1/18 scale Tervamaki Engineering JT-9T autogyro

You have an extraordinary talent for making models, you should write a book.

Dean30

You have an extraordinary talent for making models, you should write a book.

Since we are on Fine Scale Modeler magazine's forum and I had no proposal yet by editor Mr Matthew Usher or any other FineScale Modeler magazine stuff member, that could possibly means that:

• I'm not good enough to meet the magazine's quality standards,
• I'm not the type of scale modeler they would prefer to work with,
• They have never seen my work, possibly because they cannot check every single WIP.

Probably the last one, because the your work is easily at the standard of the magazine and the magazine has no specific subject so it's more than likely that they have never seen your work.

You should contact them and show them your work. I mean look at all the positive comments on the thread there's no shortage of appraisal for your talents.

Dean30

Probably the last one, because the your work is easily at the standard of the magazine and the magazine has no specific subject so it's more than likely that they have never seen your work.

I personally believe that I'm not the type of scale modeler they would prefer to work with. It is very unlikely they have never seen samples of my work the last 4-5 years and if actually has happened so, they have failed to spot potential future contributor modelers through this forum lines.

Dean30

I mean look at all the positive comments on the thread there's no shortage of appraisal for your talents.

Flattering applause and positive comments, never meant anything to me. I wouldn't like the following words to be considered as rudeness or ingratitude, but I would prefer the fellow modeler's responses, be limited to matters relating to the construction methodology or any possible questions or recommendations about techniques have followed until now. My personal belief is that the forums are made for contacting each other and to learn & discuss productively on new techniques that could be useful to our hobby. I don't like hearing compliment comments - what's the reason after all?. Flattery doesn't make me happy, that's why I do not answer to any compliment comments. In no way I would consider myself as a highly skilled craftsman - I am just a moderate level scale modeler with same skills as many other person here. In fact, I'm sure there are much better and more talented scale modelers in this forum, than me. Having under consideration all of the above, please from now on, do not say "...bravo...", "...congrats...", "...you are great..." etc. Please do say "...this is not right...", "...you did it wrong...", "...it does not look nice...", so I could spot the mistakes that might escaped my attention and fix them.

Dean30

You should contact them and show them your work.

Well, that would be a joke! They should look out there for new talented builders (if any), they should try 24/7 to spot potential gifted craftsmen through scale model competitions and forum lines and finally, they should submit proposal for cooperation to their future contributors - not the opposite. As for me, I'm too old, too tired, too fuckin' proud to start licking editor's ass, just to watch my work printed on some magazine.

Really incredible work. 

As far as being published in the magazine, the general way about it is to submit your article using the link found on the main page.  With the amount you have presented here, it would require several issues to justly cover everything. 

If they haven't contacted you, it could be they already have a ton of articles to choose from.  The subject is also rare, and they have to consider what sells.   Your final comment on editors though isn't a great endorsement.

regards,
Jack

Fair enough, but don't confuse my compliments with kissing ass, as it's not and never will be the case, I have never seen the subjects you are making so they are new to me which is what sparked my interest in looking at what you have made. Do you always scratch build? Or do you ever make kits as well?

Dean30

Fair enough, but don't confuse my compliments with kissing ass

My friend, I did not confuse it. I just said that I prefer to have a thread clean of compliments - after all, compliments & congratulating coments may be sent by PM. As said before, the forums are made for contacting each other and to learn & discuss productively on new techniques that could be useful to our hobby. I mostly prefer a thread limited to matters relating to the construction methodology, questions & recommendations about techniques followed during WIP.

On the other hand, "ass licking" also do happens some times, when a modeler repeatedly contacts with the publisher / editor of a magazine and begs him to publish his article, to satisfy his narcissistic ego and do splurge on other. Since I have seen few moderate modelers use this way as a mean of self satisfaction and overweening ego, this means that it really is possible to happen.

Dean30

I have never seen the subjects you are making

No problem mate, its better late than never. If you are interested for more projects like this one, please allow me propose some of my previously uploaded WIPs - most of them scratchbuilt. They are also uploaded here on FineScale.com. You 'll find that I always try to combine step-by-step building presentation, with useful tips & techniques: Just click on the following thumbnails and have fun.

PS. Do you still believe on option #3, that "...Fine Scale Modeler magazine team members, have never seen my work around their own forum..."? Well, I doubt about it and I find more possible the option #1 that "...I'm not good enough to meet the magazine's quality standards..." or option #2 that "...I'm not the type of scale modeler they would prefer to work with...".

...or simply option #4 about my "great endorsement" comment, as fellow modeler jgeratic very nicely & polite mentioned.

Ah right just a slight misunderstanding there on my part, well anyway I'll have a look at your other stuff, I was actually looking at some of your step by step techniques which I hope to be able to use in my own work, I personally have not scratch built an entire kit, but I have done conversions and I always try to add as much scratch built detail as possible as I have never really used aftermarket products besides decals. I would like to one day scratchbuild a Mig of my own but for now I'm working on all the details of a Mirage 2000 which I have to say I have not had much time for. Do you ever build cold war jet fighters?