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  • Member since
    June 2014
  • From: New Braunfels , Texas
Posted by Tanker - Builder on Saturday, April 23, 2016 4:21 PM

Well , Templar ;

   To that I say Amen !

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  • From: providence ,r.i.
Posted by templar1099 on Saturday, April 16, 2016 12:52 PM

I would say that taking an accurate subject,detailing it for greater realism,then placing it in a diorama that reflects an actual event for the subject is as real as one could get.

"le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile"

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  • From: New Braunfels , Texas
Posted by Tanker - Builder on Saturday, April 16, 2016 6:07 AM

Hey Black Sheep !

   Maybe for you and Me !   T.B.

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Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Friday, April 15, 2016 8:43 AM

O.C.D.   LOL!

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  • From: New Braunfels , Texas
Reality in Scale
Posted by Tanker - Builder on Friday, April 15, 2016 8:41 AM

 Hmmm.

    Here's one that may make some curl their toes in frustration .How far will you go to establish reality in your models ?

   This means Super - Detailing of course . here's an example , Dan Jaynes ( R.I.P.) was a commensurate modeler . Detail jumped out at you .And he loved doing it .Now , The globety thingy in the right fuselage , fender well , turret , whatever.

    Do you put it there knowing that only you will see it ? or having closed up the model , be the only person who actually saw that thing ? I saw a model years ago , Built by a shop in France .

   It was an engineering model of a Falcon 20 Biz-Jet, framing and control Lines wires and all those things picked out and labeled . Do you go that far ? Why ?

   I personally build and give away " Cut- Aways " of ships of all types , because I enjoy seeing the faces of folks when they realize that they are seeing steel grating , in miniature , between the scale diesel engies in the engine room , for instance . And the shock -resistant light globes on the overheads . And real pistons and rods in old steam plants that actually move .

      That applies to vehicles too . How many have you seen , Say a Korean era Jeep with the stuffing coming out of the seams in the seats .Not a lot , But very visible wear . now there's reality in miniature .Don't like C-Rats ? then don't make a face like the one on a figure I saw at a show . Awesome !

     I applaud anyone who goes this far  . And those who don't even get close .Why ? Well , it's called passion . Is yours there for Reality in Scale ?   T.B.    P.S. We are talking about passion here , Not obsession .

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