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    #31
    Originally posted by Waspie
    Can I enter my wife in that?
    Just checking the rules Doug, I'll let you know

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    • adt70hk
      SMF Supporters
      • Sep 2019
      • 10435

      #32
      Going slightly off the original topic....Extreme ironing is definitely a thing..... Came across it in the very late 90s/early 2000s...... Apparently a Brit wanted to go climbing on the local climbing wall but also needed to do ironing......

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      • Guest

        #33
        Originally posted by adt70hk
        Going slightly off the original topic....Extreme ironing is definitely a thing..... Came across it in the very late 90s/early 2000s...... Apparently a Brit wanted to go climbing on the local climbing wall but also needed to do ironing......

        Great find Andrew, just read some of the other mad things people take up like cycling down that hill . All in all think it's a great thing to read about whacky people enjoying them selves in ridiculous pass times .

        Do any of us belong to Extreme Modelling !

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        • Miko
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          • Feb 2024
          • 602

          #34
          Originally posted by JR

          Do any of us belong to Extreme Modelling !
          Sometimes I don't stir the paint quite as much as I should, I occasionally have a sniff of Revell contacta because it has a pleasing aroma and, I have been know not to replace the little lid thing that goes on the top of my Xacto knife!

          Does that count?

          Miko (living life on the edge!)

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          • Guest

            #35
            Originally posted by Miko
            Sometimes I don't stir the paint quite as much as I should, I occasionally have a sniff of Revell contacta because it has a pleasing aroma and, I have been know not to replace the little lid thing that goes on the top of my Xacto knife!

            Does that count?

            Miko (living life on the edge!)
            Well mmmm no , sorry however should this occur with you standing on a one leg blindfolded then yes .

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            • rtfoe
              • Apr 2018
              • 9114

              #36
              Since the Fantasy category was added to the Penang show there was a sudden influx of female modellers. I guess it's the genre that appeals to them.

              Cheers,
              Wabble

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              • Neil Merryweather
                • Dec 2018
                • 5204
                • London

                #37
                Originally posted by rtfoe
                Since the Fantasy category was added to the Penang show there was a sudden influx of female modellers. I guess it's the genre that appeals to them.

                Cheers,
                Wabble
                makes perfect sense to me. I mean do we REALLY expect them to be interested in ww2 panzers ?

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                • Guest

                  #38
                  Originally posted by colin m
                  Lady modeller’s-very rare. Maybe models just appeal to the male brain more in most cases.
                  What hobby do the ladies do, which has little interest for men ?
                  Talking....

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                  • Guest

                    #39
                    Originally posted by Madstacks83
                    My wife is into aviation stuff and has bought a 1:144 sale tornado to have a go with, so hopefully!
                    Remember to smile and nod in all the right places...
                    Seriously, give encouragement where and when it is required, hope she turns out a cracking model.

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                    • Guest

                      #40
                      Originally posted by colin m
                      I might take up knitting.
                      Well don't send for us to come rescue you when your fingers are all tied in knots...

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                      • Guest

                        #41
                        At my branch of MAFVA we have a lady modelmaker.. Does some armour models in both 1/76 and 1/35 scale and has been known to turn out a wingy thingy on occasion.
                        Used to work with some lady modelmakers when working in the profession, lot of them went off to make babies.

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                        • Neil Merryweather
                          • Dec 2018
                          • 5204
                          • London

                          #42
                          Originally posted by Scratchbuilder
                          At my branch of MAFVA we have a lady modelmaker.. Does some armour models in both 1/76 and 1/35 scale and has been known to turn out a wingy thingy on occasion.
                          Used to work with some lady modelmakers when working in the profession, lot of them went off to make babies.
                          Oh obviously there is no shortage of modelmaking ability- I always liked to have at least one girl in my team-it kept things MUCH more civilised!
                          It's just not really surprising that there aren't many women who are actually interested in our ,mostly military, subject matter. If you look into the doll's house world you will find a much higher proportion of female craftspeople.

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                          • Jim R
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                            • Apr 2018
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                            • Jim
                            • Shropshire

                            #43
                            Originally posted by Scratchbuilder
                            Talking ......
                            It's not so much the talking but more the volume, where it is directed and the subject. Too often rather loud, directed in my direction and involves phrases such as "It won't take long" or "We've had the paint for six months" or "I've nothing to wear. We'll just nip out to (insert name of shop selling female attire)"

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                            • Guest

                              #44
                              Originally posted by Jim R
                              It's not so much the talking but more the volume, where it is directed and the subject. Too often rather loud, directed in my direction and involves phrases such as "It won't take long" or "We've had the paint for six months" or "I've nothing to wear. We'll just nip out to (insert name of shop selling female attire)"
                              Been there, done it and got the hearing aid to prove it....

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                              • Guest

                                #45
                                Originally posted by Scratchbuilder
                                Talking....
                                Would you consider telling Yvonne this, while standing close ?

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