About me
Proud Gen X
Yes, I'm Gen X. Born in the 60s, raised in the 70s and a teenager in the 80s, which means I got the best music, the best cars and the worst haircuts all in one go. Somewhere along the way I simply forgot to leave the 70s.
We were the kids with a house key on a string around our neck. We rode bikes without helmets, drank from the garden hose and came home when the streetlights came on. Nobody checked where we were, and we turned out fine. Mostly. If something broke, you fixed it yourself, with tape, a screwdriver and a bit of swearing. That's still how I build dioramas.
Being Gen X also means I don't take things too seriously. I've got thick skin, I don't get offended easily, and my sense of humour has never been run past a committee. If you can laugh at yourself, we'll get along just fine.
So when I'm not hunched over a diorama with a pair of tweezers, I'm usually doing one of two things: playing guitar, or hanging out with my 1972 Plymouth Fury. Sometimes both at once. I learn the songs of my own band, Sweet Revenge, on my own guitar, and the Fury makes a pretty good stage.
The dioramas are where it all comes together: the cars I love, the roadside America I grew up dreaming about, and the music in the background while I work.
What you'll find here
- The blog. Build stories, weathering techniques, the gear I use and the mistakes I make along the way.
- The shop. STL files of the parts I design for my own builds, and printed kits for people without a printer.
- Free tools. Nine calculators that came out of real questions at the bench, from scale conversions to LED resistors. No sign-up, no paywall.
Why the 70s?
Because that's when cars had chrome, gas stations had character and nothing was made of plastic yet. The channel started with clips and music from the decade. These days I build the decade instead, one fingernail-sized part at a time.
Get in touch
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