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A Good Reason
Vs no reason at all. If you want a history of design you have no further to look than the RFC/RAF roundels. Airborne identification is very sensible indeed – people bent on murder need to positively identify their enemies. The roundel, cross, star, or other symbol on an aircraft wing lets you see it at…
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You Lose Points…
Whenever I see a contest that starts with the premise that you have a certain number of points to lose – and the winner will be the one who loses least – I lose interest. If I want to be belittled, I have a family at home. No need to do it in a drafty…
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Mirage III CJ – Part Two – The Approximate Cockpit
I confess myself mystified at the philosophy that spends money to mould a resin seat of truly superb quality and then cannot make adequate provision to anchor it accurately within the fuselage. I admit that it is unlikely to escape once the two halves of the thing are cemented together, but the business of deciding…
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MiG 3 – Post Script
Looks like I was barking up the wrong tree – or at least one containing different squirrels. The MiG 3 kit I reported on – with the home-made canopy – came with an Italeri instruction sheet. I assumed they were the authors of the mould, and was a little nonplussed at some of the quality…
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Doing It The Way You Want To Do it
Vs doing it the way someone else forces you to do it. Guess which feels better in the end. I am brought to this realisation with my change of activity in the scale model hobby field. I have removed one of my club connections from a public space to a private one and rearranged with…
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Chapter Four
In which a band of intrepids were surprised to discover the affection in which they were held. And surprised in no cheerful manner – for the dispensers of space and goodness to which they had become accustomed showed that favour could be withdrawn as easily as offered. In short, they were given the elbow. It…
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Show, Tell, Or Brag
All depends on the tone of voice. I’ve been associated with a modelling group that has had a permanent display at a public library for a few years. Changed four times a year, it gave us a good way of showing off our builds and our collections. That’s largely gone by the board as the…
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Some Models Are Not The Model
Like some jewels, they are just there to show off the setting. Dioramas and vignettes and layouts and displays can be far more than the models on show. The PDMC stand has contained a large set of letters: PDMC. These for containers for smaller models and the effect is charming. The contents of the letters…
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MiG 3 – Part Three – Either A Bird Or A Reptile
Soviet designers seem to have gravitated between these two influences. Either their designs resemble natural bird shapes or they look like lizards stretched out on a rock. In the case of the MiG 3 the avian predominates. Look at the rear view while the tail feathers are being put on – if that is not…
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MiG 3 – Part Two – Can O’ Worms Canopy
You have to confront your fears as they come up. Or run away. I have been dreading the missing/broken/spoiled canopy situation ever since my first cement fingerprints on a P-47. I hasten to add, that was when I was seven – I now glue the little beggars on with PVA glue and all is serene.…
The Little World 