I met my husband back in the mid 1980’s and ever since I’ve known him, he’s been a huge Star Wars fan. Matter of fact, when we moved in together (years ago) we had to make moving arrangements for his massive Star Wars collection!
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In his Star Wars collection, he has hundreds of different figures, games, toys, an R2D2 life-size hamper, models, apparel items, Christmas ornaments and all kinds of different things. I would estimate that his collection has grown to over 1,000 Star Wars items over the years.
For the past few months my husband has been collecting the Fascinations Star Wars Metal Earth 3D Model Kits and just loves them! They’re metal model kits for grown-ups! He’s been collecting and building them for 2 reasons: 1. to add to his collection of items and 2. it’s a good way to sit down & relax after a long day at work.
The metal model kits come in flat sheets with metal pieces that you pop out. They are very small pieces, but once they’re assembled you’ll have a 3D metal model. The pieces are from museum-quality, steel sheets, so they will last for years if you properly take care of them. No glue, adhesive or solder is needed! Simply pop out the pieces and connect using tabs and holes.
It takes my husband several days and up to one full week to build one Star Wars metal model. He likes to use a pair of tweezers when working on them to help bend & twist the connection tabs, but other than that…you don’t need any tools to assemble them.
In the past I’ve blogged and showed you his R2D2 Model, his C-3PO Model and today I’m showing you the Millennium Falcon that he recently completed. This one really turned out nicely and ONLY took him a few hours to complete. Once done they get displayed in his curio cabinet down in his man cave. Yup, his man cave is decorated in a Star Wars and Washington Redskins theme.
You can find these Star Wars Metal Model Kits at various retailers across the nation, including in some of your local arts & crafts stores. However, he buys them from Amazon because they have a bigger selection and better prices.
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Your husband has a great collection and does a great job with his models.
Wow. My son is a fan but he has nowhere near the collection. Wish we had held on to the figures from years ago. I really like the idea that the kits are connected with tabs.