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Beginning Model Building Class in Japan
Location: Japan
Date Submitted: 7/28/2007
Photographer: Chris Zanella
So, I held my first model class here in Japan. I was informed this was a good weekend, but it turns out all the students were on summer break, which only lasts one week. In addition, half my students attended a big soccer camp taking place on the same Friday. I only had 6 students, but I am holding another class in September, after my summer break.
I bought the models on the same weekend I got a sponsor for our classes and game conventions. The owner of Leonardo's gave me a huge discount on the models shown in the first album picture. Each model cost about 50 or 60 cents. I purchased some additional models for myself, not pictured, for about $10.00 each. Leonardo's is a used model shop with 5 floors. A lot of the models I sent to IPMS Santa Rosa members came from there. It looks like Games Workshop is going to sponsor the other classes and our gaming conventions.
I showed the students how to remove parts with sprue cutters, and how to file away the remaining nubs. I was afraid hobby knives might be a little much for some of them. The students were as young as 5; I believe the oldest was 9. We used the closest thing I could find to Sharpies for painting. And there was very little gluing needed so I did that for each model.
I hope you all enjoy the pics.
Album (select a picture to view at full size):
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| The models. | Free food!! | The models we used for today's class. | ||
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| My supplies and paint booth | I put out some completed models to inspire; all it did was give them something to break. | The first model we used; later this became spare parts. | ||
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| I bought them all sprue cutters because knives might have been bad. | Yes, a girl building a model. | --and another. | ||
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| I showed them how to file down where the sprues made contact. | ||||
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| They found the food. | More injuries here than in building models. | We used Sharpie type markers to paint the models. | ||
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| Is he cutting his fingers? | ||||
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| Here comes the sugar rush--where are the moms? | Hazukiand displays her models. | |||
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| Tatsuya and his models... | twice. | Yuuto--one of my favorite students. | ||
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| He figured out to paint before final assembly. | Hinako--better in English than some of you. | |||
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| Tomoki--5 years old. | Ken--no sugar needed; he's always like this. | |||
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| Uninvited guest. | About three inches in length, not including legs. | |||
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