Category: Miniature Philosophy
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Good Morning, Walter – Part Eight – The Truckies
Over the last seven years, Walter I’ve seen a division of the Little World grow right before my eyes. I have only been a spectator but even so I am very impressed with it. it’s the business of radio-controlled trucking and transport. The R/C chaps have always had some sort of display at the various…
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Someone Wants Me…
I’m a 1/48th scale model of a dust cart. In a world of Messerschmitts, Super Hornets, and Saturn V rockets…I’m a dust cart. Two wheels, a bin, and a handle. You get a broom and a shovel on the sprue and a set of decals that look like banana peels and cat puke. The instruction…
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Toy And Doll Collectors Fair
I went to the Toy And Doll collector’s fair yesterday at my local exhibition centre. I’ve been to many events at this building and am impressed with how convenient it is, how well suited it is to the average small display, and how ugly the interior is. It was not always this, but someone with…
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Consolidated Liberator B. VI – Part Six – Old Mould
I must admit that I am torn many ways in writing about the Consolidated Liberator kit from Airfix that I am currently engaged upon: a. It is an old kit. When this was first released I was in the 10th grade. I am older than that now…71 to be exact…and I suspect I have aged…
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” Modeller’s Other Interests “
The Model Car Spectacular could have been exclusive. They might have barred the door to anyone who did not know the secret password or who could not provide proof that they have been accepted by a standards committee. They could have…and I have read of other modelling societies that behave very much like this. But…
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The Heavy Brigade
I find that I am impressed more by model trucks than by model cars. This is not to denigrate the efforts of the customisers and hot rodders, but the realism of the model trucks is what grips me. I’m by no means an expert on heavy haulage, but I can recognise the things from my…
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Hot Wheels
An internet group that I once enjoyed featured die-cast model cars and planes as seen through the lenses of the collectors – some of the photos taken were quite dramatic and artistic. I participated for quite a while until I noted that there were some rather odd restrictions being placed upon the participants. Unless one…
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Good Morning, Walter – Part Four – Lead Us Not Into Temptation
Whitemetal us…or Zamac us. But no lead. You are lucky these days, Walter. Many of the hazards of the olden times are gone. No more Hitler, no more smallpox, and no more lead soldiers. I was never in any real danger from the first two but I was exposed to the last ones. And I…
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Walk In Or Walk Out?
And we’re not talking about wing walks either. I want a kit. And a specific kit – having done my research in regard to it. Its the best for my purpose – and good news – it was a new Airfix release late last year and has been seen in the local hobby shop in…
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Fulfil Its Destiny – Build That Kit
On a recent trip to the eastern states I went charged with the task of finding a 1:48 scale model of a Macchi jet trainer for my friend Warren. He had worked on them in the Air Force and a few years ago Italeri had kitted one up with RAAF markings. Indeed, they had also…
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