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Old 08-16-2018, 11:16 AM
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Hello from So. Cal.

Hi there....I'm new to the paper model world.

I have a person that in prison and I'm helping to look for some somewhat easy to build yet complex designs for them to build. He's already built a few planes and old ship all from scratch and pictures all out of scraps and toilet paper rolls and whatever he can get his hands on. Quite creative actually.

So far, he's made 4 items:
A tri-plane Red Baron with snoopy flying. This thing is so awesome and quite well done. Wingspan is about 12-15 inches wide and about 8-10 inches tall. All done in bright red paint. Have no clue where he get his supplies, but super impressed with the work done.

An old pirate battle ship. Also very cool looking and about 15 inches or so in length and about 15 inches tall.

He also made 2 Lockheed P-38 Lightnings. One is a bit off in it's proportions on the wings and the other a lot better. What I found interesting was that on one, he used an old pair of in-ear earphones for the landing gear.


I'll get some pictures tonight and hopefully post here tomorrow.

What I was thinking was rather than him scrounging for all the materials, I could print some designs, which would also give him more ideas on making his own designs, for him to make.

I'm not sure what I'm going to be allowed to mail in or have shipped in, so it will be trial and error to see what he can get.

Ken
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Old 08-17-2018, 02:26 AM
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Welcome.

Interesting. I look forward to seeing the pictures....
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Old 08-17-2018, 05:45 AM
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Old 08-20-2018, 02:42 PM
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Here are a few pics....
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Old 08-20-2018, 02:44 PM
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some more pics
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Old 08-21-2018, 03:23 AM
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Bearing in mind the limitations he has on materials, glues etc those are really excellent - and tell him so when you next communicate!

I am sure you could mail some models in. Why don't you contact the warden and ask?
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Old 08-21-2018, 10:14 AM
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Contacting the warden or similar isn't really that easy. I think what I'll do is print some and mail them in and check to see if he got them. I'll also try buying one of those in booklets that I've seen and have them shipped in directly to see if they allow it in.

A side note is he has limited personal space so I can't just mail in a ton of them.

Yes, with his limited resources, they are truly amazing.
Thanks for the compliment...I'll pass it along
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Old 08-24-2018, 08:53 AM
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Go for the smaller scale kits if he has limited space..........
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