Category: Miniature Philosophy
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How Far Down Do The Rabbits Go?
And I don’t mean on the internet. How far down does a scale modeller pursue the business – at what point does the quest for detail stop? How about weathering and appearance? Where does the line of diminishing returns cross that of fatigue? I think it differs with the genre and scale of the models,…
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” Do Your Research “
This is a buzz phrase used in arguments these days as people trade things they have seen on the internet. Reels, social media posts, and video channels all tell the viewers what to think – sometimes at the expense of thought. ‘Twas always this, from the time that the first caveman told his mate what…
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Buying Your Own Birthday Gifts
And being reimbursed the cost – then presented with the ” surprise ” boxes on the day – is one of the most satisfying forms of gift giving/getting there is. It doesn’t do to be petty about it, or get bashful. Ask directly how much the giver wishes to spend and then go spend it.…
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The Honourable Modeller
vs ” Another Sort “. I assume you all want to be honourable – on the good side of the question – occupying the high moral ground. Pure, simple, clean. People to whom we can all look, and not just up the nose. Styrene Heroes. Well, what do we need to do to be canonised?…
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How To Make A Forum Of Modellers Laugh
Apologise to them on behalf of each other. I once turned my keyboard to a scale model tank forum and tried to tell a joke. The responses were 2% laughter, 58% incomprehension, 38% serious scolding, and 2% vitriol. This for a 1:35 plastic Sherman tank. Needless to say nearly all the negative responses were from…
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If You Must Trash Your Models
Sadly, scale models do not often last…they may be gone when their builder goes. Few people appreciate the hobby enough to keep all of a collection. Of course this doesn’t include historic models such as those found in Greenwich Maritime Museum or other institutions. But plastic models in a lounge room? Little chance. Before this…
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Definition Of A Hobbyist:
Person who does dumb things, pays over the odds for them, and then waylays everyone around to show how they turned out in the end. Stop blushing. No matter what your hobby is, this is true. And God bless you. You are often the last repository of happiness in a miserable society. You can smile.…
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Do We Have A Trade War With Japan, China, Or The Czech Republic?
No? Goodoh. That means we really should be able to order kits and supplies from these countries free of any interference from the Petulant of the United States, Ronald Grump. I have been looking at the kits I build and the goods I want and am a little saddened to see that some of the…
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If They Ask The Right Question
Give ’em the right answer. ” Is that a Messerschmitt “? is a perfectly sensible question, unless it has four engines and ” Enola Gay ” on the nose. It deserves an honest answer and an explanation of the era and the markings. Likewise if they ask the scale and the model manufacturer – you…
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Never Throw Nuthin’ Away
You might very well love it some day. The formation flying team you see started life as four out-of-scale plastic toy fighters that were packaged with Plasticville airport buildings. Made in the mid-1950’s these structures populated thousands of O-guage and S-guage toy train layouts in North America. The lettering and insignia on the planesare in…
The Little World 