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  • If it Was Blue…Who Could?

    If it Was Blue…Who Could?

    Fans of Rowan and Martin may recognise that line, and bless Dan and Dick for the joy they brought us. But colour theory is not as simple as that – particularly if you are going to venture into the Little World. I did just that tone afternoon when I tried to organise my Tamiya and…

    Dick Stein

    May 5, 2018
    1:72 scale, Colour Schemes, Decals, Japanese aircraft, Model Airplane, Painting, Scale Models, Uncategorized
    Colour cards, History, Japanese, paint
  • The Stash – Part Two – When The Time Comes…

    The Stash – Part Two – When The Time Comes…

    Ah, but when does the time come? Answer me that… If we admit first off that we have a stash of unbuilt models we can proceed. The model stash may be actual kits, homebuilt kits, scratchbuild ideas, or piles of raw materials. It may contain dead models from long ago ready for revision or cheap junk…

    Dick Stein

    May 4, 2018
    1:72 scale, Hobby Shops, Military models, Model Airplane, Modelling exhibitions, Scale Models, Soviet aircraft, Uncategorized
    determination, nostalgia, plastic kit, timing
  • The Exact Thing Or Just The Thing…

    The Exact Thing Or Just The Thing…

    If you are going to make a model of something – whether it is an aircraft, a car, a train, or a house – you are going to have to answer some unasked questions. Exactly who asks these and what your answer should be is up to you… a. Why am I building this? Dive…

    Dick Stein

    May 3, 2018
    Miniature Philosophy, Model Airplane, Modelling exhibitions, Scale Models, Uncategorized
    building, Collecting, operatiing, planning
  • The Little Workshop – The Hanging Motor

    The Little Workshop – The Hanging Motor

    When I was training as a dental student we encountered something in our first two weeks at university – two weeks before any other students even started – that has remained with me ever since – the hanging motor. I’d never seen one before but the utility of it became immediately evident. The motors came…

    Dick Stein

    May 2, 2018
    Organisation, Tools, Uncategorized, Workshop
    Dremel, hanging motor, Ozito
  • The Cup Runneth Over

    The Cup Runneth Over

    It’s often the little things in the Little World that loom largest. Now I’m not going to suggest that I’m a cheapskate. A penny-pincher. A scrooge. But I encounter things in daily and modelling life that press my Frugality Alarm button something chronic. And paint wastage is one of them. Paint from model shops is…

    Dick Stein

    May 1, 2018
    1:72 scale, Acrylic, Enamel, Hobby Shops, Model Airplane, Painting, Scale Models
    Acrylic, airbrushing, Enamel, paint
  • Impatience Is Better than No Patience At All

    Impatience Is Better than No Patience At All

    Hurry up and read this essay – I want to get on and write more. Come on, come on…move your eyes faster…Sheesh… And get on with that model. You’ve had it for over a week and it’s still not done. The box says it’s quick to build…and who are you to make the manufacturer look…

    Dick Stein

    April 30, 2018
    Acrylic, Colour Schemes, Czech models, Decals, Enamel, Model Airplane, Modelling materials, Painting, Uncategorized, Workshop
    building, camouflage, speed
  • Was You Ever On The Congo River?

    Was You Ever On The Congo River?

    Blow, Boys, Blow!* I have just had the thrilling experience of talking with someone who has personal knowledge of RCAF Wet Dog in Alberta. It’s the closest contact I have had so far with this legendary BCATP airfield. I met the chap at the IPMEX show yesterday – the plastic modellers convention held at Cannington…

    Dick Stein

    April 28, 2018
    1:72 scale, Canadian aircraft, Dioramas, Modelling exhibitions, Uncategorized
    IPMEX, RCAF Wet Dog
  • Modeller’s Pixellation

    Modeller’s Pixellation

    If you’re a digital photographer you’ll know what pixellation is; the blocky nature of photos that have been taken at small resolution and blown up large. It’s present in every digital picture if you go down far enough to look for it, but disappears once you step back. It’s a good way of thinking of…

    Dick Stein

    April 28, 2018
    Block Models, Modelling Supplies, Scale Models
    Lego, Nanoblocks
  • Nakajima ‘ Kate ‘ – Part Seven – One From Column A And One from Column B…

    Nakajima ‘ Kate ‘ – Part Seven – One From Column A And One from Column B…

    I’m never completely prepared for the end of a build. Whether it is a 1:18th scale post office or the newest of the 1:72nd scale aircraft, the final touches seem to sneak up on me. I just put down the brush or the knife and then…realise that I should not pick it up again. I’ve…

    Dick Stein

    April 27, 2018
    1:72 scale, Colour Schemes, Japanese aircraft, Model Airplane, Scale Models
    Airfix, Japanese aircraft, Nakajima ‘ Kate ‘
  • Nakajima ‘ Kate ‘ – Part Six – Hold My Coffee…

    Nakajima ‘ Kate ‘ – Part Six – Hold My Coffee…

    It’s the sober version of ” Hold my beer…” but you can get into just as much trouble anyway. I have a plan. So, you’ll reflect, did Ludendorff ( and didn’t that work out well…), but I hasten to add mine is peaceful and productive. And it revolves around something that revolves around. Okay, enough preparation.…

    Dick Stein

    April 26, 2018
    1:72 scale, Japanese aircraft, Miniature photography, Model Airplane, Scale Models, Uncategorized
    castings, Nakajima ‘ Kate ‘, propellors
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