This post was originally titled "The Aftermarket - Model Media Complex" when I first started working on it a few months ago. At that point I was looking at the idea that the aftermarket industry was working hand-in-hand with model review sites and print media to push product on us. And, that it seemed to... Continue Reading →
Forget 24th or even 18th scales. Those seem so small and insignificant now. For I have seen the world's largest scale model! And boy, it's a big one: This is a 1:1 scale, CF-105 Avro Arrow and it lives in a hangar maintained by the Edenvale Aviation Heritage Museum in sunny Stayner Ontario. Earlier this... Continue Reading →
“The best way to choose what to keep and what to throw away is to take each item in one’s hand and ask: ‘Does this spark joy?’” Marie Kondo Regular readers of Sprue Pie With Frets might have deduced that real-life disruptions have impacted my modeling and regular posting to this blog for the past […]The... Continue Reading →
The Plastic Posse Podcast is hosted by TJ Haller, Doug Smith, John Bonnani, and Scott Gentry. They combine to create a bi-weekly scale modeling podcast for all genres, scales, and ability levels. I'd say the show leans more towards armor and sci-fi themes but they discuss all categories of scale modeling. The show also has... Continue Reading →
I stopped by the LHS to check out a few things, pick up some paint and keep up to date with a few of the characters that frequent the shop. The owner and the staff have been very busy checking and prepping a mother lode of used kits that were recently acquired as a collection.... Continue Reading →
At least it does for the types of printing we modelers would like to do. Here is my completely uneducated opinion about 3D printing as it relates to hobbies in general and scale models in particular: 3D Printing is now at the stage computers were around the time of those 1980s "Computer Clubs". Let me... Continue Reading →
My friend over at wayfarerdaves.com has published a guide to all of the preserved A6M Zeros in Japan. Dave explains that he did not care about the Zero when he came to Japan, but as he traveled and visited museums, he kept seeing them more and eventually began to appreciate the Zero’s aesthetic. Now he wants... Continue Reading →
These Model Maker Pilgrimage series of articles are all about looking forward to being able to get out freely and enjoying things again. The first article was about Museums that I want to visit. The second article was about the historic places I'd like to travel to. This one is going to be about the... Continue Reading →
In the previous Pilgrimage article I explained this series of articles are all about looking forward to being able to get out freely and enjoying things again. The first article was about Museums that I want to visit. This one is going to be a bit different because it will involve travel and being able... Continue Reading →
I originally thought of this article prior to 2020 with the idea of talking about places that I have visited that may be of interest to other model makers. I was thinking along the lines of some images of historic places, museums or hobby related events and my related stories. However, given the times we... Continue Reading →
