Category: Scale Models
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Fairey Swordfish Mk I – Part Three – They’re All CAD’s These Days
That’s when they are not being narcissists – the new buzz word that you use to complain about your ex on Facebook. It suggests that the guilty party only looks at themselves. In reality, the fact that they are now your ex, lady, suggests that they took a long, hard, look at you… But I…
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Fairey Swordfish Mk I – Part Two – Quo Vadis?
Redirect your mind from the old religious movie – this is serious. What version of this plane do I make? There are always a number of questions about any new build. What are my criteria for choosing a kit and then choosing a scheme? a. It is a kit. I have enough money to buy…
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Fairey Swordfish Mk I – Part One – Tradesies
I know the most interesting people. A friend contacted me on Facebook and asked where she could get a 1:12 scale lamp post. It so happened that I had a new one – long spare from an old project that had passed by. She offered to trade for it and I named a 1:72 model…
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The Rhythm Of The Stash
If you are a model builder with one kit, you have no trouble deciding what your next build will be. Most of us who built models as children were in just this position all the time. The only occasion when you might have had a multiplicity of kits was on a birthday or holiday. But…
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SPAD XIII – Part Four – Rickenbacker’s Ride
The historic enthusiasts of WW1 can make of Eddy Rickenbacker what they will. His 22 aerial victories and 4 balloons downed are not the numbers that rival other aces, but he survived till the 1970’s and that was a definite win for him. The SPAD appears from other accounts not to have had quite the…
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Revell SPAD XIII – Part Three – Tri-Tone Again
My old nemesis – three-coloured camouflage – rears its attractive head again. This is a love-hate relationship. I do love the way the planes look once they are successfully painted and I do hate the extra work to get to that stage. The ones that have either a fracture pattern or a swooping one are…
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Dirt Rich
As a kid I encountered the term ” dirt poor “. A lot of you know it as well – though we probably wouldn’t describe ourselves as such if we are building scale model kits or reading this on a computer screen. I would like to introduce a new phrase: ” Dirt Rich “. It…
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Fat Dogs On A Gut Pile
I mean, look at us; elderly enthusiasts devoting as much time as we wish to a subject that rewards us handsomely. Retired people who are model builders are the luckiest creatures on the planet. Consider: a. We are past the age when someone expects us to be: Sober. If you are in your own home…
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FOMO OR FOGS?
You hear a great deal amongst the young ( those whose knees move in the same way every time ) about FOMO; Fear Of Missing Out. It apparently motivates them all the time and causes them to go off on backpacking trips to Guatemala. Or at least it did until 2020. It may have been…
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Ilyushin IL-2 – Part Six – Skiing Holiday
The predictions about the Smêr model of the Ilyushin Il -2 proved 100% accurate. The kit has fallen together perfectly and the landing gear variation has proved to be the star of the piece. The gear is based upon the wheeled version, but you need to trim away some of the wheel hub support and…
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