I have no joke here. I just like saying "sprue".
My husband fancies himself master of the art of wildly inappropriate wrapping. He has, in the past, given someone a single CD wrapped in an entire guitar case. Yesterday's birthday present to me came in a wooden DHL packing crate that I had to use a crowbar to open. And a hammer. No, I'm not exaggerating even in the slightest. Inside was a lot of styrofoam, many plastic air pillows for cushioning, and at the very bottom a Tamiya Supermarine Spitfire MkVb model! With a complete set of Testors enamel paints, brushes, fiddly little tools, and two kinds of glue to huff.
Mr P apparently felt great pity for me while we were watching the James May show on model airplanes, because I confessed to never having built one in my childhood. Well, soon I'll have had that experience. Apparently one can really kind of deep-end on the hobby and produce some amazing-looking models. I, for one, will be satisfied if I glue it together properly and don't kill too many brain cells.
Quick language question: When I think of the hobby that involves assembling and gluing together plastic models of things then painting them, I think of it by the term "model airplanes". Mr Pedia undoubtedly went to a "hobby shop" to purchase my Spitfire and paints. James May used the word "Airfix" exclusively, but that's a specific brand name. Is that how our cousins across the pond refer to the hobby?
Randomly, in conclusion: Catnip indeed.
Mr P apparently felt great pity for me while we were watching the James May show on model airplanes, because I confessed to never having built one in my childhood. Well, soon I'll have had that experience. Apparently one can really kind of deep-end on the hobby and produce some amazing-looking models. I, for one, will be satisfied if I glue it together properly and don't kill too many brain cells.
Quick language question: When I think of the hobby that involves assembling and gluing together plastic models of things then painting them, I think of it by the term "model airplanes". Mr Pedia undoubtedly went to a "hobby shop" to purchase my Spitfire and paints. James May used the word "Airfix" exclusively, but that's a specific brand name. Is that how our cousins across the pond refer to the hobby?
Randomly, in conclusion: Catnip indeed.
The husband always refers to them as "Airfix" models, even though some of the ones he built as a child were undoubtedly different brands. It does seem to be how these things are referred to in the UK.
We watched James May's show too. I made a similar comment about never having built one. It must have been a "boys of a certain age" thing.
I'm waiting for the husband to suggest he helps our six year old to build his own models. I can see big potential for disaster with the glue already!
BTW, happy belated birthday.
LEGO is universal, though.
We'd say 'she's about to do her first Airfix model'. And they'd probably be bought in a toyshop.
Have fun with it. Can't believe you never built one when you were a kid, I thought everyone did at least once.
I've also never built a model airplane. The closest I came was building a model ornithopter as extra credit for my calculus class a few years ago. It was not pretty, but in the end it still flew long enough to get me the points.
I would love to hear about how it goes for you. It seems like a fun project to have.
Then again, I love it any time I find new words.
Have a lovely airplane building experience. And remember, do not put your fingers together if they still have glue on them... :-D