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OK then - I didn't receive a response to my inquiry at the same time but will look at proceeding with an order and see what happens...
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Got my order I put in in about a week.
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Fraa,
...digital simpler? really? Let me show you a few of my "simple" models (all digital files, BTW)...just because something is printed does not make it better; nor is a digital file the be all and end all. The modeler behind it is what makes it shine or fail. What is great is that the medium has opened up for people who have always wanted a specific subject in a tactile medium but have not had access to oh....say an injection molding machine...now have the ability to create their dream kit in paper as complex or simple as they want. I encourage digital designers because as they continue to design, hopefully their designs will improve and they will try to make an even better representation of the subject they are making. I would be interested to see some of the models you have designed/built as you are a fellow Resident in the North American Continent. Until then, here's some of mine... Last edited by ARMORMAN; 03-11-2012 at 10:00 PM. |
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Just wanted to throw in my support of Krys and PMS, as well- I've been ordering from him once or twice a year for five years; my orders always arrive within five days on my placing them, securely packaged, and he's personally emailed responses to questions I've had about kit quality. As far as my experiences with him goes, he's a 5-Star vendor.
I've only ordered from Europe once, from GPM in Poland. The order arrived in six days (Poland to Florida, USA) and GPM refunded part of what their ecommerce system had charged me in postage, stating that their system had over-charged me. Again, no complaints on their service from me. I'll buy through them again. Wyvern |
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There seems to be a complete lack of knowledge of how magazines are produced. These models are designed digitally using expensive software. I know many of these artists internationally. Some of these posts are naive and lacking in knowledge!
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I see it took a while for my message to sink in....
GunnerGreg and Armorman, I used a generalization, which always carries a risk of finding examples to the contrary. That doesn't make it false. Sure, there are simple and poorly designed pre-printed kits just like there are great kits available as a download which trumps many "analog" ones. As I said, I don't have any numbers to back it up, just my subjective observation. I frequently visit Polish modeling sites (who doesn't? ;-) ) and my impression is that they treat the hobby differently than we do here. It's not just a fun pastime for them. I see modelers spearheading the hobby who are expecting from a model nothing less than a true scale representation of the real object. I see a competition between the publishers to make more accurate and detailed models (Halinski, Model-Hobby, KW Model, some GPM or Orlik kits). I see that presented on the forums models are frequently if not always a subject of critique, sometimes very harsh. That honest feedback motivates people to do better, improve and advance. These online forums are the brewing stew of new ideas, techniques and designs which often conclude in a new kit being released. Here, things look a bit differently. Honest feedback is missing replaced by kind of political correctness stemming maybe from a false obligation of keeping PM-dot-com community together. We really don't strive to do better ourselves and to challenge ourselves. Hey, it's supposed to be just fun! I rarely see on the forums any constructive critique, even very crappy models with fuzzy photos get ovations and congratulations. Somehow in a real life we are not awarded for doing poor job, why here than? How we can expect that a such environment can be a fertile soil to grow our own brilliant modelers and designers (these two things go together IMHO)? Again, in general I don't see many of us trying to advance beyond simple models and definitely I don't see any kind of expectation from the community toward individual modelers/designers to do better. I'm not that stupid as you try to portrait me. I was referring to how kits are offered to a modeler (carrier) and not how they are designed and produced. |
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This discussion has deviated from its original intended discussion, and I see the posturing begin to raise its head.
The original postings have run their course, Krys is still running his site, and that is what it was about. Thread closed.
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Part of the reason the Polish community is much like many plastic communities is that until the collapse of communism, plastic kits were relatively rare, expensive (and pretty crappy in regards to quality of material and accuracy of subject matter).
Here, with the ease and (until recent times) relative cheapness of plastic kits, paper was relegated to the nether regions of hobbydom. So in a sense, we are playing catchup. Anyone who is trying their hand at designing a kit deserves kudos. Hopefully, they will continue to improve as they design more. I have asked for input on various aspects of my models. I may or may not use the suggestions given, but I do consider them. Another problem is the short attention span given to most hobbies by a new generation of video gaming "want it now, I deserve it" kids. In the plastic realm, I have never seen such slap together-quick build kits as are on the shelves today. Even the Snap-tite line of the 70's and early 80's were more complex. So giving a kid say....a Fiddler's Green kit that can be built in 2-3 hours may inspire them to go on to more complex models. So all have their place. |
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