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If I Hobby For Money…
Am I hobbying at all? Good question. The idea of making money from your hobby is one that has occurred to 105% of everyone. 75% of us have tried it, 3% have succeeded and the rest…some 230,000 hobbyists…have decided just to go out and buy another kit. The saddest man in the hobby shop is…
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Is There A Worse Feeling?
I mean a worse feeling than seeing someone succeed brilliantly with a model kit, material, or technique that you have failed in. Not bad enough that you threw your model against the wall, but the other person has managed to win a medal with theirs. Jealousy is a green-eyed monster in many fields; love, business,…
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The Curse Of The Were-Lancaster
Or FrankenHalifax. Or worse “ The Superfortress That Took Over The Lounge Room “. We’re talking about aircraft model kits that have dazzled their builders with large-scale detail. The 1:32 and 1:24 scale kits that are the talk of the modelling world right up until they are built and the proud owner tries to find…
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A Decoarsing Moment
That’s like a defining moment but in the other direction. Recently a friend referred to my models as cheap and cheerful. A phrase that sounds intimidating…but it turns out not to be so. An English definition of the phrase says that it doesn’t necessarily mean bad quality – just good value for money. This certainly…
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All Your Problems Will Be A Thing Of The Past
Leaving time and energy for your new problems. Whenever you meet with an obstacle in your road to scale modelling you must stop and try to figure out what went wrong. Go to reference works – whether they be on-line or in magazines – and then talk to other modellers who have had the same…
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From Expensive To Valueless In One Simple Movement
Want to know how to convert $300.00 to nothing in a couple of weeks? Easy. Go put and buy a $ 300.00 kit and build it. It was worth the 300 on the shelf in the shop, dropped to 150 in your stash, and as soon as it was complete it became unsaleable. Not quite…
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Remember: It’s Only A Hobby
If you’re smart. If you make it your job you have no hobby. Then you have to take up digging ditches to let off steam after building scale models all day… And so it goes. There are people who love their work and bosses who love that dedication…because they can make more money out of…
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The Scrap Bin Serenade
The next time you are tempted to spend $ 300 on a model kit, reflect on how many bottles of rum and how many popsies you could buy for that same price. At the same time, cast your eyes around your building space – whether it is a complete workshop or just a tea tray…
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The Big Local Model Show And The Big Local Model Shows
Actually there are about four Big Local Model Shows during a year…some of them at the same venue as next year’s April/May affair for scale models. The business might be a bit confusing if it were not for the fact that Perth enthusiasts of the various hobbies generally have the things sorted in their minds.…
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Gloss, Semi-Gloss, Semi-Satin, Satin, Semi-Matt, Matt, Flat
And all on the same model. Aren’t we a special modeller, then, eh? And these can all be produced by one spray-gun or brush. The most exciting times are when you try for one and get another. This is the point where your education comes in…because that is what has given you your vocabulary. If…
The Little World 