Tag: plastic kits

• Stand And Deliver!

  

  Yes, I’ll confess…I’ve always wanted to be in a self-employed business that involves a fast horse, a black mask, and a brace of pistols. The only thing that has prevented me starting one up is the need to decide upon a suitable name. I was toying with ” Captain Fatuous ” but the family disapproved……

  Dick Stein

  November 11, 2020

  1:72 scale, design, History, Miniature Philosophy, Model Airplane, Modelling materials, Scale Models, Uncategorized

  Aifix, nostalgia, plastic kits, stands

• Bristol Blenheim Mk I – Part Two – Extra Parts

  

  I have always been surprised when I’ve read people complaining about getting extra parts in a model kit. It seems a sort of sacrilege – like objecting to an extra scoop of ice cream. Makes you want to edge away from them in case they do something disgusting. So every time I have a kit…

  Dick Stein

  August 22, 2018

  1:72 scale, British aircraft, Miniature Philosophy, Model Airplane, Scale Models, Uncategorized

  plastic kits, spare parts

• $ 20 A Donk

  

  I’m just back from the hobby shop with three pots of paint and a new kit for the stash. It wasn’t an impulse buy – I have had it on the acquisition roster for some time, and just wanted to see what was available around town before I opened the wallet. I’d also asked around…

  Dick Stein

  May 29, 2018

  1:72 scale, Canadian aircraft, Hobby Shops, Miniature Philosophy, Model Airplane, Scale Models, Uncategorized

  model aircraft, plastic kits, prices