Get 'em When They're Young

**Stumptonian** · 03-18-2017 12:58

Corgi 100th Anniversary WWI aircraft meet 3 yr old grandson.
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Got them from the RAF Museum a few months back

**Boreas** · 03-18-2017 15:02

Sweet! I wish somebody had done that for me - it took another dozen years...

**Carl_Brisgamer** · 03-18-2017 15:21

Good one Pete, in a couple of years he will be a great little opponent. I have a photo somewhere taken in 1968 when I turned one year old. My Dad for my birthday built me a number of 1/72 scale aircraft - Fokker D.VII, Albatros D.Va, Messerschmitt 109E, Mitsubishi Zero, Hawker Sea Fury, Grumman Wildcat, Sopwith Camel. They were look but don't touch back then, but I had no chance!

**Stumptonian** · 03-18-2017 22:09

Good lad - he definitely favours the Red Baron.

Had a great afternoon chasing them around the living room.

**gully_raker** · 03-19-2017 03:04

Nothing like starting them when they are young & impressionable.

**Guntruck** · 03-19-2017 05:20

Has he made dakka dakka dakka noise yet, or maybe "eat hot flaming death, you fiendish Hun"?

**Flying Helmut** · 03-19-2017 06:09

Well done Pete!

He'll be blasting you out of the sky in no time at all......................

Children are too good at this game.

**skyking20** · 03-23-2017 05:11

I had all five of my sons playing wargames by age 5 and with my adult group y age 8. In spite of all the electronics games around they still as adults like gathering around the table and playing games.

**zenlizard** · 03-23-2017 06:11

How long before your grandson earns the nickname "Snoopy"?

Curse you, Red Baron!

**surfimp** · 03-23-2017 08:40

This is great, Pete!

My two sons have been surrounded by airplanes since they were young, and we get in games of Wings of Glory many weeknights and on the weekends, too. They've asked for their own Shapeways planes to paint up and use in our ongoing campaign, and sometimes play in the gunner seat when I fly Rise of Flight (the WWI air combat sim). I love spending time with them on these on other interests and feel so lucky to get to share my own passion for aviation with them. It's definitely addictive!