He sits quietly at his table, looking closely at his miniature World War II tank. His hands are steady as he works to make the piece of plastic look as real as possible. And it does look real, but very small. The project is the work of Maxime Fannoy, a Belgian husband and father dealing with pandemic restrictions that keep him at home with his family. The old traditional hobby of creating miniature models is returning, whether they are trains, tanks or dollhouses. Families are sitting down together and creating little worlds. Sales are increasing among companies that make model kits. British company Airfix saw a major increase in its plastic kits for Spitfires, the famous World War II fighter plane. Airfix is owned by Hornby, which also makes model trains and cars under other names. The business has become profitable again, with sales rising sharply.
Title: People Rediscover Old Hobby During Pandemic
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4909/C.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='People Rediscover Old Hobby During Pandemic' data-article-id='5401'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9813'>He sits quietly at his table, looking closely at his miniature World War II tank. </span> <span data-start-time='9813' data-end-time='18354'>His hands are steady as he works to make the piece of plastic look as real as possible.</span> <span data-start-time='18354' data-end-time='22917'>And it does look real, but very small. </span> <span data-start-time='22917' data-end-time='37146'>The project is the work of Maxime Fannoy, a Belgian husband and father dealing with pandemic restrictions that keep him at home with his family.</span> <span data-start-time='37146' data-end-time='49000'>The old traditional hobby of creating miniature models is returning, whether they are trains, tanks or dollhouses. </span> <span data-start-time='49000' data-end-time='55438'>Families are sitting down together and creating little worlds.</span> <span data-start-time='55438' data-end-time='61604'>Sales are increasing among companies that make model kits. </span> <span data-start-time='61604' data-end-time='74563'>British company Airfix saw a major increase in its plastic kits for Spitfires, the famous World War II fighter plane. </span> <span data-start-time='74563' data-end-time='84271'>Airfix is owned by Hornby, which also makes model trains and cars under other names. </span> <span data-start-time='84271' data-end-time='91042'>The business has become profitable again, with sales rising sharply.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4909/C.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=16839 data-hint-location='37146' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4909/what_is_a_hobby.wav'>What is a hobby?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='an activity engaged in for pleasure'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4909/a_small_horse.wav'><span>a small horse</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4909/an_activity_engaged_in_for_pleasure.wav'><span>an activity engaged in for pleasure</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4909/a_construction_site.wav'><span>a construction site</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4909/a_waterfowl.wav'><span>a waterfowl</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=16840 data-hint-location='61604' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4909/what_was_the_name_of_the_world_war_ii_fighter_plane_mentioned_in_this_article.wav'>What was the name of the World War II fighter plane mentioned in this article?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Spitfire'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4909/firewatcher.wav'><span>Firewatcher</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4909/spitfire.wav'><span>Spitfire</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4909/tall_tom.wav'><span>Tall Tom</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4909/spelter.wav'><span>Spelter</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=16841 data-hint-location='55438' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4909/during_the_pandemic_model_kit_sales_are__blank_.wav'>During the pandemic, model kit sales are <span class='blank'>increasing</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='increasing'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4909/decreasing.wav'><span>decreasing</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4909/increasing.wav'><span>increasing</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4909/stabilized.wav'><span>stabilized</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4909/shrinking.wav'><span>shrinking</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button 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