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….. →

I was out in the garden yesterday afternoon cutting up some old bed frames using the angle grinder and as is the norm whilst doing a mundane job my mind wanders and it got me thinking about how often I feel the need to step away from what is safe and normal and try or … Continue reading Stepping out of……THE COMFORT ZONE!! →

As I sit here on a chilly and windy Saturday evening wondering where the day has gone and why on earth I have not got any modelling done yet again and my thoughts also turn to the fact that I have not blogged for the best part of 4 months so after hanging my head … Continue reading A sad modellers tale….. →

As the sun begins to set on another year here at  average modeller HQ and I find myself sitting at the workbench pondering over what has been a reasonable modelling year all round, yes I could have finished more models, yes I could have attended more shows and yes I could have blogged a bit … Continue reading Another year over and am I any wiser? →

Modelling has been on the back burner over the last few months, well actually most of this year due to many reasons, my health, life in general,  lack of inspiration and of course work which has been particularly stressful with much going on especially over the summer and with the couple of weeks that I … Continue reading It’s that time of year once again….. is it too early to panic?? →