Tag: aesthetic judgement

• Albatros D.III – Part Two – Sleek

  

  There only seem to be two types of WW1 aircraft – the impossibly sleek and the improbably bulky. This Albatros fits the first category, as would Pfalz and Roland machines. The second type is represented in my mind by the Bristol fighters and the Russian bombers. Brought about by different design bureaux comprised of different…

  Dick Stein

  October 29, 2022

  1:72 scale, camouflage, Colour Schemes, design, German aircraft, Model Airplane, Painting, subassembly

  aesthetic judgement, Albatros, British colouration, German design

• ” It’s Very Toy-Like “

  

  Ever hear that said when someone is looking at a die-cast product in the shop? Or a plastic kit with only a few parts? Ever hear it when someone is looking at a painted scale model? And said with a sneer in the voice? Well if it is ever said to you, or of your models,…

  Dick Stein

  August 23, 2019

  1:72 scale, Colour Schemes, Decals, die cast, Lacquer, Miniature Philosophy, Model Airplane, Modelling exhibitions, Painting, Scale Models, Toys, Uncategorized, Weathering

  aesthetic judgement, finishing, models, Toys