Category: damage control

• Grumman Albatross – Part Two – Shipmates Stand Together

  

  Don’t give up the ship. Or the kit, for that matter. My first club morning with this kit went very well - the dry parts fit was excellent for a period piece and I was ready to work on the interior by the time I left for home. I did paint the inside and started to…

  Dick Stein

  February 16, 2024

  1:72 scale, American aircraft, damage control, Model Airplane, Modelling Club, Self Reliance, subassembly, Uncategorized

  damage control, lost parts

• Spend Half Your Time Learning How To Do It Right

  

  Then spend the rest learning how to recover when it goes wrong. All kits have flaws…if not in the box, then in the buyer. Something will go awry in the build. If you are fortunate it will be small and early, and you can fix it before you go on. These are the times that…

  Dick Stein

  January 29, 2024

  1:72 scale, American aircraft, damage control, Miniature Philosophy, Model Airplane, Modelling materials, subassembly, Uncategorized

  recovery, repair, substitution

• Local Shop For the Win!

  

  I can get lucky… My air compressor was acting up. Not able to keep pressure in the tank, it was kicking in to boost very 30 seconds. Very different from when I started with it. I took my troubles to my local shop; Hobbytech in Myaree. The youngest chap on the staff was free so…

  Dick Stein

  January 26, 2024

  damage control, frugality, Hobby Shops, research, Self Reliance, Uncategorized

  Hobby shop, Hobbytech, sales advice