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Producing Model Cars has been a long time hobby which was started back in the days of Revell producing plastic kits. This largely died out in the 70's with new technology replacing the hobby. Today Model cars people regard as radio controlled.
Popularity
Radio-controlled cars range from simple stop and go to competitive racing models, which feature all the complexity and adjust-ability of their full size counterparts. Building, driving, and modifying radio-controlled car kits is a popular hobby.
Location
There are a number of clubs around and places that race these new formidable toys, though powered is not a modern concept.
Age
Car modelling or construction from simple static kits to racing toys radio controlled is open to all age groups of all persuasions.
Description
The model kit car hobby began in the post WW II era with Ace and Berkeley wooden model cars. Revell pioneered the plastic model car with their famous Maxwell kit derived from a toy. Derk Brand, from England pioneered the first real plastic kit, a 1932 Ford Roadster for Revell. He was also famous for developing a line of 1/32 scale model car kits in England for the Gowland brothers. These kits were later introduced by Revell in the US.
Dedication
Depending on what you are collecting or creating, the product is diverse and creative from preformed plastic assembly units that are usually static or contain a friction motor, to die-cast assemblies, through to full blown radio controlled racing units. Each has its merits for dedication, collection and use. As stated earlier largely this hobby is now associated with radio controlled racing units, rather than emulating the latest car to come onto the factory line.
Potential
The potential is to appreciate and put into practice many facets incorporated in car technology today on a miniature scale and just as real and operative.
Closely
Related Activities
Like all model making the activities related are similar and usually more precise than a full blown car manufacture. So vehicle geometry, thrust factors and other torque equations are a studied medium.
Further
Reading
There are a few magazines out on model making, design, structure, and component parts.
Cost
Cost is a big variable from a few pounds to Hundreds, depending on how far you want to take your hobby. Mostly it is inexpensive and good value for money in the fun and pleasure that can be derived from this hobby.
Level of Demand
The table below shows the maximum levels of demand that this activity requires. NOTE: These are not entry levels or levels of requirement and has nothing to do with ability.
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