| 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 dirty | | | | start with the easy snap kits, and work your way up |
| with a scale model Dodge Charger or a Ford | | | | to the high skill level kits. |
| Mustang? If you were one of those kids who would | | | | We recommend these kits for three kinds of people... |
| put together model car kits like clockwork, applying | | | | 1- Kids who could never get the hang of it |
| paint without spilling a drop, gluing the pieces together | | | | Some of us have "unfinished business" regarding |
| perfectly, then most likely, it's a passion that you've | | | | model kits, and we need to come back and settle |
| never left. | | | | score. |
| On the other hand, if you were one of those kids | | | | 2- People with a lot of time on their hands |
| who glued your hands together, if you accidentally | | | | Night watchmen, receptionists, middle management, |
| smeared paint all over the windshield, and came out | | | | anyone who basically gets paid to sit behind a desk |
| with not so much a Dodge Charger as a Dodge Pile | | | | and do about ten minutes of work every hour, a |
| of Stuff we Stuck Together That Almost Looks Like | | | | good hobby can kill those mind numbing hours of |
| a Car, then you likely have only bad memories of | | | | boredom that seem to stretch on for years. |
| mom yelling at you to quit making a mess on the | | | | 3- 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 to | | | | If you've never tried it, how can you know if it's |
| put together. Here in the 21st Century, companies | | | | something you'd love doing? Of course, jumping right |
| like Maisto model cars and Revell realized that they | | | | into the glue and acrylic paint can be pretty imposing, |
| were missing out on a huge market by only offering | | | | and might turn you off the whole idea altogether. |
| high skill level kits to put together. Hence, the | | | | This 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 easy | | | | kit next time, and so on, until you're gluing and |
| snap-together kits allow an "in" for people who like | | | | painting with the best of them. |