Popular Post Procopius Posted October 4, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 4, 2019 I'm pleased to present the very first completed build by my oldest son, Winston, aged 4 as of this Wednesday. He built and painted the whole thing all by himself, with my only assistance being drawing guidelines to show where to apply the wood glue and laying out paper for his workspace, as well as acting as a human version of those alligator-clip helping hands tools. It was brushpainted in a scheme of Winston's own devising, which can truly be said to be a WHIF, since it's for the fire station he intends to run when he's big. It was a delight to watch him work on it. Winston was nearly expelled from preschool last year for disruptive behaviour, and subsequent testing revealed he's alarmingly, profoundly gifted, with an IQ of 136 on the standard 140-point scale used when testing children. Coupled with his very average level of emotional maturity, it means this mighty cranial engine oftentimes drives him at breakneck speed down the road to perdition, but for forty-five minutes, he was totally focused and completely calm and happy as he built this model. Perhaps it's because I'm a modeller myself, but this was a really special, moving experience for me as a parent. 74 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadMax8 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Well done, Winston! I see some more “Dad and Lad” projects in your future! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Good to see he's got the model bug, hope to see more from the boys in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddahbill Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Excellent work Winston! Looking forward to more excellent models from you in the future! Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Yes, yes...perfect. Paint on the hands matches the paint on the aircraft! 10 out of 10 points! The smile says it all. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomthounaojam Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Well done chap, so happy to see he has started his modelling at such a young age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Duvalier Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Great to see! It's amazing how focused boys can be when they're doing something that's actually interesting to them. I'll spare everyone a rant about midwit schoolmarms wrecking several generations of brilliant lads who don't fit into their cookie-cutter pedagogy. Reminds me of one I built around that age, the hand-painted roundels didn't turn out as well as I'd envisioned. Re. fireplanes: has he seen any borate bomber videos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Jackson Duvalier said: Re. fireplanes: has he seen any borate bomber videos? Yes. His mind was comprehensively blown. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert_ Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Awesome stuff- please pass on my congrats to Winston. He did a great job, and more importantly- he looks pleased! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Very cool Winston! ! Especially the weathering turns out very nice ! You have the perfect eye ! please more of these nice planes! Cheers Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Brilliant! Love it! Might I suggest you and Winston check out the ‘1/48 Hogwarts Express’ that my daughter is currently building under my inept tutorage. It’s on the non-military vehicles WIP pages if you are interested. It’s proving to be a great thing to do together! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 It's a start and he enjoys it by the looks of it, cool. Make sure you hold onto this model, in the future you can use it to embarrass him in front of his new girlfriend. Seriously hold onto his first model, make a good talking point in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Good job Winston Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Great looking model, welcome to the hobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariado Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Top result Winston! 👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Bravo lad, happy two days late birthday and bravo Dad too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Well done, Winston ... well done Dad, too, for encouraging you! A belated ‘happy birthday’. Jonny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Good job Winnie! Nice to see the black nose cone - good attention to detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddyf Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Great work! Shocking to see a 4 year old with better brush skills than me 🤣 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Pure gold mate, I love it, tell him extra well done from the other side if the world. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Superb! I'm sure that was at RIAT this year too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Brilliant - cracking job Winston! Belated Happy Birthday from me too - hope you got lots of models! 4 hours ago, Procopius said: Yes. His mind was comprehensively blown. Has he seen the Disney Planes2 (IIRC) film - both my 4 year old grandaughters loved that! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 I'm not going to pretend, Winston is as good as I always guessed he would be Winston congratulations on an excellent aeroplane (airplane) Now finish that drone please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Lovely job Winston,you can be proud of that..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Coombs Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Nice one, Winston! And all credit to you too, Edward. It's good to see the modelling bug pass on through the generations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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