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Internal Report No.2 – Glorious $ 5 Plan
Wood morning Comrades. Is report of victory in Glorious $ 5 Plan. Polikarpov I-15 glorious Soviet fighter plane now complete and ready for display at Uszhitmi Air Display as soon as cows driven from field and mud dry up. Hero workers cheer valiantly as aircraft put on truck for transport to show. To valuable to…
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Internal Report No.1 – Glorious $ 5 Plan
Glorious $ 5 plan going to schedule. Aircraft will be ready for Uszhitmi. ICM plastic somewhat softer than bourgeois Airfix plastic, so worker need to be careful on trimming sprue. Would benefit from micro clippers as seen in Micro Mark catalog. But all fixable with putty. Leading edge of one wing not up to specification…
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Glorious $ 5 Plan
Wood Morning Comrades. Is tell you of Glorious new triumph of Party. Is begin $ 5 Plan as ordered by Glorious Leader. Is find ICM scale model of Polikarpov I-15 aircraft at IMPEX show in bargain basement 50% off no-one-want-me bin. Is pay price of $ 5.00 to capitalist salesman. Is rescue unopened new kit…
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Oddly Enough – It’s Not The Trains…
My annual visit to the model rail exhibition was a resounding success – here in Western Australia it amounts to a trade show and swapmeet as much as it is a pure exhibition…and everyone benefits. And it was somewhat of an eye-opener for a student of Little Worlds: a. It was very well attended –…
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When Someone Says…
When someone looks at your Little World, or your Little Workshop, or your Little Sewing Room and says: a. ” What’s the point? ” Show them the point . Excel and Swann Morton make an excellent range of points and a fresh one always penetrates their consciousness far better than one that has been used…
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Your Little World Need Not Exist In Space or Time
Ooooh, getting all spooky now! The next few paragraphs are going to be voiced by Morgan Freeman. Or Rod Serling. Or Spongebob Squarepants… If your Little World cannot possibly exist, you are very fortunate – you’re freed from the necessity to obey the laws of physics. Time, space, and frugal responsibility can be discarded. You…
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The Witchcraft That Is Airbrushing
I am new to airbrushing but not that new. A couple of tentative years under my belt. I’ve gone from stark terror to grudging acceptance. Reminds you of married life, doesn’t it? The first airbrush was a cheapie from Metro Hobbies, but complete enough to have three separate needle/nozzle/housing options included. They are stated as…
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The Kiddy Model And the Adult Modeller
Sometimes it’s hard to resist being a kid – particularly when you are in a hobby shop that also sells toys. You know you’re in there for a serious adult purpose ( like buying toy airplane kits ) but part of you is still a child and wants to buy toy airplanes… I mean it…
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When You See A Dead End Street…
There are lots of different sorts of streets and roads out in the Big World – so it shouldn’t be too much of a surprise that there can also be a variety in the Little World. And amongst that variety is the dead-end street – the no through road or cul de sac of modelling.…
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Modelling To A Theme – Building For A Purpose
I have a confession to make. I have a mental condition that permeates my life. It has affected me ever since childhood and makes itself felt in everything I do. It is sometimes a good thing and sometimes bad…but I have come to realise what it is and to accept it. It is the need…
The Little World
Close focus on the world of scale models
The Little World 