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#1 '08SEAL

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Posted 21 October 2012 - 02:48 PM

I haven't been building much. I have to leave for school at 7:00 AM. I have had football practice after school, so I usually get home about 6:00 to 6:30PM. Now that football season is over I want to get back into building. I want a kit that hasn't been started/modified yet, but I don't have one. I can't trade because I'm only 12 and my parents won't buy me one because they don't think I'll finish it and they don't want to waste 20 bucks. I will get home about 3:30 now and building is sounding fun again. I have been checking out the forum and have been liking the muscle car models and the old trucks. I hope I can get into the hobby again. I will hopefully get a model gong and finish it so I can get another one that I like. I really wanna get into the hobby.

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Posted 21 October 2012 - 03:07 PM

Nice to see someone so young want to get into the hobby. I was building at twelve they wernt anything to be proud of let me tell ya. what kinda cars are u into. Ebay has great deals and usualy they have them at clearance at hobby lobby for 7.50 if possibe cheak out garage sales also keep trying ask ur parents if u can do chores or simtging to show them u will work fir it u probbably really want it and will finnish it. Keep trying man its a great cheap hobby

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Posted 21 October 2012 - 03:11 PM

Nice to see someone so young want to get into the hobby. I was building at twelve they wernt anything to be proud of let me tell ya. what kinda cars are u into. Ebay has great deals and usualy they have them at clearance at hobby lobby for 7.50 if possibe cheak out garage sales also keep trying ask ur parents if u can do chores or simtging to show them u will work fir it u probbably really want it and will finnish it. Keep trying man its a great cheap hobby

My parents don't buy from ebay. I don't know why. The nearest Hobby Lobby is 2 hours away. I would go if we had one like 5 minutes away but we don't.

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Posted 21 October 2012 - 03:15 PM

Santa Claus is listening!

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Posted 21 October 2012 - 03:37 PM

Yeah, but he's also listened to a conversation between me and my friends about a Stoeger coach gun. ;)

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Posted 21 October 2012 - 11:54 PM

Awesome to see another 12 year old. Good luck and I hope you find a kit!!! I would love to donate a kit to you but I only have 1 myself.

Edited by dynosam, 21 October 2012 - 11:58 PM.


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Posted 22 October 2012 - 02:28 AM

Lane, good luck getting back into the hobby. If I understand you correctly you have built in the past. Did you not ever finish a kit ? The reason I ask is because you say your folks won't buy you a kit because they are afraid you won't finish it. Also, don't forget garage sales as you can sometimes find a deal.

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Posted 22 October 2012 - 06:29 AM

Lane,
Check your P.m."s sent you s message. By the way are you a ford,chevy or dodge man?
Clay :)

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Posted 22 October 2012 - 07:26 AM

There's a guy on another forum I belong to who says he checks his local Goodwill store every week. Don't expect miracles, but he's come across some nice stuff at dirt cheap prices.

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Posted 22 October 2012 - 08:11 AM

He has posted here before. Seems like a good kid.

Lane- tell us what subjects you like. Like others have said, many of us old farts have a huge stash and wouldn't mind parting with a kit. I'd send you one, but you gotta promise to have more patience with your dog. (Sue me. I'm a dog lover)

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Posted 22 October 2012 - 08:46 AM

i also am glad to see younger modelers than i ... i mean i know of one my Buddy Billy and thats it .

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Posted 22 October 2012 - 12:12 PM

Thanks guys. But I can't accept any of these kits. I am only 12 and I have strict parents. I cannot release my adress over the internet or to nobody I don't know in person. Thanks anyway guys. I really appreciate it. If I could, I would. Trust me. I have finished kits before, and I am capable of finishing a kit just not lately. I have some parts to a Saleen S281 and will add on to it and try to complete it so I can get a new kit. Thanks again guys!

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Posted 22 October 2012 - 01:53 PM

Well Lane, strict is not always a bad thing and while it may keep you from your desire in building models, your parents have your best interests at heart. The internet, by design is an anonymous place and by virtue of that can be exceedingly dangerous for a youngster your age. You may make the argument that you are smart enough to protect yourself, and you may well be, but the fact is there are alot of very intelligent folks out there whose lives have been utterly destroyed by a simple internet mistake.

So don't be too hard on them. Just continue to be an upstanding young citzen and all will work out in the end. Follow the advice given here. Many times model kits can be found anywhere from ten cents up. Goodwill, Salvation Army, flea markets and yard sales are all good sources. With a little luck you'll meet someone in your area, and your age that also builds. Good luck to you and never lose the desire to create things with your hands. :)

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Posted 22 October 2012 - 02:09 PM

Thanks guys.



MUAHAHAHAHA! I have succeded at getting back into building. I just need to order a model and its complete. I have finished the started and stopped 1950 Chevy 3100. I have finished it so I could get a new model. I was thinking about ordering the 1/25 1957 Chevy Bel Air 2 'n' 1. I have some paint for it. I want that and some BMF. I Haven't done BMF before but I want to try it. I think I have the idea for it. But I have succeded at getting back into building! :D

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Posted 23 October 2012 - 03:15 AM

Way to go. Ordering from the source is the best way to get BMF.

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Posted 23 October 2012 - 08:04 AM

Way to go. Ordering from the source is the best way to get BMF.


Not to mention the most "fresh" BMF there is. You can sometimes get a sheet that has been left out and has dried/cracked, not good for modeling or the pocketbook.