"School boy hobby"?!

[boatman]

Hi Ernie no taken part in contests takes all the joy out of modelin as i have sold my ship to what i thouht was a freind an he then tells everybody that he built my ship an got a award for it an i stood there with my freind an he said tellem you built it but i did not want to cause a big fuss but i could not beleive my socalled freind would do that to me so no contest just enjoy the hobby
chrisb

YES Ernie i was angry he did that but my mate went to that exfreind boat club members an told them all that he dint build HMS YORK an that i did an so i heard later that they sent him to coventry an wont speak to him so he got his comuperance in the end but i did not want to speak up in a big show about him as in my opinion it would have spoilt the show an i dint want to do that but it just goes to show there are some horrible people in this world dont it ?
chrisb

[Tim Marlow]

YES Ernie i was angry he did that but my mate went to that exfreind boat club members an told them all that he dint build HMS YORK an that i did an so i heard later that they sent him to coventry an wont speak to him so he got his comuperance in the end but i did not want to speak up in a big show about him as in my opinion it would have spoilt the show an i dint want to do that but it just goes to show there are some horrible people in this world dont it ?
chrisb

What a sad and lonely pillock he really is Chris. Getting ostracised for what was, in effect, an extremely limited reward. After all, what exactly is the value of a competition win for something you didn’t build? Not as if he got enough money to retire was it……

PS, agree about competitive modelling (and wargame competitions). I just don’t get it, modelling is a relaxation, why stress yourself by competing with others. Good luck to those that do though, it’s probably an important part of their hobby for them.

[Guest]

PS, agree about competitive modelling (and wargame competitions). I just don’t get it, modelling is a relaxation, why stress yourself by competing with others.

I can see the point of wargames competitions — they’re games, after all, and the handy thing is that the winner is normally obvious objectively. Modelling competitions, though … everything about them is subjective, because I don’t think there are any objective measures you can reasonably apply to decide on a winner. Well, other than the very first one I ever entered, age 15, when I objectively won first place on account of being the only entrant in the Youth category Though IMHO the development about 25–30 years ago of trying to judge models on their own merits rather than by comparison to the other entries (so that there isn’t first/second/third place and that’s it) was a major step forward, I still don’t really see the point of competitions that need judges to decide a winner. (Which, incidentally, includes things like gymnastics, talent contests, martial arts [barring knockouts], and what have you.)

In any case, I’ve long ago reached the conclusion that a good road to unhappiness is to measure your efforts against those of others, because you generally find yourself wanting. Which is why I try not to, and just do my own thing the way I want to do it

[stona]

modelling is a relaxation, why stress yourself by competing with others.

Amen to that. I stress myself competing with myself :anguished:

Whatever lifts your kilt. Many people clearly enjoy competing, so good for them. It's just not for me.

[boatman]

What a sad and lonely pillock he really is Chris. Getting ostracised for what was, in effect, an extremely limited reward. After all, what exactly is the value of a competition win for something you didn’t build? Not as if he got enough money to retire was it……

PS, agree about competitive modelling (and wargame competitions). I just don’t get it, modelling is a relaxation, why stress yourself by competing with others. Good luck to those that do though, it’s probably an important part of their hobby for them.

HI Tim well i treid to be as good a mate as i could be to him an even let him buy york cheaper than it was worth as she was a big 7ft 3" warship type 42 destroyer an one of my other boaty mates heard he had it up for sale so he went to see him with the intent to buy as he said to me i know this ship model is worth it as you built it which was nice of him but he came back to see me to say he dint buy it as that exfreind was askin twice as much as he paid me for it an really he was the type of bloke who has seen an done everthing in the world so really not a nice chap but he died last yr
chrisb

[stillp]

YES Ernie i was angry he did that but my mate went to that exfreind boat club members an told them all that he dint build HMS YORK an that i did an so i heard later that they sent him to coventry an wont speak to him so he got his comuperance in the end but i did not want to speak up in a big show about him as in my opinion it would have spoilt the show an i dint want to do that but it just goes to show there are some horrible people in this world dont it ?
chrisb

Coventry has enough pillocks already, I wish people would stop sending more.
Pete

[boatman]

Coventry has enough pillocks already, I wish people would stop sending more.
Pete

OH HI Pete enough pillocks allready eh lol well thats where they desevese to be lol

[Tim Marlow]

Coventry has enough pillocks already, I wish people would stop sending more.
Pete

Makes a change from sending them to parliament I suppose…..

[boatman]

Makes a change from sending them to parliament I suppose…..

OH YES Tim as i thought thats where they all were an are lol
chrisb

[Guest]

Jetex engines ... wow! Another memory jog! And making 'speed boats' utilising Bicarbonate of Soda! (Anybody remember the little plastic 'divers' that came free with breakfast cereal?)
Steve

Oh yes , forgot which cereal they came with .

[boatman]

Oh yes , forgot which cereal they came with .

WELL John corn flakes had some things in an i had to also cut out them voucher to send off an by the time id finished cuttin up the box my mum picked it up an flakes everywhere as he scirrores went mad lol

[boatman]

yes on these vouchers i remember if you got so many vouchers an sent them off for a big PLASTIC SUPERCAR model complete with mike mercrury in it an yes i got one an this i think was one of my first plastic models but it came all built all i had to do was grab it an run around goin Yeeeeehhhhhhhhhh an i would dive it into a big puddle with my freinds but we all had great fun such happy suny days then
chrisb

[dave]

Only ever entered one modelling competition when I was about 10, came second in my age group and never saw my model again. When I went to collect it at the end of the show it had been nicked.

[Ancientmariner]

Bit late to the thread, I started at about 8 years old in the 90s, carried on until 16 an then had a break for a few years, resuming at 30ish. Now 38, young at heart though!

[Mini Me]

At 38 I'd call it just plain Young....you lucky stiff! Just look at all the bench time you will have to look forward to :thumb2: