Like many Australians I model in a shed or garage which is subject to the effects of our climate. At the moment that’s meant many days are not suitable for modelling.
I’ve managed some more work on the 1.144 radar but with small parts it’s been a bit of a slog. My wife wanted the brass to be left unpainted so I’ve complimented that with gun metal for the resin parts.
That’s unfortunately highlighted a few sanding errors so it will take a little longer while that gets sorted and yes I broke off one of the support arms also.
The FW Ta 183 is stalled in this weather awaiting a Goldilocks day when I can paint.
And lastly the scene of Antageddon is now restored.I managed to break my big perspex sheet which has been replaced by two smaller sheets that will allow more storage space.
Regular readers will know I spent last year doing a regular weekly Sunday night update which will not continue this year.
About a week ago I had a massive ant infestation that covered many of my old models in both ants and their eggs which was truly horrible. I’ve nuked them and below are the results – this was towards the end of the destruction when the eggs were gone and so were many of the ants –
And some of the dead –
In between time I have gone back to doing some of the 1/144 Wurzberg radar – I now have a sanctioned colour scheme of the resin parts in gunmetal grey and the brass to be left in brass.
Like most brass kits it’s just a matter of following the instructions carefully and taking your time. It’s quite small as you can see below. The other thing is to use a sharp new blade and change it regularly.
And lastly the primer plus Italian late war grey is now on the FwTa 283. The only problem is that the Tamiya primer I put down first is VERY close in colour to the Vallejo version of this grey. I’m sure I’ve sprayed it all and any colour variation will just have to stay.
I was intending to airbrush the upper green on today but it’s way too moist for that after the rain which hasn’t left yet.
I’ve been following a number of recent posts on various parts of the Interwebs about Modelling and it’s mental health benefits of which I soundly agree with. I’ve even seen a post pointing out some of the potential mental health issues around excessive competitiveness, anger management (think models hitting walls etc) and stashes leading to hoarding etc.
One thing that I haven’t seen directly mentioned is that how you feel when you sit down to a modelling session. For me this is often indicative of my mental health. If I can’t relax enough to even start something then I’m probably not in a good place. I can sometimes get around this by choosing something simple like a bit of sanding to get me into a more zen like state but sometimes even that is not possible.
I try not to force it and go and do something else and come back another day and sometimes this can go on for a while. Clearing the desk and starting something new can help but the feeling of failure as another kit goes to the Shelf of Doom can be counter productive. As my partner says “Remember it’s a hobby” and then she laughs as it’s not always just that.
WordPress sent me a summary for the year a week back telling me how many people looked at this mess occasionally – in my case the below was not my reaction – it was around 15 which was higher than I thought it would be.
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