Tag: Plastic Modelling Club
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Target Tug Cat – Part Two – The Tuesday Soviet

My Tuesday Soviet session has proved very productive. The Hasegawa Hellcat was opened and I commenced the cockpit at 9:00. I had wings and fuselage nearly ready for closure by leaving time – 12 noon. A session at home and the parts just slipped together. You’re looking at no filler whatsoever, and I suspect that…
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Shut. Shit.

We’ve just received official notification from the president and committee of our scale modelling club that the clubrooms will temporarily close. It’s in line with directions from the federal government to deal with the Wuhan Plague situation. It’s a blow to our happiness but may well bolster our health. The time frame is probably going…
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Fairchild Flying Boxcar – Part Two – The Silver Carcase

The Fairchild Flying Boxcar model is proceeding apace, but the pace is slow. This is a deliberate decision as I am using it as my weekly Men’s Shed project. This means I do most of the work on it in the Tuesday 9:00 to 12:30 time slot when I can attend the modelling club. So…
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The Shed Of Men

Of old men. Cranky old men. Building plastic models. Growling at each other. Venting unpleasant political opinions. Being incorrect, on every level. Cursing, swearing, reviling, jeering, and moaning at each other. And drinking coffee and eating cake. And loving it. Men who have gotten past the age of work and have reached the age of…
