Tag: scale modelling
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And Yet…Here We Are…
As a kid and teenager I took a serious interest in scale models – and was increasingly scorned for it as years went by. The climate of the country changed – people expected more serious behaviour – there was nothing cool about pursuing something that a child could do. I was expected to grow up,…
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How Does A Hobby Fall Upon Its Prey?
Having been savaged by at least eight major hobbies in my life, with the wreck of finance and intellect as evidence, I am finally drawn to wondering why… Why these things, why me, why anyone. Why do ’em, and why pay for ’em. Every child plays with toys, if they are lucky. Every child runs…
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I Can Quit Any Time I Want
But building model airplanes is a cultural activity. And good for the economy. And, and, and… Don’t go in there; that’s the stash room. If you open the door the sealed atmosphere will be contaminated. Where was I all day? In my workshop or at the club, of course. Clubs, actually. Uh, workshops, as well,…
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Forbidden Modelling
What an odd concept. Who can forbid scale modelling? Well, quite a few official bodies, as it happens. Try to fly a model airplane, run an R/C car or boat, or scramble about the local oval with your model tank and see what a squawk it raises. These restrictions multiply when there are clubs and…
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Is There A Permanent Museum Of Scale Modelling Anywhere?
I’ve been fortunate enough to see scale models of different things in military museums all over the world. I suppose there were a few in North America when I was a kid, but most of the ones I remember have been seen in Britain and on the continent. There are a few here in Australia,…
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Welcome To The Club
You don’t need to fill out an application form – just sitting there with cement on your fingers and tears streaming down your face is enough. You’re one of us. Now peel that ruined canopy off your jumper and tell us why you decided to do this to yourself. You had a chance to escape.…
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It’s Showtime, Folks! – Part One
I can never free myself from the image of Michael Keaton in ” Beetlejuice ” delivering that line. I use it whenever something is about to start – whether it is a big local scale modelling exhibition or a simple autopsy. Hand me the saw and stand back. This year’s BLSME in Perth was announced…
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” Complete Your Collection “
I saw this line in an advertisement for commemorative coins. The only thing I could think was: Oh, Dear God, don’t! Don’t ever complete your collection of anything. If there is a finite number of things that make it up – even if these are only thoughts or other vague dreams – do not get…
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Your Hobby Costs HOW Much?
This is the way someone asks how much your hobby costs when they want to belittle it. No matter what answer you give, they will scoff at you. In truth, they don’t want a number as an answer – they just want to fix you while they prepare their next snort. If you like being…
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Respecting Scale Model Authoritah
I do not know if Eric Cartman was a scale modeller. If so, I should like to have seen the models he chose to build. Police cars, pie wagons, and wide-bodied jets come to mind, but that may just me being mean. In any case, Eric was portrayed as a child with a firm grasp…
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