The Little World

We don’ need no esteenkin’ change!

Or badges…Those of you old enough can tell me where that line comes from. But it applies as surely to scale modelling as to making drinks before dinner.

The heading image was shared over three weblog columns; this one, Here All Week, and The Frontier And Colonial Photographic Establishment. It was a remarkably frugal use of something that was offered at a considerable discount in the first place. No kidding – the whiskey was at a discount of 72.5% of the normal price.

You try getting discount whiskey where you live!

The same might apply to the business of scale model kits. If you are prepared to shop carefully, and to limit yourself to the commoner sort of model kits, the price you pay for it can be a small fraction of the chap next to you at the workbench.

You might search out the frugal means to complete it, too – eschewing the newer-than-new boutique paints and cements and using older methods. If you avert your eyes from the add-on after-market table you may have enough left in the wallet for several slugs of cheap booze.

Just put down the little knives before picking up the little glasses.