Category: frugality
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Gloster Javelin – FAW 9 – Part Three – Trench Warfare
Try as you might to buy kits that need no major work, you are still at the mercy of the moulding shop. Tamiya may be a safer bet than FROG but do not let the tube of putty out of your sight… This was a case of trying the new sprue goo mixture. I finally…
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Gloster Javelin FAW 9 – Part One – Fin Fun
Did goe to the Swappe Meete and was greatley entertained. And did spende a very few coins to purchase my pleasures. One of the pleasures was this Polish model of a Gloster Javelin Mk9. Keen eyes will recognise it as the FROG mould that has been in eastern European hands for some time now. Mister…
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Workshop – Never Throw Nuthin’ Away
In fact, if they have special on nuthin in Bunnings, buy two extra packets. For my overseas readers, Bunnings is an Australian DIY store. It sells everything that the average man or woman needs to get themselves in big trouble in the home workshop. You can buy poisons, sharp knives, and the sort of machinery…
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S.P. – Part Six – A Dollar
I have never spent my money better. Even if it was only a single coin. The Mirage company may be big or little, but whichever, they make a good product. This unexpected purchase has proved to be successful, and will form the basis of an entire museum. The model is not without flaw. Anyone trying…
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S.P. – Part Three – Chassis
I have to keep reminding myself that I am basically playing with a dollar coin here. The kit is progressing well, with a club day spent making wheel and tyre assemblies and getting the running gear on the chassis. The top casing fits down with perfect precision, so it can be finished separately from the…
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Highly Desirable
And highly detailed. And highly priced. And highly unavailable. Hi-lee-hi-low. Hi-lup-a-pup. And that’s another magazine down the drain. I used to buy modelling magazines when I was a kid. For cars to begin with and later for scale models or military models. Model boats kept me going for years. I would read the how-to-do it…
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WW1 Tank – Part Four – Rust Bucket
Purists will note that there are no unit markings on this WW1 female tank. There’s a good reason for this. The tank has been sold to Ruritania, after completing its time on the western front. The Royal Ruritanian Army has no experience with this new arm and so is cautions about what to paint on…
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WW1 Female Tank – Part Two – Mystery Iron Box
I must say that the classic British WW1 tank is somewhat of a mystery to me. I’ve never seen a real one and the actual topography of it is a puzzle. I know the lozenge shape but that’s all. The basic box hides inside the tread, much like the Churchill tank – another enigma. This…
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WW1 Female Tank – Part One – Dollar Man
I was delighted to see Gary the Dollar Man turn up at a Men’s Shed day at our club. He had a box of kits to sell at remarkably low prices. As I had remarkably low funds that day I could only buy three, but one of them is this Emhar WW1 tank. He did…
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Build Simply
Or, in the case of the stash maniacs in the readership – simply build… Today’s posts on my other two weblog columns has centred around simplicity – in living and purchasing. It can also be applied to our hobby of scale modelling. Not every kit or model needs to be super-detailed to be super fun.…
The Little World 