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View Poll Results: What quality of build do you aspire to? | |||
Perfect to original subject | 8 | 17.02% | |
Perfect to kit | 20 | 42.55% | |
'Arm's Length' | 19 | 40.43% | |
It has 4 wheels - must be a car! | 0 | 0% | |
Voters: 47. You may not vote on this poll |
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#11
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Target a perfect reproduction of the original ............. reality stand off scale is nearer.
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After I finish a model, I would prefer it be something only the Hubble Space Telescope could image. As for quality before I begin, as long as it looks like what it is suppose to be, with or without intense detail, I am happy.
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Ashrunner "If you don't know what a lahar is, don't get in its way!" My Designs -- My Photography |
#13
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Me, I am my own worst critic. So, if it looks good to me, it's good.
Ray
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Ray Respect the Paper, RESPECT IT! GET OFF MY LAWN! |
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I voted "Arm's Length" which translates to "Best I can do". I'd love for them to be perfect, but who am I trying to kid???
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#15
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I compete in the plastic categories at IPMS conventions both local and regional needless to say I push my skills to the limit. Perhaps I take this hobby too seriously but the fun for me is to improve the model by adding detail and correcting errors.
Jim Nunn |
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#16
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As long as you enjoy yourself, that's the important part regardless of skill level
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#17
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It depends on the model!
On my 1/72 tanks, I like to add the details, paint the edges etc. (at that scale it usually doesn't require a lot of extra work anyway!) Also a lot of errors that are visible to the digital camera are hidden to the naked eye. However, most of my other models, I would just like to get a result that gives a good impression of the original subject matter. Fiddlers Green aircraft, seem to do this well. Slightly OT: I also enjoy both the simple build threads and the complex super detailed build threads. Back when I first got into cardmodels, it was a little disappointing when scouring the net, to find plenty of Halsinki build threads (and other complicated models - battleships, etc.) but no build threads of simple kits to encourage the new modeller. Because of this, it took me ages to feel confident enough to make a contribution on any of the sites. I needed to feel I had reached a certain "standard". I should also state that I think this community has gone a long way to making this less of an issue. However, we could have more "simple" build threads that show how good a less complex model can be! |
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Before I said that I never saw cardmodels.net, but it turns out I did - it was in my favourites/bookmarks. I just never joined or posted, and left very quickly. I intend to make a build thread of everything! This includes some easier models, though they're probably not super new beginner material.
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I tried to do a build thread of an intermediate model back on the other forum, for exactly the same reason Shaun mentioned - to have something to inspire rather than intimidate a beginner. <sigh> didn't work out that way unfortunately. The model wasn't completely unbuildable, but it took some doing to make it presentable.
I might have to try that again if I can find a suitable kit. |
#20
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This gives me an excuse to show my latest simple build. While working on the F-105, I decided to take a quick break from it and build something I could finish quickly, FG's F-19 "Stealth Fighter". Well, maybe not 100% finished, but I frequently skip the landing gear on older FG stuff anyway. Not the best thing I've ever built, but I like it.
Scott K. |
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