Category: finances
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Curtiss Helldiver – Part One – Airplane Rescue Shelter
Some people rescue puppies and kittens – some people rescue bums. Good on them, I say – they are caring and compassionate souls. I’m not normally this good, but I do have one virtue; I rescue kits. I did not start out to do my modelling this way – like most charitable affairs it just…
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The Trade Stand
Many exhibitions and fairs have trade stands as a major feature of their days…and the WASMEX held recently was no exception. I counted half a dozen or so of various sorts in the main display hall. Most of them were old acquaintances and in one case I got to meet an old friend as well.…
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The Newbie – Part Three – There Is No Such Thing
There is no such thing as: a. A completely accurate model. Do it never so well, there will always be a detractor who will pull up an MAP plan from 1959 to prove that you’ve made a mistake. Don’t try to argue the case as their criticism is not intended to make the model look…
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The Newbie – Part Two – All The Choices!
Discovering a new hobby shop makes you feel like Christopher Columbus. Every aisle is a new land to discover. There are wonders to see. And savage natives. Just kidding – when you have money to spend, the proprietors of the hobby shops are far from savage. They may seem grumpy but if you make the…
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Macchi Saetta MC 200 – Part One – The Revell Ship
Readers of this column will remember that I built a Hobby Boss Macchi MC 200 in Italian Co-Belligerant colours a couple of years ago. A very pleasing aircraft and the blotchy camouflage came out very well. Now I am embarked upon construction of another example of this plane – but this time a 50¢ baggie…
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Aaaaand There It Is…
The error. The mistake. The blunder. The failure. Every build has one, and some builds have many. And there are a variety of them: a. The bad kit. Some kits are bad. Badly designed, badly moulded, badly boxed and badly shipped. In this case you are being beaten up by the manufacturere and the only…
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15 = 50
If someone owes you $ 50 and tries to pay you off with $ 15, don’t you let them get away with it. That’s robbery. But if you find that you can have the same amount of fun, nourishment, or drunken-ness for $ 15 as you can for $ 50…take advantage of the discount. I…
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Mitsubishi A6M – Part One – Baggie
Look at the yellow price tag on the Revell baggie kit. 50¢. A very important number when you were 13 years old as it was the amount of your weekly allowance. A salary-by-another-name paid by your parents in exchange for making your own bed and doing the dishes. As a valid salary there were no…
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Mitsubishi Ann – Part One – Newcastle Day
As they sang in The Newcastle Song; ” Don’t you never let a chance go by, Lord Lord…”. And I didn’t. At the Tuesday Mens Shed modelling meeting a senior modeller ( I love saying that… ) came in with five roller boxes of model kits to sell. He is obviously clearing out a stash…
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The Joy Of Cheap Modelling
I often write paeans to frugality, now that I’m retired. No big stream of money coming in means you must cut your coat according to cheaper cloth – and use smaller bolts of it. Fortunately I am skinny so a little covers a lot. The plastic model hobby is also a field for care. I…
