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| There are so many kinds of toy planes: from a child's | | | | When children get a little older, though, they start |
| plastic model to a kit plane made from balsa wood an | | | | wishing that their planes could really fly, and that's |
| enthusiast's scale model that really flies. | | | | where the next level comes in. Some wooden kit |
| The most basic toy planes for children are exactly | | | | planes come with a battery to power them and a |
| that: toy planes. They are often brightly coloured, with | | | | remote control, and are actually capable of taking off, |
| faces and buttons that make funny plane noises, and | | | | flying and landing. These planes are not necessarily |
| their construction is far more imaginative than it is | | | | hugely expensive, and it is really amazing to see |
| realistic. The only way for these planes to fly is for the | | | | something you built yourself flying, no matter how old |
| child to pick them up and wave them around - or | | | | you are. |
| maybe throw them across the room. These kind of | | | | If you like that, and you're good at building things, then |
| toy planes make great gifts for your kids, as children | | | | you might like remote-controlled plane building as a |
| think flying is great. | | | | hobby. These enthusiast-level planes have real petrol |
| If your kids like crafts, then you might consider buying | | | | engines, and can fly very fast - they're really not much |
| them a basic Airfix kit, or something similar. These kits | | | | different to real planes in their construction. However, it |
| come with pieces of wood or card, glue, and | | | | can be an expensive hobby, as these planes crash |
| instructions for assembling your own plane. While the | | | | just like the real thing, too, leaving huge amounts of |
| plane you end up with isn't usually that great, the child | | | | money and work in ruins. |