Category: Miniature Philosophy
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Reaching For Occam’s Hammer
I’ve written before about Occam’s Razor as it applies to scale modelling – the topic at the time was producing rust, and it’s been getting rustier ever after. Today it is Occam’s Hammer. The old chap will forgive me taking his name in vain, but I intend to treat the principles he espoused with affection.…
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Too Many/Not Enough
Our club has a vast library of old model magazines and other publications. I’ve no idea what the oldest model magazine held there is, but I do know what it is bound to contain: a complaint from someone in the UK that a particular model has errors. The writer may not have built the kit,…
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Curtiss Helldiver – Part Three – Green Is The Colour…
As I have written before – it is the colour of my true love’s cockpit. But it is never the same colour as you see in the books, movies, or museums. It is never the same colour as other people use, and it is never the same colour twice. The only thing that cockpit green…
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Respecting Scale Model Authoritah
I do not know if Eric Cartman was a scale modeller. If so, I should like to have seen the models he chose to build. Police cars, pie wagons, and wide-bodied jets come to mind, but that may just me being mean. In any case, Eric was portrayed as a child with a firm grasp…
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Petlyakov Pe-2 – Part One – Father’s Day Last Year
Make no mistake about it. When a gift-giving date approaches I do not hesitate to go down to the hobby shop and either reserve a kit or buy one outright. Then the gift-givers can go and pay for it or refund me. Charity begins at home and I know where I live. The Pe-2 is a Mister…
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Lockheed RT 33 – Part Two – Do they Drink At Lunch In Prague?
I’m willing to bet they do – it would explain a number of the design decisions that are found in Czech short-run kits. Not that I should complain, but I am slightly puzzled as to why basic components cannot be moulded as parts of the main fuselage or wing sections. They obviously have the skill…
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Is Unseen Unknown?
Welcome to Scale Model Philosophy 101. You may take notes but remember that there is no exam at the end. Instead we have a sponsored argument. When we see a scale model for the first time it can be an electrifying experience. – particularly the older 240 volt versions with the cloth wiring. You have…
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The Next Big Thing
Is the next small thing. Right now people who went to the recent WASMEX show are planning their next build. The serious have already cut styrene off sprue trees. The real hard core are applying undercoat… Part of it will be inspiration – people have seen lovely models on display and want to emulate the…
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Don’t Just Enter A Comp Once A Year
My recent visit to the WASMEX show was a lot of fun and I was impressed with the models that the hopefuls entered into the competition. A lot of them won prizes in the various divisions. ( There were a lot of divisions…). Yet some of the entires might only be seen that once –…
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Northbridge Special – Metrokab
Well, finally. A new taxi cab service to replace the old Swan and Black And White Taxis. It has been far too long in coming. Trying to catch a cab from Northbridge late at night is a nightmare – occasioned as much by the taxi operators as the patrons. The old cab rank gave way…
