Bill Chappell owns my local hobby shop. He's an affable guy capable of dishing one-liners with the best of them. He loves a good story and a good laugh and he has been feeding my scale model addiction for years. I imagine he has seen every kind of builder pass through his store. From someone... Continue Reading →
The CWHM is an experience well worth the trip. I usually visit the museum while attending a scale model show so I usually don't get the opportunity to take in the full collection. But what I do get to see is great and the museum has you step right on up beside the airplanes. Even... Continue Reading →
After an unfortunate hiatus due to factors beyond anyone's control, March 27, 2022 saw the triumphant return of HeritageCon at the unique and wonderful Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum on a cool windy day in Hamilton Ontario. For those who don't know, HeritageCon is the annual scale model show and contest hosted by IPMS Hamilton Scale Modelers. They bill this... Continue Reading →
As they usually do, this moment of clarity happened immediately after getting knocked back into reality. Not in a figurative sense either; I was hit by a grocery cart for the second time that morning. It was the eve of Christmas Eve. Or is that Christmas Eve Eve? This past year I put off the... Continue Reading →
Originally this post was going to be called "Bucket List Builds". I did not want to be so dramatic with that title, but the intent was to list off the kits and projects that I want to eventually complete. These builds are long term hobby goals. I am sure we all have similar long term... Continue Reading →
I can remember specific toys I played with way back in the day. There was the Star Wars X Wing fighter I got one Christmas. I can also specifically remember opening up a Galaxian video game that looked like a mini arcade machine. But the big one that comes to mind was a Lego spaceship.... Continue Reading →
Ah the 'Open Box Review' or as I like to call them: "Looks Good in the Box!" I'm sorry, and with all due respect to all of those internet-scale model titans and those who have come before me with these things. But, come on now. Is there anything less useful than an open-box review? Consider... Continue Reading →
Oh yes boys and girls, it's January! And January means 'Kit Wish Time!" Oh how I love kit wish time. No longer is it foolish to dream big. These days it seems we can almost think of the most esoteric subject, or the most popular, done to death subject and bam, 2 months later the... Continue Reading →
2021... what can I say? In many ways it was far better than 2020. We are still in the middle of a health situation that, much like an unwanted roommate, is both confusing and not going away. But life goes on. We adapt. And hopefully someday we hand this pandemic its well deserved eviction notice.... Continue Reading →
Hosted by Stuart Clark, Geoff Heyland and Terry Miesle, the Scale Model Podcast is one of the first podcasts featuring scale model content. Actually, they are the second model related podcast, right after On the Bench. Now well into their third year of production, they are up to their 85th episode. That's quite the accomplishment.... Continue Reading →
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