Category: Museums
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Ready-Made Mistakes
Or, how to tread the primrose path in spite of the barriers. You cannot blame me, unless I am guilty. And I always am. Guilty of following orders, guilty of believing what other people tell me, guilty of valuing theatre over intellect. Not in real life, I hasten to add. When someone in vague authority…
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Polish Tankette – Part Two – Better Than Nostalgia
Remember that great nostalgia we got before the war – it always fried up crispy and you could go from here to Sydney on it for 17 shillings… Well, I never went to Sydney for 17 shillings, but I did go to Don’s Hobby Shop in Calgary on Saturday mornings and spent my pennies on…
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What Do You Fear?
I mean in the scale modelling world. The rest of the planet is largely out of our control, but we should have some power to manage our minds in the Little World. The idea of fear in scale modelling might seem strange – after all, we pursue the hobby for pleasure and relaxation, don’t we?…
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PZL 37a – Part Two – Club Time
This PZL bomber was reserved for a club time build and missed out on some of the workshop photos that other builds get. But in the end it came out well. The frontal view of the aircraft tells a unique story – the dual wheels set onto the landing gear legs. It is the first…
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PZL P.11c – Part Three – Krakow Cracker
If ever I go to a peaceful, clean, cheap, and safe Europe, which is probably never, I hope to see Poland. And I hope to see the planes in the aviation museum in Krakow. One of which would be the PZL P.11c. This kit has entirely turned around my regard for the Polish moulding industry.…
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S.P. – Part Six – A Dollar
I have never spent my money better. Even if it was only a single coin. The Mirage company may be big or little, but whichever, they make a good product. This unexpected purchase has proved to be successful, and will form the basis of an entire museum. The model is not without flaw. Anyone trying…
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Anorak – Part Three – See?
They say that you can believe the evidence of your own eyes. Yeah, right – tell that to a successful stage magician. No-one asks you to believe the evidence of someone else’s eyes ( except in a jury ) when it comes to scale modelling. Much less need you believe the evidence of their ”…
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Anorak – Part One – The Blame Spotter’s Guide to Modelling
North American readers of this column may have noted the use of the word “anorak ” occasionally. There is a story. The original garment may have been Scandinavian, or adapted from an Inuit one. The name also – I cannot tell from googling which is the case. It is a supremely useful thing to wear…
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Aichi Val – Part Two – Not Quite Tamiya
I was a bit premature in my assessment of the Fujimi kit of the Aichi Type 11. It is closer to Monogram than Tamiya. The flash encountered was not too bad – nothing that knifing and sanding could not deal with. The location pins were in the right places. Yet the fuselage halves fit only…
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Lockheed Hercules – Part Four – The Office
But it may, or may not, be official. It’s hard to tell. I do like accuracy in aircraft. When I am a passenger on a commercial jet I applaud accurate navigation and safe landings. Yet I can be led astray easily when constructing my models and it often doesn’t bother me. Thus I can read…
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