Category: Model building club

• The Shed Of Men

  

  Of old men. Cranky old men. Building plastic models. Growling at each other. Venting unpleasant political opinions. Being incorrect, on every level. Cursing, swearing, reviling, jeering, and moaning at each other. And drinking coffee and eating cake. And loving it. Men who have gotten past the age of work and have reached the age of…

  Dick Stein

  March 18, 2019

  Miniature Philosophy, Model building club, Scale Models, Uncategorized, Workshop

  Mens Shed, Plastic Modelling Club, retirement

• Bell Model 47 – Part Three – The Bubble

  

  Well, that was a surprise. I opened the Italeri box one morning at the modelling club and the helicopter landed, finished, on my studio table at 4:30 PM next day. And there was time in between working on it to put the camouflage colours on the CH-147 Chinook. I’ve no idea what this indicates in…

  Dick Stein

  February 17, 2019

  1:72 scale, Canadian aircraft, Colour Schemes, helicopter, Lacquer, Model Airplane, Model building club, Painting, Scale Models, Uncategorized

  Bell Model 47, helicopter, perspex

• Macchi MC 205 Veltro – Part Two – There We Was…

  

  Well, Poo…I realised today that I published Part Four before Part Two and Part Three. You must have gotten a disjointed view of the process. Forgive me and read on today and tomorrow – you’ll get the rest of the story. Blame early mornings…   There we was at the Men’s Shed session of the…

  Dick Stein

  February 1, 2019

  1:72 scale, camouflage, Colour Schemes, Italian aircraft, Lacquer, Model Airplane, Model building club, Modelling materials, Painting, Scale Models

  Azure Blue, Macchi MC 205, Mens Shed