Category: Miniature Philosophy
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The Inaccurate Model
If you are a reader of Britmodeller or some of the IPMS sites you’ll find that there are a number of people who live in mortal fear – whether it’s fear of discovering their plastic kit is out by three millimetres or fear of discovering that it’s not – is not clear. I think the…
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RCAF Lancaster – Part Five – Subassembly
I think one of the nicest things about the new Airfix kits is the way that they have decided upon the subassembly moulding. In the case of the Lancaster they’ve done something that I have not seen before…but would like to see again. The point of assembly for many aircraft builds that makes me nervous…
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The Perils Of Isolation
One of the chief perils of isolation right now is the freedom it gives to you to do things: Your own way. As you are cut off from the scrutiny of others and their good advice, you can take bad advice from yourself. This is the general approach of people who make home-made gunpowder or…
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Shall I Admit It To Myself?
What is my limit of self-deception. Can I convince myself that I am a teen idol? Or will I have to settle for being the sort of idol that lives in a ruined temple with spiders and snakes? More to the point, shall I admit to myself that one of the cornerstone products that I…
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Time Warps Again
WRITTEN DURING THE AUSTRALIAN SUMMERTIME, WHICH IT IS NOT RIGHT NOW… Well, it’s the hot dry weather, isn’t it. You should see what the front door is doing. I used to think it was made from MDF board but now I suspect it started life as a Möbius strip. But back to the time warpage.…
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Good Build – Bad Build
Or no build at all… We see a number of memes pop through our social media feed that have descriptions of ” lawful evil ” or ” neutral chaotic ” or some such applied to life. It can be on subjects as minor as how you store your bread. Well, why not apply it to…
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Sitting Out The Setting…
This is the most critical time for a modeller. The point where they display either admirable character and sensible judgement…or a complete lack of either quality. I do not invite judgement but I have bought my bus ticket out of town just in case. The coat of paint is touch-dry. Yet I know it is…
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Somewhere There Is The Land Of Giants
Little worlds abound on our planet. From my own RCAF WET DOG and Wet Dog Regional Airport or countless model villages in the UK, to Madurodam, or the giant German public rail layout or the equally large private US and Canadian layouts…there are slices of tiny life everywhere. I am prepared to award the title…
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Scale Model Philosophy 101
I once completed a very nice build of a very bad kit. It was not the worst one I had attempted, nor the best job I’d ever done, but it did bring into focus what has become my guiding principles. I hasten to add that these are not virtues or glories…just realisations about the hobby.…
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” The Rarest And Most Valuable…”
Toy cars in the world. That’s what the sideline headline said. Well, there we have it, Folks. The Facebook flash that tells you all you needed to know about monomaniacal greed. It may not have the eye-stopping power of the one about the fossilised Viking turd or the emotional appeal of the dewy-eyed kitten marching…
