Tag: expenses

• The Most Expensive Model I Have Ever Made

  

  Vs the most economical one. Which was better? Why? The most expensive model I have ever made to date would probably have been an R/C ship I constructed in the 1970’s. It took fibreglass resin, cloth, a Futaba radio control set, several motorcycle batteries, a Taycol and then a Graupner electric motor, perspex sheeting, and…

  Dick Stein

  February 28, 2026

  damage control, finances, Miniature Philosophy, Model ships, Uncategorized

  building time, expenses, R/C boat

• Disciplined Expectation

  

  A phrase I would recommend to many when they go to an exhibition. I have attended an annual show and taken my own advice. I gritted my teeth at the price of parking on the grounds and for the door ticket. I noted with dismay the closure of half of the space used for other…

  Dick Stein

  June 22, 2025

  damage control, display, Model trains, Modelling exhibitions, Scale Model Buildings, Uncategorized

  exhibition, expenses, trains