Tag: modelling
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The Courage To Play
Do you remember playing? If you can recall your childhood and still picture the games and toys that amused you…you are a very lucky person. Even if they were modest things, they helped you to understand the world and prepare to be an active part of it. You grew older – hopefully wiser. You l…
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The Odd Modeller
This will be a delicate subject. Give me a moment to put on my hob-nail boots. Firstly, let me say that I realise there are scale modellers with mental and emotional challenges. I sympathise with them and hope that they get adequate professional care to help them cope with life. Secondly, I am not the…
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The Plastic Himalayas
Or how to get over the hobby humps. Modellers are camels – we all have humps. whether we are making plastic kits, model railway layouts or doll houses, we come to a point when it all seems too much. Our kit build is stretching out week after week as we fight the photo-etched brass –…
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They Do Better Than I Do Now…
And I do better than I did then. And that keeps me from being anxious about other modeller’s efforts. The fact that I am improving – slowly – in my own skills means that I can take pride in my latest efforts. It doesn’t mean that I need to be ashamed of my previous ones.…
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Was Lacquer Thinner Good For Covid?
I had no idea, but one week I tested it out. I went down in iso with a positive RAT and a number of kits in the stash that needed paint. They had gone through the preliminary stages and were ready for primer and paint. And I did not intend to let a spare week…
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Are You Proud Of Your Work?
That sounds like one of those passive/aggressive questions that bullies invent to make people feel bad. But bear with me – it is legitimate. Are you proud of the models you make? I am, and I display them at my studio in IKEA cabinets. I take pictures of them and post them on the internet.…
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What Do You Fear?
I mean in the scale modelling world. The rest of the planet is largely out of our control, but we should have some power to manage our minds in the Little World. The idea of fear in scale modelling might seem strange – after all, we pursue the hobby for pleasure and relaxation, don’t we?…
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When To Call It A Day
And when to call it a week…that point at which you decide to either finish the model or cut your throat. This is not as foolish a thought as first may seem. There will be more accessories and additions to the kit that you bought than you’ll have on hand. Scalemates shows 4 different mask…
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The Songs Of The Modeller
There should be songs, anthems, or hymns that feature the scale modellers of the world. Something that celebrates life in miniature. They could include the march of the hobby shop, the airbrush sonata, and the after-market aria. The last-named would be saved for the encore and would cost roughly the same price as the rest…
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Justify Yourself
Have you ever heard this phrase in the mouth of a bikie – someone who deals in drugs and crime and standover tactics? Doesn’t it make you want to spew? But take it a little lighter – and apply it to your scale modelling. Don’t say it to others – you don’t want to be…
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