Here's another effort to improve the species .
Now , don't get me wrong fellas , I don't mean to be critical at anytime . It's just I've seen too many modelers go home from a contest and just give up for months on end . Why ?
Well there's this . How well did they build it ? Does the deck on that French Battleship have gaps between it and the hull ? How about the Dihedral on that DC - 9 ? Is it way to pronounced ? Gee , Look at that tank , It's got to be buried in mud , But is it , No !
With all the modelers around here , we need to do a better job in helping each other .
I make sharp comments once in a while to say , Pay attention !
Remember I taught a class in this subject for almost four years and I have some National winners that came from my classes . Sometimes a modeler needs a push , sometimes a shove .To their thinking processes.
You can look on these pages in all the mags and what do you really see . Many schools of style and many schools of method . Are they wrong ? NO ! It's just that lately I have seen an overabundance of the very things I point out from time to time .
Does the landing gear on that B.F.109 look to short ? Well , look at the build sheet . Don't you see , he said the gear was shortened to represent a fully fueled and armed aircraft prior to take-off !
What about the tank that has tabletop showing through an otherwise great job and from someone who knows better ? Do you just pass him over without gently saying that he must've forgot to put in some baffles to prevent just that ?
See ? There are times we have to speak up . I make mistakes or err on the arty side once in a while too . It's what makes this hobby fun . Can't be any worse than me using a grey paint that had some red in it by mistake .My Butler class D.E looked Pink in the light .Did I change it ? Heck no , I worked on it to long when I discovered the error . It was fun to build and I always waited for the comments and told everyone the ship was completely crewed by W.A.V.E.S. !
I have just been seeing many beautiful builds to me " Ruined " by an avid over - emphasis on the negative . How about a rusty P.T. Boat ? Weren't they built of wood ? When a model says to me , Look at me , Look at the work that went into my presence here and look how fine the line was drawn between realism and art !
Well ? Why do I say that ? It's simple , I like models , all kinds and all types . I just feel some call to me and others shout at me . I might be hard of hearing , but I ain't that bad yet ! Model On ! T.B.