Category: design
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The Big Election
Well, I’ve always wanted to have one… This last weekend our hobby club held its annual general meeting. Most of the officials and a considerable number of the members were present – the treasurer had not decamped with the funds, and there was a barbecue lunch. What was not to like? Our constitution has a…
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Bristol Beaufort Mk I – Part Three – Beaufitter
I used to think women were unnecessarily fussy about their shoes and clothes – everything had to be wrinkle-free or seamless. Men were not worried about that sort of thing. Then I took up scale model kit building and realised how much I had been fooling myself. I am hella fussy about the fit of…
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Bristol Beaufort Mk I – Part Two – A Colourless Evening
It wasn’t that bad – it was an evening spent at the workbench doing the first sub-assemblies for the the Beaufort. These were things that could be brigaded up for a spray coat of colour – fortunately the Bristol company turned out most of the interior of the plane in the British Cockpit Green. There…
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Bristol Beaufort Mk I – Part One – Douk Bay Beau
This Airfix kit was thin on the shelves when first released – it was scheduled to hit the world during the first of the Covid 19 shut-downs. A friend found the first four or so to arrive in Perth and secured one for me – and it sat quietly while I sorted out what treatment…
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Anorak – Part Three – See?
They say that you can believe the evidence of your own eyes. Yeah, right – tell that to a successful stage magician. No-one asks you to believe the evidence of someone else’s eyes ( except in a jury ) when it comes to scale modelling. Much less need you believe the evidence of their ”…
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1932 Chrysler – Part Two – The Curate’s Egg
I quite approve of the level of detail on the Chrysler engine – enough to look interesting without asking for insane complication. The wheels are rewarding. The white sidewalls are a stiff insert but once in are perfectly acceptable. The hubcaps have been touched up with that marvel of modern modelling; the Molotow pen. The…
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Time To Ditch The Camouflage
Air warfare ain’t what it used to be. Gone are the days when you had to hide amongst the clouds by painting your machine light blue – or a multi-colour if it was to sit on the ground. Nowadays the electronics look past any colour you might spray on and see the true signature of…
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All These Sprue Trees…
Of which i am collecting more and more each week… What the devil do I do with them? I’ve been in the habit of throwing them into the trash after I finish a build – minus the spare parts, of course. In some instances chopped up as I progress through the box, but in some…
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This Model Ain’t Makin’ Itself…
The lazy modellers guide to workflow. We are told that youthful modellers in the 1970’s used to buy a kit at their local shop, have it together by teatime, and destroyed by the next morning. I think this is one of those old-guy stories that is made up of fibs, lies, and political promises. I…
The Little World 