Pellsons Perceivings

[Dr. Griffin]

The relatives live outside Aarhus, Denmarks 2nd biggest city, and today, we went in town to "Den gamle by", or "The old town", which is an open air museum, showing houses and city living from the 16th century up to the 20th century. Interesting, not least as they actually have moved houses and environments there as new as about 50 years old.

There's quite a few museums like that in the UK now and whilst most of them concentrate on the Industrial Revolution through 1930's period it is very odd feeling when one opens a new "street" and it's the 1960's 

That's what my Mum said about the new street at Beamish.
She was half shocked and half amused that her childhood was now a museum topic.

I visited home suburb after some 40 years and was shocked to see that though much looked similar but every shop sign was unreadably Asian, and so too were the people. Where did everybody go? was all I could think of. Now my memory of home has become literally foreign.

[Rheged]

The relatives live outside Aarhus, Denmarks 2nd biggest city, and today, we went in town to "Den gamle by", or "The old town", which is an open air museum, showing houses and city living from the 16th century up to the 20th century. Interesting, not least as they actually have moved houses and environments there as new as about 50 years old.

There's quite a few museums like that in the UK now and whilst most of them concentrate on the Industrial Revolution through 1930's period it is very odd feeling when one opens a new "street" and it's the 1960's 

35 years ago, Bridget and I went round the Castle Museum in York.  There they had a  very accurate series of kitchen room-settings from 1755 in 50 year intervals  up to 1955.  As we looked at this last one, two elderly ladies beside us said to each other "That shouldn't be in a museum, it's not old,  it's just like my kitchen at home"...................and there's a farm house near Chateau Rheged where the kitchen wouldn't look out of place in 1850; it even has hams, strings of onions and herbs hanging from the beams.

[scooter]

The relatives live outside Aarhus, Denmarks 2nd biggest city, and today, we went in town to "Den gamle by", or "The old town", which is an open air museum, showing houses and city living from the 16th century up to the 20th century. Interesting, not least as they actually have moved houses and environments there as new as about 50 years old.

There's quite a few museums like that in the UK now and whilst most of them concentrate on the Industrial Revolution through 1930's period it is very odd feeling when one opens a new "street" and it's the 1960's 

That's what my Mum said about the new street at Beamish.
She was half shocked and half amused that her childhood was now a museum topic.

I visited home suburb after some 40 years and was shocked to see that though much looked similar but every shop sign was unreadably Asian, and so too were the people. Where did everybody go? was all I could think of. Now my memory of home has become literally foreign.

Ye Auld Saw about you can't go home is rather apt.  When I was growing, the Borough of Cresskill was a mixed blue/white collar New York suburb, most homeowners had lawns, downtown had the usual mix of useful shops, barber, TWO independent chemists (one of which had the owner of the neighboring house building a sail yacht in the backyard ), a shopping center centered on the local supermarket, barber shop, light eateries, fishmonger, deli, decent Chinese takeaway, convenience store, two bars, and the various local boutiques one would expect of a small town "high street"; the "really ritzy" houses were up on the east hill, bordering the Borough of Alpine.

Now, its mostly all huge cookie cutter McMansions, condos, high end boutiques, fancy eateries, and couple of strip malls.

[Pellson]

At home again, and despite having had a lovely trip south, it's good to be back home again. On my desk, the green Norm 83 strikers are mingling with their greyer Norm 81 fighter sisters, and despite having to work a little bit today, I took the time to touch up on the matt varnish of the greens while considering the final mix of the light bluegray on the greys. Also left to do on the mudmovers is some detail painting such as LRMTS windows, ECM panels and loadouts. Perhaps not the most fun I know of, but generally satisfying nevertheless, as these details usually bring even more life to my models.
Having received some new shades with the large Humbrol stash I recently acquired, not being able to find a ready-made shade for the light bluegrey on the fighter wings is indeed annoying, but while mulling on my home mixed hue, I've also gotten my eye on a few lighter shades that I'm inclined to test in place of the somewhat mustier colours used currently. This is departing even further from the original paint scheme (our nestor in the area, Mr Dizzy will most likely have objections) but as I'm looking for a plausible if not possible late eighties German air superiority scheme, maybe it's worth looking further into in any case. If it looks and feels good, it is good, methinks... 

On their these days common sprue box, the two further German Tornados (an ECR and a Marineflieger IDS) still are sitting half built, awaiting further construction. I can't really say why I've stalled as I generally like the building phase, but they are where they are, not going anywhere. And sooner or later, I'll rediscover that part of the mojo too. Looking at it from a persective, though, perhaps serial production of similar models wasn't such a great idea, but having taken the devil onboard, all you can do is keep rowing, as they say.

And speaking of mojo - having travelled a bit usually tends to relight some mojo for the country visited, and this time is no exception. The Danish Starfighter that waited for new American greys has gotten its first coat. The underlying faulty Revell enamel, however, is so uneven that I might have to strip the entire model totally. Quite annoying indeed! I'll mull on that a bit. Maybe, some judicious sanding will do the trick.

[NARSES2]

maybe it's worth looking further into in any case. If it looks and feels good, it is good, methinks... 

Totally agree, as far as modelling is concerned anyway 

[Pellson]

You cannot view this attachment. Having had a pretty lovely and relaxed weekend by the sea, we nevertheless made ourselves somewhat useful when taking up the final boat for the season. A somewhat sad moment - despite the necessity of saving her from the ice that usually does come around Christmas, at least in our shallow cove, it's always a bit dreary cancelling the opportunity for another autumn fair weather trip if the circumstances permit.
But now she's on the trailer, after a short transport to the ramp.

Despite this, I've actually managed some long overdue progress on the German Tornado sisters, both now awaiting canopies and primary painting before being suitably bombed up. These are, as you can see, from the old and less-than-accurate Italeri Tornado kit, but as previously stated (I think?), having started a Tornado collection on the basis of these, already being three models in (British GR.5 and F.6 respectively, and a German IDS) it seems a bit awkward having so substantially different renders of similar subjects displayed together. So here we are.

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The fit of these kits are, however, outright awful, in particular around the horizontal fuselage split and even worse around the intakes. But nothing some kilos of putty and a metal grinder won't deal with.. 
Also, the drop tanks are totally wrong, but sod that - sticking with one type of tank per nation at least allows for some credibility by uniformity.

And now, they're from a construction perspective all but sorted. Time to evaluate hues for the Norm 87 Marineflieger camouflage, and there are really good sources on the webz, so back home to have a paint stash rummage.

[Old Wombat]

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That, sir, is a beautiful photo!

[NARSES2]

It is indeed   

[DogfighterZen]

Nice work on the Tonkas and with the camera as well.

[kerick]

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That, sir, is a beautiful photo!

I need directions to this place........

[Pellson]

I need directions to this place........

We've got a wood-fired bathtub in commission, and an equally wood-fired sauna in predesign phase. Come and help me build it..

[zenrat]

This is your autumn right?  What's it like there in midwinter?

[perttime]

This is your autumn right?  What's it like there in midwinter?

Saving the boat from the ice was mentioned.....
With any luck, I'm sure there will be some snow, too, which helps with making things less dark.

[zenrat]

It looks beautiful, but as i've previously stated i'm not one for snow.  I like to keep some heat in my bones.

[perttime]

When there is snow, people mostly like to wear warm shoes or boots, and a coat. Hat and gloves too.