Tag: scratch-building

• Do We Have A Trade War With Japan, China, Or The Czech Republic?

  

  No? Goodoh. That means we really should be able to order kits and supplies from these countries free of any interference from the Petulant of the United States, Ronald Grump. I have been looking at the kits I build and the goods I want and am a little saddened to see that some of the…

  Dick Stein

  March 26, 2025

  1:72 scale, Chinese models, Czech models, damage control, frugality, Hobby Shops, Miniature Philosophy, Model trains, Modelling Supplies, Polish models, Scale Model Buildings, scratch-building, Ukrainian models, Uncategorized

  overseas kits, scratch-building, trade

• The Toy Makers

  

  Some scale model builders look askance at people who deal with toys – whether these are wooden horses or cast-metal cars or life-like figurines. There is more than a hint of condescension when they are compared to the latest Tamigawafix 1:200 kit of the Prince Of Huddersfield. The one with the 1200 separate parts and…

  Dick Stein

  January 19, 2024

  Block Models, Collecting, Colour Schemes, design, die cast, frugality, Model cars, Modelling materials, Self Reliance, Toys, Uncategorized

  collections, scratch-building, Toys