Tag: figures
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Hall Of The Model Kings
And queens. This is an even-handed hobby. The annual scale model exhibition always includes a competition for builders, and it is large enough to require a separate hall. They set out tables and cover them so that the visual presentation is neutral – the lighting is that of the hall, but more on that… There…
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Geezers
Pilots, aircrew, figures…whatever you prefer to call them. They were once included with all scale model aircraft kits – now they are rarely seen. The only reason my RCN Grumman Tracker has them is that it is a very old stash kit. The quality of the mouldings is marginal, but far surpasses those moulded in…
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The Big Local Scale Model Exhibition – Part Four – The Mysterious Models
I use the term ” mysterious ” here in a purely personal sense. The subjects that are covered by many modellers and gamers are out of my experience, and I can only gaze upon them with wonder. I hope they will do the same for me – even if it is just wondering if I…
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Summer And Winter
An opportunity has arisen to make a summer/winter layout – a diorama of a little Soviet airfield in both seasons. It’s to be spread over two bases and is coming together rather nicely. The bases are identical, but the portions of the field featured are different – and in both cases they are general enough…
The Little World 