| You must have heard the saying 'All work and no | | | | Once the assembly is complete, you can test your |
| play makes Jack a dull boy.' It also makes him a | | | | model plane in your backyard garden or any other |
| bored and irritated boy. All of us need a hobby to | | | | empty lot near your home. You should get the feel |
| take our mind off the mundane and stressful work | | | | of controlling your model plane in different climatic |
| schedules and to re-energize our mind and body. | | | | conditions before you take it on the beach or |
| Model making is a wonderful way of spending time | | | | mountain cliff for an actual long flight. It is during this |
| alone or even with your family and getting your | | | | flight up on the mountain or on a beach that your |
| creative side a chance to take center stage for a | | | | childhood wishes can surface and linger on, while you |
| while. | | | | are enjoying yourself, most probably with your loved |
| The first thing to do is to identify the item, which | | | | ones. At this moment you are no longer 'Jack' the dull |
| interests you the most. It could be cars, or ships or | | | | or bored or stressed out boy but 'Flight Lieutenant |
| planes or any other thing, which can be made. It | | | | Jack' or 'Wing Commander Jack' flying his mean |
| should be practical and should also fall in your budget. | | | | machine deep into enemy territory and destroying |
| For example, once you have decided that you would | | | | the enemy's base and trucks. In future, you can also |
| like to make a model plane, you could go to a hobby | | | | join a model-flying club where you can meet people |
| store in your neighborhood and check out the various | | | | with a similar love for flying. You can exchange ideas, |
| model planes available. Those planes will be in kit form | | | | swap model planes and generally have a good time. |
| and you will have the joy of assembling the full model | | | | Model making is not a temporary hobby, but can last |
| plane. There are different degrees of difficulty in | | | | you a lifetime. Your children or grandchildren can view |
| assembling model plane kits, which are available in the | | | | your model planes as antiques and you would have |
| market. You will also have different modes of | | | | wonderful stories to tell around each plane. |
| propulsion, namely battery powered or | | | | So, go ahead, think of your own interests in life and |
| gasoline-powered motors for your model plane. If | | | | get the model, which you want to make. It does not |
| you are new to this hobby, then you can choose a | | | | matter if it is a plane or a ship or a car or even toys. |
| battery powered, not very expensive model as your | | | | It is the time spent on making, testing, using and |
| first flight of fancy. It is like buying a cheap | | | | then discussing that hobby which makes everything |
| inexpensive car if you are planning to learn driving. | | | | joyful and worthwhile. So do not be just 'Jack'. Be |
| Your model plane kit can then be taken home and | | | | 'Admiral Jack' or 'Commander Jack. |
| assembled or even glued together in your spare time. | | | | |