Your first model shop and what was it like?
This is a new concept by Miniature Models where other blogs/people can write a post about the topic. Every month a new topic will be tossed out and anyone can write about it.
First up we are taking you back to your modelling roots, where it all began, at that local model shop where you first got into your passion.
Well that goes back a long time and many many models ago, about 29 to be precise.
My first model shop experience was like my birthday and Christmas rolled into one. I was like a kid in a candy store but only able to get one model. I spent hours just walking around looking at the different models and types, having a hard time deciding on what model I should start with.
It was with my dad and he was teaching me how to build a model like he did as a kid. It was great bonding with my dad and building my first model ever. I was about 8 and it was a very basic plane, but i considered it hard at the time.
The model shop that still operates today was one of the few around at the time and the closest in my area. I still go to this model shop if I can't find a model I want as they are able to get it in for me.
The model shop was Metropolitan Hobbies 424a Station St Box Hill and the staff there were very helpful in the selection of my first model. The staff there were very knowledgeable and knew what they were talking about, they were able to point me in the right direction with which model I should choose for my first attempt.
I still have my first model I built and it's displayed with my other planes.
What was your first model shop experience like and did it inspire you to continue modelling later in life.
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