Iron Modeler Blog

  • Christmas memories

    Howdy, all! As Christmas draws near, I get nostalgic.  I've waxed on about my occasional bouts of nostalgia, and they get especially strong in December.  My memories, in…

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  • Presented To You in Living Color

    Howdy… Here’s another article I put together for the IPMS/Mid-Carolina Newsflash a few months ago.  I don’t claim to know everything, so if you have something to add,…

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  • Game-Changing Moments

    Howdy, all… Set the Wayback Machine.  The date:  July, 1982.  The place:  Warrick Custom Hobbies, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The summer was winding down.  I had graduated high school…

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  • Fujimi, Fujimi, wherefore art thou, Fujimi? (With apologies to The Bard)

    Howdy, all… I’ve been reading a lot of back issues of modeling magazines lately—way, way back issues, from the early 1980’s.  I was reading FineScale Modeler, to be…

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  • The Ideal Hobby Shop

    “At Warrick Custom Hobbies in Fort Lauderdale, kids who peek in the window of a sidewalk display often will be surprised — the staff inside will turn on…

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  • Teen Debutantes

    Howdy, everyone! I've been spending time at the workbench lately.  Our AMPS Chapter is involved with a display for a museum, and that has eaten up quite a…

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