Tag: language
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Japanese Secret
The image that accompanies this post was taken with a Japanese camera and Japanese lens. They are superb products that do a wonderful job. The products seen are also made in Japan – and they are excellent, too. Two pots of paint. I could not enjoy my hobby of scale model building without them. But take…
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It Might Do What It Says On The Tin
But what if you can’t read the blasted tin? The hobby item packaged with a language you cannot understand is no better than the kit with no instructions. You may have a faint inkling about the dilution, application, drying time, or characteristics of a paint or varnish, but that might not be enough. The maker…
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Understanding The Language of Modelling
And listening to what it tells you about the rest of the world. Welcome to the classroom. Every time we approach a foreign land we look first at the language it speaks. If it is not our native tongue we either try to learn enough to get by or go all arrogant and demand that…
The Little World 