Not what some of you are probably thinking!
The past couple weeks I really should have been working on the Mavis more to finish up for CTA III but another project has taken my interest.
This is my daughter Beth. She is 5, and on a trip to the hobby store with me she asked if she could get a kit to build like her daddy. You can see she chose Meng Kids Tu-2 Bomber.
She immediately wanted to start it but we did have to hold off for a couple days. Then when we were ready, she dove into it.
Trimming the clear parts
sanding
painting the props
teaching her the usefullness of tools
painting bombs
She wanted to learn how to mask as she has seen me do it. I gave her the tape and she did a great job. I just helped her cut it with a knife after.
painting the landing gear
She decided to do her own theme, so I gave her my test mule to try out her paint choices. Obviously, her favourite colours are pink and purple.
then on to the real thing
her finished props (I think she could give me a good run for my money)
finished nacelles
two tone body!
assembling the nacelles
I let her raid my decal stash and she picked out quite a few that she liked. These mostly involved felines! I think this was her favourite part!
The finished product! The "5" is because she is 5 years old!
All I helped her with was guidance and cutting a little with the knife (oh and spraying a primer coat with a Tamiya spray bomb). I'm so impressed with what she built, I might even have to throw in the towel!
She is very excited to come with me to the local hobby show this year, she is going to enter in the juniors category. I hope she does well!
She certainly gets Best of Show in my books!
B) (one proud father)
The past couple weeks I really should have been working on the Mavis more to finish up for CTA III but another project has taken my interest.
This is my daughter Beth. She is 5, and on a trip to the hobby store with me she asked if she could get a kit to build like her daddy. You can see she chose Meng Kids Tu-2 Bomber.
She immediately wanted to start it but we did have to hold off for a couple days. Then when we were ready, she dove into it.
Trimming the clear parts
sanding
painting the props
teaching her the usefullness of tools
painting bombs
She wanted to learn how to mask as she has seen me do it. I gave her the tape and she did a great job. I just helped her cut it with a knife after.
painting the landing gear
She decided to do her own theme, so I gave her my test mule to try out her paint choices. Obviously, her favourite colours are pink and purple.
then on to the real thing
her finished props (I think she could give me a good run for my money)
finished nacelles
two tone body!
assembling the nacelles
I let her raid my decal stash and she picked out quite a few that she liked. These mostly involved felines! I think this was her favourite part!
The finished product! The "5" is because she is 5 years old!
All I helped her with was guidance and cutting a little with the knife (oh and spraying a primer coat with a Tamiya spray bomb). I'm so impressed with what she built, I might even have to throw in the towel!
She is very excited to come with me to the local hobby show this year, she is going to enter in the juniors category. I hope she does well!
She certainly gets Best of Show in my books!
B) (one proud father)
) Great job on your small plane there Beth! 
:love
Glad to see this 
