Category: Doll Houses
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Take Your Little Light With You
Everywhere. You may not find an honest man, but you could encounter sympathetic modellers. This seemed to be the case for the chap who took his Japanese trains layout and a selection of locomotives to an unlikely venue; the South Perth annual exhibition for the WA Miniatures Association. Doll houses, tiny shops, and hobbit houses…and…
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Dealing With Famous People
Sometimes we go through life without ever meeting anyone famous. Of course we may have waved to Fat Cat or HM the Queen when they swept by in a public procession, but that only counts if they waved back or threw a rock at us. But we can meet many famous people in our scale…
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All Kit Builders Should Build Something From Scratch
All scratch-builders should build a model from a kit. It is no good looking at someone else’s take on the scale model hobby and pooh poohing it. Or wondering whether they have it better than you. Or wondering whether you could ever do it… Wise experimenters do it simple at first. The long-time kit builder…
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Disloyalty Is Not Allowed
Modellers are required to decide which nation in the Little World they will belong to and will not be allowed to emigrate to another. If you build plastic aircraft you will not be allowed to make wooden ships or doll houses. If you run trains you are not allowed to look up in the sky.…
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The Courage To Play
Do you remember playing? If you can recall your childhood and still picture the games and toys that amused you…you are a very lucky person. Even if they were modest things, they helped you to understand the world and prepare to be an active part of it. You grew older – hopefully wiser. You l…
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I’m From Missouri
Show me. If you recognise that phrase, you’ll know it embodies the scepticism and practicality of the Missourian. It must be hard to sell used cars in Kansas City… But the miniature builder can satisfy even the hardest prairie mind – because the miniature builder need not be restricted to where they are or when…
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Define Nostalgia
Easy to do for yourself – hard to do for others… The theme for some of the displays seen at the WAMA exhibition revolved around nostalgia. The vague meaning of the word – a pain for the past – may be a lot more apposite than you’d think if your past was a pain. Some…
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Art For Sale
And it’ll be the kind you understand. There were a number of trade tables at the WA Miniatures Association weekend show. They were selling furniture, clothing, foods, art supplies, and building materials…all in very small sizes. I counted paper craft and modelling, doll clothing, accessories, furniture, food platters, and any number of other temptations. I…
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Where Do You Live?
In a house? In a suburb? In a certain time? What if you could create your own little world? Some scale model railway makers do that – and their layouts can be as bare or as detailed as their resources and imagination may dictate. Scale model diorama makers as well – they have little slices…
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Good Shows Need Not Be Frantic
It is not necessary to have rock music and explosions. Sometimes quiet beauty and good crafting skills are all that is needed. A case in point is the annual Western Australian Miniature Association event held at South Perth Civic Centre. It is a gem. The venue is on a quiet street – which helps to…
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