Getting Stuck on Model Car Kits

Model car kits can be a lot of fun to put together.model cars, but never had the knack for them. You
When was the last time you got your hands dirtystart with the easy snap kits, and work your way up
with a scale model Dodge Charger or a Fordto the high skill level kits.
Mustang? If you were one of those kids who wouldWe recommend these kits for three kinds of people...
put together model car kits like clockwork, applying1- Kids who could never get the hang of it
paint without spilling a drop, gluing the pieces togetherSome of us have "unfinished business" regarding
perfectly, then most likely, it's a passion that you'vemodel kits, and we need to come back and settle
never left.score.
On the other hand, if you were one of those kids2- People with a lot of time on their hands
who glued your hands together, if you accidentallyNight watchmen, receptionists, middle management,
smeared paint all over the windshield, and came outanyone who basically gets paid to sit behind a desk
with not so much a Dodge Charger as a Dodge Pileand do about ten minutes of work every hour, a
of Stuff we Stuck Together That Almost Looks Likegood hobby can kill those mind numbing hours of
a Car, then you likely have only bad memories ofboredom that seem to stretch on for years.
mom yelling at you to quit making a mess on the3- Anyone who's never put a model car kit together
kitchen table to look back on.before
Luckily, model car kits these days are a little easier toIf you've never tried it, how can you know if it's
put together. Here in the 21st Century, companiessomething you'd love doing? Of course, jumping right
like Maisto model cars and Revell realized that theyinto the glue and acrylic paint can be pretty imposing,
were missing out on a huge market by only offeringand might turn you off the whole idea altogether.
high skill level kits to put together. Hence, theThis is why we recommend starting with something
snap-together model car.easy that, as they say, "a trained monkey could put
Purists tend to hate these kits.together". If strikes your fancy, try a higher skill level
Of course, these purists miss the point. These easykit next time, and so on, until you're gluing and
snap-together kits allow an "in" for people who likepainting with the best of them.