Big creativity demonstrated on a small scale
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Why a website about models?
I love miniatures. From the time I had my first toys, I loved the idea of a smaller version of the world. It’s probably some psychological need to have more control over others, or something… Anyway, for the first decade of my life, I grew up in the 70’s in the south west rural part …
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Tip Top Shop
Here is another Shop based model for your review. Here are the instructions. The Box Contents Building the model Overall it is a pretty solid model kit. pieces fit together pretty well and there was not a bunch I need to trim. The phone cord on the old style phone was too weak to make …
Review of Kits
Have you ever looked at a kit and wondered: Is that too complicated for me? Is that worth the money? Does all that stuff on the box really come with it? I will review the kits that I buy so you can see for yourself if you might be interested in buying one.
Tips Tricks and things to avoid
Working on models can be very rewarding, but it can also be seriously frustrating. I have been on both ends of this spectrum, sometimes coming at the problem from another perspective can make things a lot easier. Let me share some of the lessons I have learned, many the hard way. Check out the tips link in the menu.
Thoughts, memories and experiences
In almost 50 years of building models on and off I can still remember the excitement and joy of working with small scale models. My parents had some really nice HO gauge trains and I am sure they still do. They started my fascination with the small scale, but it was when I made my first model I was hooked. I could put a bunch of little pieces together and make something recognizable. That was awesome! Check out the blog where I have attempted to capture many of these memories.
You are never too old to make a model
Darren C. Fransella
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