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Bristol Beaufort Mk I – Part One – Douk Bay Beau
This Airfix kit was thin on the shelves when first released – it was scheduled to hit the world during the first of the Covid 19 shut-downs. A friend found the first four or so to arrive in Perth and secured one for me – and it sat quietly while I sorted out what treatment…
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Anorak – Part Four – One I Prepared Earlier
Here he comes – the club anorak. Down the line of modellers at the bench, with his characteristic cry: ” I think you’ll find…” Don’t reach for a revolver, unless you like making those 1:1 plastic replicas. Reach for the print-out from the net that shows the tank you are working on. When the anorak…
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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 Two – The Antidote
I am surprised that Aurora Models did not make a Famous Monsters kit of a scale modelling anorak. It could have been quite a colourful figure, leaning over a workbench pointing out some flaw. I think the sticking point with the kit designers was when they could not agree which precise colour grey to mould…
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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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1932 Chrysler – Part Five – Gangbusters?
Well, that was what it was touted as…and had I chosen to build the motorcycle, the G-Men, and the safe, it would have busted something. But this is a far more dignified Chrysler. I freely confess I have always liked Chrysler products, but with the exception of a Dodge and a Valiant in the 60’s…
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1932 Chrysler – Part Three – Fenders Or Wings?
Depends which side of the Atlantic or Pacific you are when you’re motoring. I call ’em fenders and British people call them wings – both are just as valid. What gets to be confusing, though, is when the English people start speaking about near-side and off-side wings. Right and left are also good English terms…
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1932 Chrysler – Part Two – The Curate’s Egg
I quite approve of the level of detail on the Chrysler engine – enough to look interesting without asking for insane complication. The wheels are rewarding. The white sidewalls are a stiff insert but once in are perfectly acceptable. The hubcaps have been touched up with that marvel of modern modelling; the Molotow pen. The…
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1932 Chrysler – Part One – Trepidation
I’m not normally nervous when selecting a model kit to build…but I’ll confess to feeling that way about this one on the hobby shop shelf.. Why nervous? Because I used to have an extensive collection of die-cast model cars in 1:18 scale that I used as props for tabletop photography. They were sold away, and…
The Little World
Close focus on the world of scale models
