching her, not building for her. She'd never learn that way, and it wouldn't be fair (no pun intended) to the other kids who compete. It turned out nicely, despite all the challenges the kit presented to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 She basically built the whole thing, and painted it too, under my close advisement. The kit was badly warped, so I engineered around that. I also engineered around the wheel-to-frame attachment issues. The hoods were warped badly too, and I let her decide how the model should look. But I kept her fully involved during all of the processes. There were a few things that I tinkered with during the build, like drilling out the exhaust pipe. I also glued up the truck bed for her, since it was a little tricky. It was hard to keep my hands off the project!!! We worked side by side on this project. I tried to advise, coach and teach all at the same time, while letting her build the model. I learned a vast amount during this build. I tried 16 new things on this build that I've never tried before. I know that some folks may be critical of my help and advisement, but I hope they are not. I want to be the father who can teach and explain how to complete something, and also caution on the pitfalls of how it may be done incorrectly and how to avoid mistakes. I know many parents who have the attitude of "NO! Do NOT touch it. You'll screw it up and RUIN it!!!" with their kids. What good does that do, other than reinforcing an idea in their head that they'll never be good with anything in life??? Let me promise you...my daughter might never be able to remember to screw the cap down on a bottle of paint (lol), but she can spray paint better than most adults that I know! That girl can lay down the most even layers of paint, without build ups or runs. Speaking as a teacher, I really do wish more parents would take such an active role with their kids. A lot of problems would magically disappear. Great job, both of you. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Congratulations on your pink ribbon! How old is your daughter? It looks like she's built a few models in her time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clovis Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 That's great, Jeff. Your post in the other thread gave the impression you did more of the work. It's good to hear you were coaching her, not building for her. She'd never learn that way, and it wouldn't be fair (no pun intended) to the other kids who compete. It turned out nicely, despite all the challenges the kit presented to you. Thank you, Danno. I don't want to build anything for her. I want her to learn how to build, Just as importantly, I want her to understand the little tiny lessons that can be pulled from a build, if that makes any sense. In my other threads, I used I/she/we interchangeably. Maybe I shouldn't have. There are many new things that I've read about on this forum, and lots of things that I wanted to try. I researched them to the best of my ability, and then carefully instructed her how to do it best. If I had a dollar for every time that I said "I've never done this, but I want you to try it....take this can....", I might be able to buy the new 1/12 Foose Camaro kit. I want to limit her mistakes, but if she makes them, even after I have tried to teach her of possible pitfalls, so be it. Experience is the best teacher, and if she gets a run in the paint, she can either fix it, or have to live with it. Our county also has open judging, meaning that you sit down with the judge, and he/she can ask you questions about your project. Let me tell you, they weed out the "my dad built it for me" projects really quick!!!! If you can't explain how you sprayed the model, or how you applied decals, or in our case, the salt and hair spray methods, the judge will see through that in a jiffy. I was REALLY proud of her presentation to the judge, and extremely proud of how she was able to explain every step, clearly and without hesitation!! He asked her some really pointed and detailed questions!!! She was a champ!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clovis Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 Congratulations on your pink ribbon! How old is your daughter? It looks like she's built a few models in her time. My little one is now 13. This is her fourth model. I've also let her play around with a test kit that I have, mostly used for experimenting. I've worked closely with her on all of her builds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Thank you, Danno. I don't want to build anything for her. I want her to learn how to build, Just as importantly, I want her to understand the little tiny lessons that can be pulled from a build, if that makes any sense. In my other threads, I used I/she/we interchangeably. Maybe I shouldn't have. There are many new things that I've read about on this forum, and lots of things that I wanted to try. I researched them to the best of my ability, and then carefully instructed her how to do it best. If I had a dollar for every time that I said "I've never done this, but I want you to try it....take this can....", I might be able to buy the new 1/12 Foose Camaro kit. I want to limit her mistakes, but if she makes them, even after I have tried to teach her of possible pitfalls, so be it. Experience is the best teacher, and if she gets a run in the paint, she can either fix it, or have to live with it. Our county also has open judging, meaning that you sit down with the judge, and he/she can ask you questions about your project. Let me tell you, they weed out the "my dad built it for me" projects really quick!!!! If you can't explain how you sprayed the model, or how you applied decals, or in our case, the salt and hair spray methods, the judge will see through that in a jiffy. I was REALLY proud of her presentation to the judge, and extremely proud of how she was able to explain every step, clearly and without hesitation!! He asked her some really pointed and detailed questions!!! She was a champ!!! That's great to hear. As head judge for several major contests, I've seen too many daddy-built entries on the tables in the junior classes. The hands-down, all-time worst occurred one year when a snaptite model appeared . . . with reasonably nice paint job and perfectly-aligned stickers. The entrant was 3 years old and daddy (and mommy) insisted he was some kind of genius child progeny who actually spray painted the lustrous finish himself. No one believed it except daddy and mommy. The young entrant didn't have the least interest in any of the models on display or for sale in the swap meet, let alone "his own." The paint finish was, by the way, very consistent with the finishes on a couple of daddy's models. We got to the bottom of it when we asked the young entrant how he did the paint job on his model. He had no clue it was even painted! We awarded three places in that class, but that year there were only two entries. The other entry was obviously built by the 6-year-old who entered it. We awarded first place to the 6-year-old's model and second place to the 3-year-old's entry. When we called out his name, he wasn't the least bit excited and had to be ordered (by daddy and mommy) to come get the award. Not common for young builders. And, oh, yeah, one other thing. Daddy pitched a bitch because junior's model didn't win first place. He complained that junior's model was much better, and at one point argued that "ours" was well painted while the other one was bar plastic. We encouraged daddy and mommy to try soccer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale W. Verts Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Heck, I'm proud of ya'll. Keep it up. Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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