This is my four year old daughter, Sarah's, first model. She really wanted to work with Daddy and picked this guy out. She did every thing, including picking out the paint colours. The only thing Daddy helped with was some of the glue and mixing the plaster so she could make her rock.

Bart Campbell

Wow! That looks GREAT! 4 years old you say! WOW!

One word: Jealousy. I know I can't paint figures (no seriosly, I can't) and I wish I could do that.. Hopefully soon she can work on armor and put us all to shame

She's seriously good, and only 4 years old!
Rich

Miles ahead of my first attempts!

SCOTT

Bart Campbell very good model make your daughter!
For the first time it is excellent!

I built my first model when I was 8 years old. My dad bought it for me, and sat at the kitchen table and helped me build it. It was the old tube glue times, and the plane was a DC-4 or 6...I can't remember which. I still remember that night, and where we lived and that my dad and I did that together. he's been gone for 10 years now, and it still all comes back. You just gave your daughter a lifetime memory...in my humble opinion. Also, she is certainly a better builder than me. Congratulations to you both.

Matt

Hi neinmonia,

I've been pretty impressed with what my 3 year old son can paint when he really puts his mind to it. Sometimes he's all over the place - but sometimes he can be impressively good at painting within the lines on a piece of paper. Forget the child-science stuff; motivation, a sense of doing something new and special with Mummy or Daddy and getting a lot of encouragement - all these can make for some pretty good results.

So what if Daddy might have done a bit of tidying up afterward it's still something he's clearly and rightly proud of - as I would be.

A

Thanks for the comments.

Sarah worked very hard and for many days painting her figure and is very proud of it. Every bit of paint on that figure was put there by her and her paint brush.

Like I said the only thing Daddy helped with was the glue and mixing the plaster for her rock.

Thanks again

Bart and Sarah.

I do agree with Andronicus – my 14 month old son does a lot of stuff that is said to be possible for 2yo only and in the same time he has problems with some other stuff that should be easy for him at his age. Childs’ grow is very unique for each and every child and sometimes Daddy’s or Mommy’s support is only thing necessary to make child’s brain switch into higher level of progress.

Thanks for looking at my daughters model guys.

But I did not want this to turn into a debate about a childs developmental stages. I just simply wanted to show off my daughters work......So can we please keep it to that.

She and I a reading the comments together.

Thanks

Bart

Bart & Sarah -

Thanks for sharing photos of your model! Sarah, you've done an excellent job. Keep it up!

I have twin sons who will be 2 years old next month, and I'm looking forward to the day when we can work on models together.

Can't wait to see your next model!

Michael

Sure thing, Bart.

I didn't write that previously: you sure have very tallented doughter!
@ Sarah - great start! I wish my first model looked like that... (I did not even paint my first model and I was about 8 or 9...) Unfortunatelly for me my Dad does not have this kind of skills and he couldn't help or direct me in any way with my modelmaking.
Have fun and great work!

Andrzej

My dad is building his first model in 40 years with me. Its Tamiya's 1/48 jagdpanther. Its been a while since the old twist-parts-from-the-sprue days, and now he is using cutters, a knife, and sanding sticks. I am showing him every step of the way, except for puttying. He doesnt like putty.

He is old school, and used to using tube glue. I doesnt understand how a tiny dab of Tamiya Extra Thin cement can hold parts.

That is excellent for her first model. I wish I started at four...

Hi Sarah ,

This is very very good! And very neat. I hope you do some more!

A

Hello Sarah and Dad,
I was VERY IMPRESSED by the model figure Sarah helped to create. It also reminded me of the time when I was with my Dad making a 1/25 RCMP police car on the kitchen table as a child. Now that I have a 4 year old daughter, she sometimes watches me assemble models (but not when I apply the stinky stuff) and asks me what is what (Which is the next piece? Which is your favorite color paint? Where does that piece go? What will this thing be when you are finished? ). My son is into lego which I hope is a natural progression into.......building scale models later.
I hope that daddy and Sarah have many hours together making "little people", models and having fun!

Cheers,
Eric

Hi Bart (and Sarah)
Fantastic work and well done.
We hope to see more work from you!
Regards
Garth

Excellent work, and I have no doubts about your 4 year old doing it. My daughter (who is 4 and a half) is of the same nature. Colouring in a page takes quite a while and the details she uses far exceed the typical 4 year old (or 8 year old for that matter). Never thought of having her paint a figure, excellent idea!
Glad to see another father working on this stuff with their kids. My daughter is itching to make a tank, I'm sure it's bound to be colourful too!

Jamie

great work really good

That is fantastic work. My mum works with some children who are 7 and 8 and still struggle to hold a pencil, simply because they have never had any creative experiences with thier parents. I find this tragic, so it makes what you are doing together even more special. You should tell your daughter that she is very talented.

hi bart i have to say that your daughters off to a good start, in no time she'll be winning awards at IPMs or AMPS. and like the others, dont listen to neinmonia and his B.S, we all know that its possible for a 4 year old to do that.

WOW, no words.

Congratulations!!!!

OUTSTANDINGGGGGGGGGGG !

So glad she built a model instead of buying something already made. What talent, way to go young lady.