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<blockquote data-quote="Wofano Wotanto" data-source="post: 9280494" data-attributes="member: 7044704"><p>On the subject of crafts - or at least craft-adjacent - activities, one thing I see very little of these days is building model kits. That hobby probably peaked in the 50s and 60s, but as a child of the 70s and 80s they were still easy enough to find in stores and the variety and quality of kits continued to grow over time. By the 90s they were starting to disappear from store shelves, and at this point you only see good variety in a few specialist shops like Hobbytown and token selections in big box arts and crafts chains like Hobby Lobby and Michaels. Even the local train supply stores have really tailed back on what they carry.</p><p></p><p>While the whole model industry is as anti-green as Games Workshop (so much plastic waste, so little recycling) it's still kind of a shame to see it become more of an adult hobby than something many/most kids at least dabbled in. Good for motor skills, patience, and creativity. Sometimes instilled a real lasting interest in everything from history to engineering too. And for miniatures games, learning to kitbash your own creations from cheap and/or secondhand model kits is a lot more practical than starting on gaming models. Even Reaper Bones stuff isn't all that cheap anymore.</p><p></p><p>Old Man Raving over. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wofano Wotanto, post: 9280494, member: 7044704"] On the subject of crafts - or at least craft-adjacent - activities, one thing I see very little of these days is building model kits. That hobby probably peaked in the 50s and 60s, but as a child of the 70s and 80s they were still easy enough to find in stores and the variety and quality of kits continued to grow over time. By the 90s they were starting to disappear from store shelves, and at this point you only see good variety in a few specialist shops like Hobbytown and token selections in big box arts and crafts chains like Hobby Lobby and Michaels. Even the local train supply stores have really tailed back on what they carry. While the whole model industry is as anti-green as Games Workshop (so much plastic waste, so little recycling) it's still kind of a shame to see it become more of an adult hobby than something many/most kids at least dabbled in. Good for motor skills, patience, and creativity. Sometimes instilled a real lasting interest in everything from history to engineering too. And for miniatures games, learning to kitbash your own creations from cheap and/or secondhand model kits is a lot more practical than starting on gaming models. Even Reaper Bones stuff isn't all that cheap anymore. Old Man Raving over. :) [/QUOTE]
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