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Dave shows his scratch built models
While meeting up with Dave for lunch I, being the exploring adventurer (note: this is the politically correct term for 'nosy busy body'), looked around the apartment focusing on the number of scratch build models Dave had built.
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Note the detail on the R2 unit
As a person that has loved computer graphics since seeing an asterisk run around a 2001 series PET computer I find it disheartening that well built physical models are becoming a thing of the past. It's a dying art (at least in the movie/TV business) as computer graphics become more real looking, the need for practical models is lessened.
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X-wing fighter (uh duh)
For those that don't know, a scratch build model is a model made from scratch. Parts are hand crafted, moulded, sanded and glued to fit together. It's a lot more work than making a model from a kit. There's also more skill required. So when you see a model made from scratch there is a certain amount of awe and appreciation for the person that made the thing, especially if the models look good.
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fish and chips N43° 42.378' W79° 21.718'
Getting back to the food. We ended up going to Olde Yorke Fish and Chips restaurant on Laird, south of Eglinton. I must say this is probably one of the best fish and chips places in all of Toronto. The fish is fresh and the batter is not greasy.
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