Imagination

[CarolsHusband]

Nope, not a flashback to the 80's...... (did ya see what I did there ?)

This is something that's been in my mind for a while, and has kind of been thrown into relief by the "Scale-effects" thread.

I've got pictures somewhere of a diorama that I made when I was about 10. It was on a bit of card, and comprised of a sdkfz 251, a Shwimmwagen, a motor cycle & associated figures. It was bl**dy awful, BUT my childish imagination turned it into a wonderful desert scene. I'll dig the pic out if I can.

So my question is how far down the rabbit hole is far enough ? We all look past the fact that the things we are building are not actually made of metal or even 'real' . No matter how much PE, practice or whatever we add, we will be very lucky, or very skilled, if we end up with something that could pass as reality.

I have admiration for the builders of Toon Tanks and indeed any fantasy based subjects as they're never going to look 'real' but still look fantastic and are enhanced by all the tricks modellers use to feign reality.

Anyway, I'm off to bed, what d'ya think ?

Answers on a postcard please.

[minitnkr]

Thought there was no bottom to the "rabbit hole", once in, there are no sides bottom or top, only is.

[Guest]

Eh Dan could you ask Carol what the question is :tongue-out3: we have to answer.

Laurie

[Guest]

This is a complex question, nearly as hard to answer as the which direction a falling piece of kit or pe will go before being devoured by the carper monster based on the current air temperature and wind direction.
I draw your attention to the post by the honourable member 570 who dropped a section of model and the following a long discussion on the above pluss the weight of the object drew a blank as this does .

[Dave Ward]

Simple answer is - as far as you want to
Dave

[Guest]

I agree with Dave: “far enough” is however far you want to go. If you’re happy taking a highly detailed model released last month and adding three times its basic weight in photoetched parts to it to make it more accurate, feel free — but if you like to build 1960s kits straight from the box (wel, aside from all the work needed to make parts fit, of course ), feel free too.

[boatman]

So my question is how far down the rabbit hole is far enough ? We all look past the fact that the things we are building are not actually made of metal or even 'real' . No matter how much PE, practice or whatever we add, we will be very lucky, or very skilled, if we end up with something that could pass as reality.
(Dan qoute)
HI Dan well hopefully my HMS TIGER will look real enough for me anyway as its a working model of the real ship
chris

[Guest]

Not ever thought of it in that way.

Just carry on until satisfied.

If I get despondent or fed up with a kit I will always finish it. However with a little less detail possibly.

I just like life to be uncomplicated. Take me where I want to go. No rules.

Laurie

[grumpa]

I myself am not a technocrat when it comes to super detailing, To me depth of color and subtle but brutal weathering (if that makes sense)
lends itself to my rendition of "reality". Lighting and photographing in such a way as to create "scale" and mood, atmosphere if you will.
To me light would be meaningless without darkness and to me AFVs are indeed creations of man's dark side.

[Tim Marlow]

The answer is “far enough to make you happy”…it’s a great toy box, just play with it!

[dave]

As people have said as far as you want, in my early days as a child, I was happy enough just to glue the kit together, no painting At all. Then basic painting, then started to get fancy and painting figures and shading etc.
i like a detailed modern well fitting kit, but on occasion there is satisfaction to be had wrestling an ill fitting kit into something that rlooks reasonable.