Tag: simplicity
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Not Every Kit Is For Every Body
And some kits are for no-body at all. The choice you make of a kit to build is affected by many factors; type, era, maker, price, availability, and box art. The last-named may seem like a stranger to the list, but it frequently is the most powerful impetus to buy. Unfortunately it can also be…
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Problem Solvered
Advice offered in jest to a person in a modelling club has just lit up a lightbulb in my mind. I’ve a perfect solution to the problem of painting. Well, not to ALL the problems – but at least to the business of getting the right colour onto the models. We all spend hours…days…years…acquiring pots…
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Morane-Saulnier N – Part Two – Simplicity In Silver
The Revell ( NZ ) model of the Morane-Saulnier N monoplane is the aviation equivalent of the spoiled vehicle kit it replaced – so simple in construction as to admit of assembly before painting. The pilot – Dimitri – has been painted separately and can rest in the shade while the rest of the build…
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Cheap Refreshment – F2A One
After the recent spate of complexity – the Special Hobby Avro Anson Mk1 – I found myself with a thirst for simplicity and strong drink. My desire prompted me to look over the kit shelves at Hobbytech in Myaree. I have more Special Hobby and some Airfix on the stash shelf, but quite frankly I…
The Little World 