Tag: workmanship

• ” That’s A Pleasure To See “

  

  Be fair and honest. Sometimes your mates will complete scale model projects that are far better than you could ever do. Don’t be jealous. Don’t be critical. Don’t push them off the shelf onto the floor. Give them their due, and ADMIRE them. I see other modellers in my clubs concentrate on their specialities and…

  Dick Stein

  October 21, 2025

  after-market, display, Miniature Philosophy, Miniature photography, Model building club, Model ships, Painting, Self Reliance, Uncategorized

  club life, display, workmanship

• When Is Shoddy Workmanship Justified?

  

  Never? Always? Something in between? Let us explore… The classic maxims about workmanship emphasize how you must always strive. ” Any job worth doing is worth doing well “.” A poor workman blames his tools “. ” Go west, young man “…and so forth. Stirring stuff. Makes you long for a moral Mixmaster. It has…

  Dick Stein

  July 6, 2024

  design, frugality, Miniature Philosophy, Model Airplane, Modelling materials, Scale Models, Self Reliance, Uncategorized, Utility Models

  compromise, design, workmanship

• Good Build – Bad Build

  

  Or no build at all… We see a number of memes pop through our social media feed that have descriptions of ” lawful  evil ” or ” neutral chaotic ”  or some such applied to life. It can be on subjects as minor as how you store your bread. Well, why not apply it to…

  Dick Stein

  May 4, 2020

  Miniature Philosophy, Model Airplane, Model cars, Model ships, Model trains, model trucks, Scale Models, Uncategorized, Workshop

  chance, concentration, emotions, workmanship