Category: Collecting
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Ongoing Maintenance
I did not realise that there would be a schedule of maintenance on a plastic model – I thought once it was done, that was it. Silly me. There is maintenance on anything that you need to continue working – car, marriage, camera, etc. The models are no different. a. There will be cleaning issues.…
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The Independent Mind
I spoke to a person who reads this column regularly. It was in his modelling room and he was in the midst of his favourite activity; making models for wargaming. In this he has a mind of his own and is not afraid to use it. He also uses everything else that can possibly come…
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Hobby Money – Part One – The Price Of The Hobby Versus…
Versus the value of the hobby – an eternal debate in many fields. Whenever we engage in an activity that does not immediately yield food, shelter, or sex, there has to be some calculation as to the worth of the time and money spent. In most cases the good stuff takes a considerable amount of…
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Well Sir,…
The business of looking for scale models to build in a particular size is one thing. Finding aircraft to suit a particular air force is another. And getting a particular period of time… I always look for 1:72 RCAF WW2 through to 1966. To the great credit of the model kit companies, I can sometimes…
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The Museum Approach
Go to your local museum – it doesn’t matter what type you choose; art, science, technology, cars, planes, boats, dolls. If you’ve got an interest, go spark it at the museum. While you are oohing and ahhing at the exhibits, look about you at the facilities. The architecture of a museum can be as interesting…
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Well, I’m Alright…But What About You?
And the topic with which I treat today is the business of after – not before or during. Specifically, what are you going to do with the models that you build? I’m okay. I spent up on Billy bookcases from IKEA when they were cheap and I wasn’t and have enough space for my 1:18th…
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The Impulse
For every model built – for every Little World commenced – for every article purchased in a hobby shop…there is an impulse. Something triggers off what may be a very long and expensive sequence of events. What can it be? a. The memory of an experience – a car you owned, a place you visited,…
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The Bad Decision
Steel yourself – there will be some serious soul-searching in this post. You are going to have to confront your own failures. As for me, I’m going to hide mine by pretending that I never make mistakes. Anything that goes wrong is someone else’s fault – even if there is no-one within 500 yds of…
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The 2018 Catalogue
I have just been doing my extensive professional research…that’s code for surfing the internet…and studied the 2018 catalogue for a firm that makes model trains. They are a historic firm that entered into the plastic toy trade at least 50 years ago from a long association with the tinware business. I had the privilege of…
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How Many?
I live in Perth, Western Australia – the furthest west that you can get before the world resets and it becomes east again. We’re where the wagon train either stops or gets extremely wet.. Our town has sheds, workshops, hobby rooms, garages, and minor factories all over the place – nearly every back yard has…
The Little World 