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The Little Old Ladies And Me
No, this is not the confessions of a mature gigolo. I do have it as one of the ambitions on my CV, but so far it has not eventuated – older ladies have standards I rarely meet. The Kama Sutra book is still a theoretical text… But I do manage to hold my own in the…
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Douglas Dakota – Part Four – X
I think this was the best introduction I could have had to the Italeri brand of model kits – It had everything; good moulding, sensible build complexity, good material, and an economical price. The fact that it fits into my time period, nationality, and historical significance is a bonus. Plus there are numerous internet images…
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Douglas Dakota – Part Three – If They’re Not Shooting At You…Paint
There are many reasons for camouflage paint schemes on aircraft: a. A disrupted earthen top pattern prevents the enemy from seeing the plane from above while it is parked on the ground. b. A solid blue or white top pattern can also prevent the enemy from seeing it from above when it flies over water…
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Douglas Dakota – Part Two – The Wonderful/Horrible Net
My determination to build a Douglas Dakota in Canadian markings was aided wonderfully/horribly by the internet. It was able to tell me exactly what I did and didn’t need to know, but unfortunately did not put a divider between the two types of information. It’s sort of like trying to read a modellers Talmud…except you…
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Douglas Dakota – Part One – Ooh, It’s Started…
Okay, okay, I know. It’s just another 1:72 DC-3/C-47/Dakota. But it’s my plane and my workshop and my weblog column so I have a right to be excited. Particularly since I found a bargain. The kit is Italeri and has been out for a while. It sat on the hobby shop shelf next to other Italeri…
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When You Had No Idea Before…
Scale modelling has many surprises – not the least of which are the prices of the after-market accessory packs. But even if you do not go that far, there are still discoveries to be made: a. The size of things. Here one must have some sort of yardstick to measure what is seen in…
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The Only Thing We Have To Fear…
Is fear itself. And the spiders that live under the bench. I am writing this from Perth in Western Australia. If you are reading it in Canada, the USA, the UK, or anywhere else in Europe or Asia, you will know that the whole continent is populated with venomous animals. Whether it is ladybugs, sheep,…
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Macchi C.200 Saetta – Part Four – Il Co-Belligerante
Well, it’s finished. The kit that started out as just a whim has turned out to be a delight. I solved a problem for myself with the livery and found a way to enjoy future aircraft building. The final verdict is in on part of the finishing system, and Hobby Boss have acquitted themselves magnificently…
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Macchi C.200 Saetta – Part Three – Fascist!
And proud of it – so proud that they wore a stylised image of fasces as an air force insignia on the Italian Air force planes in the early part of WW2. Of course it featured largely in political imagery as well and was promoted by Mussolini for all sorts of purposes. It went out…
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Macchi MC.200 Saetta – Part Two – A or B?
The usual procedure for my painting of camouflaged aircraft up until now has been: a. Smooth and fill seams and make the basic airframe ready. Prime with a Tamiya spray can. b. Paint the solid underside colour. c. Cover this with tape and occasionally with Maskol. d. Paint the lighter of the top colours. e.…
The Little World
Close focus on the world of scale models
The Little World 