model creating a model?

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hi all, is it possible for a model to create an object (of which it has many), when it is first created? i'm trying to have something like

Image -hm-> ImageThumbs where the first ImageThumb is created when the Image object is saved, and any validation errors from ImageThumb.validation are passed back to the original object/page template.

any thoughts on this? thanks for reading.

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This is entirely possible using a before_create, or creating the associated object along with the original object and using validates_associated :associated_objects