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| Subject: | Re: What Can We Do to Attract More Young Modelers? |  |
| Date: | May 21, 2002 |
| From: | Alex Hodges | |
I believe there has to be interest in the subject before there is
interest in the model. I'm only speaking from my own experience growing up
1st) it was a love for tractors - my mom has said many times that I would
always point them out as we drove past them. 2nd) old war movies - loved
them. 3rd) playing Army not Cowboys and Indians mind you - ARMY- running
around with the Tommy gun and wearing anything green. Some of us had the
fortune of having some surplus gear to "accent our appearance whether it be
a helmet or pistol belt. 4th) My Dad built airplane models and one one day
(I think I was like 10) I talked him into buying and building a tank it was
the Testors (Italeri) M-47 and bought my 1st kit for me a Testors Willys
Jeep that came with a trailer and 2 guys - one holding a recoiless rifle.
Needless to say mine looked like crap, but I was hooked on AFV models. I
think I have built 1 model car and it was a snap-tite and a hand-full of
planes and ships. Nothing, however, could or can compare to the AFV model
because it reinforces my interest in the subject to begin with.
I don't think you want to cram and AFV down a kid's throat just like you
want to force him/her to take piano lessons - do you? I remember when I was
in summer camp they had a target shooting class - we got to shoot at paper
targets with B.B. guns. I distinctly remember that not everyone liked it
( some boys ) even though they signed up for it.
-Alex
"Tim Streeter" wrote in message
news:3CEA94C6.141AFA56@msn.com..
> So I'm wondering what you guys think about this. How do we nuture the
> new AFV modelers? |
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 | What Can We Do to Attract More Young Modelers? - Tim Streeter - May 21, 2002 |
| . . . Re: What Can We Do to Attract More Young Modelers? - Alex Hodges - May 21, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: What Can We Do to Attract More Young Modelers? - Adam Vukich - May 21, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: What Can We Do to Attract More Young Modelers? - Tim Streeter - May 22, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: What Can We Do to Attract More Young Modelers? - MSW - May 22, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: What Can We Do to Attract More Young Modelers? - Landon Olson - May 23, 2002 |
| . . . The WOW factor is missing... - Yuchung Wang - May 21, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: The WOW factor is missing... - Ruben Kremer - May 21, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: The WOW factor is missing... - Alex Hodges - May 22, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: The WOW factor is missing... - Alan - May 22, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: The WOW factor is missing... - Yuchung Wang - May 22, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . SF - Peter Ong - May 22, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: SF - Yuchung Wang - May 23, 2002 |
| . . . Several things - Peter Ong - May 22, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: Several things - Alex Hodges - May 22, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: Several things - Yuchung Wang - May 23, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: Several things - Thorsten Wieking - Jul 3, 2002 |
| . . . Re: What Can We Do to Attract More Young Modelers? - john.williamson3 - May 24, 2002 |
| . . . Re: What Can We Do to Attract More Young Modelers? - john.williamson3 - May 24, 2002 |
| . . . Re: What Can We Do to Attract More Young Modelers? - john.williamson3 - May 24, 2002 |
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