The Little World

Really I’m not.

You would be convinced of this if you saw some of the clothes I wear and some of the people I pal around with. There is a lot of slack there, and most of it is me. And I am getting a lot looser with what I build as a scale modeller.

As a child and a youth I built what I could get – in those days we all did because what we could get was what they sold. If you were stuck in the Canadian bush with few opportunities in a year to visit hobby shops, you had to decide to be happy with the lesser kits or not be happy at all.

Now I can go by car to six dedicated hobby shops and three toy stores and see a bewildering variety of different choices. I can order far more on the internet and be pretty certain it will arrive. What a time to be fussy – what a time to not care!

Okay – I do prefer 1:72 scale…but I realize that some items in that tiny scale will not be fun, so I go up to 1:32 or 1:35 for vehicles. I may go to 1:350 for ships, should I ever get the itch. And I really do not worry if the kit has gotten five stars from the professional reviewers or just one and a half from the local grocer. I will still have fun building it and display it with pride.

Some may accuse me of low standards. Of amateurism. Of a lackadaisical attitude. Bad character, poor morals, and vile habits.

I can only hope it is true.