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Both Ken and Jim offer up very good advice.

As a teacher I see quite a few of the mistakes my students make in Ken's post. They are impatient, and just want a quick fix. I don't offer them that, but the tried and true way of actually learning the material.   You cannot shortcut when learning sciences. It just doesn't work.

But I see them try it all the time.   And their grades on exams reflect it.

Another thing, do go out and try new things. Last year I built a car for the spring contest. For the interior, and the engine I was fine, but the shiny paint was way over my head. I stripped that car body four times during the contest and just kept at it until I got a somewhat good result.

What did I do next? build another car. I can now do shiny paint! If you don't get it the first time, don't give up.

If you have watched my videos, I will sit down with five different types of putty and work on them on the same model until I find what I like.   This is how you learn.   By trial and mistakes. No mistakes no learning.

Here is what I have been following with Bibi:

Start off with something easy.   I have been using SD Gundams. Snap kits, with 30 parts, she just did a HG gundam kit, over 200 parts.

These don't require paint, just patience to remove the part, clean it up and put it together.   She is 7 so this also keeps her away from glue and paints until she is ready for it. She also has not used a knife as of yet.

The next step is a car kit with some paint.   I have had her using the air brush with water color paints on paper, she is very familiar with it, but not with actual paint nor on a curved surface. She told me that she wants to learn that next. (And build a star wars kit....)

You can tell that I have a certain path in mind with Bibi, so that she will grow with the hobby without getting frustrated about it.   But she is also a little girl and I don't expect her to continue with it later in life. Too many of the subjects are male orientated.....

The point to my post?   Follow the advice that Ken and Jim offer, experiment, and try new things. I used pigments for the first time with my Cylon Raider and I can't be happier with the results.

<blockquote data-quote="Grendels" data-source="post: 176423" data-attributes="member: 672">Both Ken and Jim offer up very good advice.As a teacher I see quite a few of the mistakes my students make in Ken&#039;s post.&nbsp; They are impatient, and just want a quick fix.&nbsp; I don&#039;t offer them that, but the tried and true way of actually learning the material.&nbsp;&nbsp; You cannot shortcut when learning sciences.&nbsp; &nbsp; It just doesn&#039;t work.But I see them try it all the time.&nbsp;&nbsp; And their grades on exams reflect it.Another thing, do go out and try new things.&nbsp; Last year I built a car for the spring contest.&nbsp; For the interior, and the engine I was fine, but the shiny paint was way over my head.&nbsp; I stripped that car body four times during the contest and just kept at it until I got a somewhat good result.What did I do next?&nbsp; build another car.&nbsp; I can now do shiny paint!&nbsp; If you don&#039;t get it the first time, don&#039;t give up.If you have watched my videos, I will sit down with five different types of putty and work on them on the same model until I find what I like.&nbsp;&nbsp; This is how you learn.&nbsp;&nbsp; By trial and mistakes.&nbsp; No mistakes no learning.Here is what I have been following with Bibi:Start off with something easy.&nbsp;&nbsp; I have been using SD Gundams.&nbsp; Snap kits, with 30 parts, she just did a HG gundam kit, over 200 parts.These don&#039;t require paint, just patience to remove the part, clean it up and put it together.&nbsp;&nbsp; She is 7 so this also keeps her away from glue and paints until she is ready for it.&nbsp; She also has not used a knife as of yet.The next step is a car kit with some paint.&nbsp;&nbsp; I have had her using the air brush with water color paints on paper, she is very familiar with it, but not with actual paint nor on a curved surface.&nbsp; She told me that she wants to learn that next.&nbsp; (And build a star wars kit....)You can tell that I have a certain path in mind with Bibi, so that she will grow with the hobby without getting frustrated about it.&nbsp;&nbsp; But she is also a little girl and I don&#039;t expect her to continue with it later in life.&nbsp; Too many of the subjects are male orientated.....The point to my post?&nbsp;&nbsp; Follow the advice that Ken and Jim offer, experiment, and try new things.&nbsp; I used pigments for the first time with my Cylon Raider and I can&#039;t be happier with the results.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Grendels, post: 176423, member: 672"] Both Ken and Jim offer up very good advice. As a teacher I see quite a few of the mistakes my students make in Ken's post. They are impatient, and just want a quick fix. I don't offer them that, but the tried and true way of actually learning the material. You cannot shortcut when learning sciences. It just doesn't work. But I see them try it all the time. And their grades on exams reflect it. Another thing, do go out and try new things. Last year I built a car for the spring contest. For the interior, and the engine I was fine, but the shiny paint was way over my head. I stripped that car body four times during the contest and just kept at it until I got a somewhat good result. What did I do next? build another car. I can now do shiny paint! If you don't get it the first time, don't give up. If you have watched my videos, I will sit down with five different types of putty and work on them on the same model until I find what I like. This is how you learn. By trial and mistakes. No mistakes no learning. Here is what I have been following with Bibi: Start off with something easy. I have been using SD Gundams. Snap kits, with 30 parts, she just did a HG gundam kit, over 200 parts. These don't require paint, just patience to remove the part, clean it up and put it together. She is 7 so this also keeps her away from glue and paints until she is ready for it. She also has not used a knife as of yet. The next step is a car kit with some paint. I have had her using the air brush with water color paints on paper, she is very familiar with it, but not with actual paint nor on a curved surface. She told me that she wants to learn that next. (And build a star wars kit....) You can tell that I have a certain path in mind with Bibi, so that she will grow with the hobby without getting frustrated about it. But she is also a little girl and I don't expect her to continue with it later in life. Too many of the subjects are male orientated..... The point to my post? Follow the advice that Ken and Jim offer, experiment, and try new things. I used pigments for the first time with my Cylon Raider and I can't be happier with the results. [/QUOTE]

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