Category: Miniature Philosophy
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Who Do You Believe?
Not about religion or viruses or the economy. These things cannot be determined by debate or belief – they just have to be fought over with artillery. I mean who do you believe about paint colours? Specifically, the paint colours printed on call-out sheets in model kits. Every kit has something that pretends to dictate…
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Shut. Shit.
We’ve just received official notification from the president and committee of our scale modelling club that the clubrooms will temporarily close. It’s in line with directions from the federal government to deal with the Wuhan Plague situation. It’s a blow to our happiness but may well bolster our health. The time frame is probably going…
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Persuasion and the Bumtree
A while back I decided to try our local swap and sell app – Gumtree – to dispose of an unwanted plastic model kit. The app was efficient and easy to use, which was a blessing for a non-tech person. I have used my iPad to picture objects for sale, offer them, and frequently have…
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Every Puppy Poopy Has A Home?
I visit shops with an air of wonder. Sometimes it is wonder at what they have for sale and sometimes it is wonder at why I am there. And occasionally it is wonder at who could possibly want the stock. This was the case when I was in the retail photographic trade as a shop…
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Specialise, Generalise, Or Traumatise…
This was my choice when I was entering dental practice – I’d completed undergraduate training and was certified enough to be let out into the community to exercise the results of my training for profit. Or I could re-enter the university circus tent, sweep up after a different set of elephants for another three years,…
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Please Note, Facebook Accounting Department
Guys and gals…I do not do this for money. I do not build model aircraft for money. Nor do I write about them for it, nor take photos of them for it. I do not deny that I find money useful, and would like more of it to play around with, but I realise that…
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Avia S-199 – Part Six – A Messer By Any Other Name
As soon as I saw the photographs of the Avia S-199 in Czechoslovakia and then later in Israel I knew someone was fooling with me. The propellor gave it away. It was a cartoon propellor from a Daffy Duck movie. I mean, who would put as big a prop on a plane like that…? Well…
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Avia S-199 – Part Four – Ol’ Stripey Tail
I appear to have learned something from my past experiences with Israeli fighter planes. This time I did not attempt decals for the rudder, electing instead to paint the 101 Squadron stripes. They have been very successful, and tempt me further to try to paint the rest of the ID stripes and Magen Davids rather…
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Grim Reality Vs Grim Fantasy
I am often puzzled at the selection of model kits on the shelves of my local hobby dealers. They’re good dealers and I love them dearly – just as I love the dealers in the eastern states when I visit them. Every one is different but they all have a certain feel to them that…
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Tail Feathers
I have always been curious about anything connected to the decoration of aircraft. Look out your picture book of WWII aircraft and turn to the RAF section. Note the insignia applied to the average fighter or bomber: a. Two upper wing roundels in red and blue – in some cases quite dark but quite large.…
