Hi Ya'll:
I had a friend ask me an interesting question the other day. Why? Well, he was looking at my 1/200 Stockholm and Andrea Doria cardmodels, which are at the 95% stage in their builds. What the question was about was a Good question. "How do you justify P.E. and Plastic equipment in place of the Card model stuff included?"
Good question right? Right! The answer I gave him, I think, was the correct one. "Well, ya see, Phil, if I was to enter either one of both in any I.P.M.S. Show/Contest, I would list them a Mixed Media Models." Why? Because they would be! Cardstock, Resin and P.E. and Plastic constitutes Mixed Media, Right? Any Comments would be appreciated. Because I do intend to enter them at the next event. The First time was Display only! and the Card modelers were surprised, that you got two ships in one kit, and you got a whole set of Laser Cut Parts as an add on!
I have already added, the P.E. generic Ship rails and Ladders and stairs. Along with, Vac-Forming the Life Boats, In two sizes, from a Pair of plastic ships that were the same size as the Cardstock ones, But, looked a whole lot better! That is one the shortcomings of Paper. Sometimes, due to the media, the boats have a Triangular cross section that definitely looks wrong to me.
Now that said You can get in Cardstock(Paper), a whole lot more Military and Civilian vessels than you can get in plastic. The only place they fall short is in good models of Yachts and Powerboats for the Civilian Recreation Area! The Sailing Yachts are good.The Power-Yachts and Ski-Boats definitely look like they came out of a Kiddie Book! Now, the sailing Warships are nothing short of amazing, and there's quite a few,Full Hull!