Tag: Little Workshop
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Boeing KB29A – Part Six – A Bigger Jig
The value of the Little Workshop adjustable jig is proving itself daily. It comes in handy for all builds to steady aircraft in either normal or inverted mode and to allow me to rest planes on the trailing edge of the wings to apply propellers. If I turn the fuselages sideways I can do side…
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North American Sabre – Part Two – Two Evenings
I settled into a pleasant routine of an day – since the weather has turned hot I have decided to adjourn at 1:00 PM to the indoor modelling desk and complete small tasks. If these are brush painting or cementing jobs I can do them in comfort – the Little Computer room has an air…
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McDonnell Banshee – Part Two – The Body On The Rack
My new building rack was ready when I was working on the fuselage of the Banshee. The heading image shows the bare thing taped down to the rack with cheap masking tape. Note that I have standardised upon the Bear brand painter’s tape from Bunnings for most non-critical tape jobs They do a very low-tack…
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Heavier Than You Need To Make It
And lighter than you can lift… Have a look at the tools in your workshop – whatever your shop produces. It doesn’t matter whether it is turning out toy airplanes or plate armour ( and I know workshops that do just that…), there are tools there that are built like a rolling mill in Henry…
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The Modelling Station
I am in constant state of admiration when I see the modelling stations of truly professional scale builders. The green cutting mats, the neat rows of paint bottles, and the tools lined up in order of size and/or political opinion. It just thrills me and makes me want to put on a pair of heavy…
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The Sock Drawer
Whenever some cartoonist wants to suggest that someone has no life – and way too much time to spend living it – they have the poor individual sorting out his or her sock drawer. It is meant to be hilarious and pitiful at the same time, like parliament in Ottawa. I think this is entirely…
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The Rack And The Gallows
If you are expecting Torquemada I must disappoint you – I reserve those sentiments for my ” Here All Week ” column. See below. The rack I refer to is my new Little Workshop plane jig. It is made by Scrap Bin Pty Ltd and has three adjustable plane rests as supplied. You can get…
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The Dawning Of Peace
Have you ever been in the middle of an internal war? When your heart says ” I must have it! “…and your brain says ” You cannot afford it! ” and then the two organs glare and spit at each other? It is particularly likely when you have just been to the hobby shop or…
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A Spectacular Sunday’s Discovery
For several years I have tried to get to the model Car Sunday, but failed – yesterday I succeeded and found a very interesting product made by a local craftsman. The product is a range of portable modelling boxes and the maker Garrett McIntyre from Collie in Western Australia. His basic aim was to make…
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MiG 15 – Part Six – Was That The Mr. Whippy Van?
And was it playing The Internationale? I don’t normally pay attention to conspiracy theories, but there seems something suspicious about this. Normally we get soft serve, sundaes, and double cones with a Flake bar stuck in the middle. This seems to be a new one… I wonder what flavour – Borscht? Caviar? Fish canned in…
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