Thursday, February 15, 2007

Green modelling


rubbish
Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker.
“Why are you showing us pictures of your rubbish ?”, I hear you enquire.

Simple. There wasn’t enough glazing in the kit for the cardboard boat. Now I could have obtained some “proper” clear plastic from a model shop. Or I could do what I did this time and pinch some from a bit of packaging in the bin.

It works just as well and makes me feel all environmentally sound as I’ve stopped just a bit of plastic ending up in land-fill.

Now I’m at the top of the slippery slope that leads to a house full of useful packaging that is kept for the day when it can be used for some other task. I must resist, I really must…

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