We can all agree that 2020 has been a crap year what with Covid-19 and its associated lockdowns and although it has not affected my job as I have still needed to go to work everyday it has affected my life away from work. With the majority of model shows having been cancelled including our … Continue reading A change is as good as a rest…… →

With the not so surprising news this week that Scale model world has been cancelled for this year and in all honesty it is the right decision under the current set of circumstances however it is a bit disappointing as our weekend in the midlands is the highlight of our modelling year and of course … Continue reading What am I suppose to do now……. →

Here at Average Modeller HQ life seems to be travelling along at the usual pace even though we seem to living in a surreal set of circumstances, a little bit of modelling here, some stuff around the house there and of course the need to go to work everyday, normally we would be looking forward … Continue reading Some thoughts and feelings from Average Modeller HQ. →

After a bit of a hiatus from the keyboard I thought it may be the right time to return back to my blog seeing that the summer is upon us and it is usually a busy modelling time for me as I start many kits with the autumn model shows on the mind that usually … Continue reading A timely return to the blog….. →

Well it has been an absolute age since I put fingers to the keyboard and added to the blog so here I am on the eve of returning back to work, well I say returning to work, work has continued during this unprecedented time and although the working days have been shorter the need for … Continue reading Lockdown news from Average Modeller HQ →

It is very easy to continue modelling the same type of models or even the same model year in year out and not actually make any real progress so much so that it all becomes rather boring and a bit stale. I for one have done that over the last 3 or 4 years and … Continue reading Stepping out of the comfort zone……. →

It has been nearly 3 months since my last blog post and almost 3 years since I started this blog and although much has changed in my modelling life there is one thing that never seems to, the time I get to spend at the workbench. The annual trip to Telford has come and gone … Continue reading Where has my modelling time gone??? →

  Well after all the build up the stress the panicking and the "I am never going to get anything finished in time" Scale model world is over for another year and here I am a week on wondering where the weekend and the week after has gone. For reasons only known to me I … Continue reading Well that is that then….. →

It has been quite a while since I last put my fingers to the keyboard and drummed up some words of wisdom regarding this fantastic hobby of mine and this has been for numerous reasons, life of course gets in the way and keeps me away from the workbench and my keyboard whether that is … Continue reading Sometimes I feel that there are those that are just plain sadists….. →

Please excuse the title, I was not too sure how to express how certain members of the modelling fraternity make me feel. There is a lot off laziness in the hobby and one of the things that boils my piss more than those that post on forums and social media about what colour they should … Continue reading There are times when some of my fellow modellers make me mad….. →