Totally right or Look right

[PaulTRose]

for me its 'close enough'

im kind of allergic to rivet counting, done my share of whiffing so guess i have to be

i make models for me, no one else, if im happy with it then thats whats important

[ojays]

for me its 'close enough'im kind of allergic to rivet counting, done my share of whiffing so guess i have to be

i make models for me, no one else, if im happy with it then thats whats important

Ditto,

As long as I'm happy with my endevours that's just fine by me!

Gregg

[takeslousyphotos]

I'm afraid I'm very critical of my stuff ......... Apart from one motorbike I built a couple of years back, I'm never really that enamoured with the finished article...........

Peter

[spanner570]

I build for fun, strictly o.O .B. and near enough...Whilst I appreciate and admire those who buy expensive aftermarket stuff, I would sooner spend the Wonga on another kit.

It's my model and my interpretation of it. I like to have the end product summat like, but where colours are concerned, I like my models used, down and dirty, so I believe that after a few months in the field - mud, sun, boots, whatever - any exactitudes in colour are right out of the window.

In the end it's all down to individual preferences. Not copying, bettering or wondering what other modellers might think. Just enjoying this hobby to your own limitations, not getting up tight, but just having fun with a capital F!

Ron

[Guest]

Peter, that would just take all the enjoyment out of it for me, it's great to constantly improve but if I was unhappy with all my models I'd find something else to spend my time on

Ron, I couldn't agree more, especially the last paragraph

[Alan 45]

im in the class of close enough and a little bit of artistic licence, this hobby is about enjoyment and ive found that trying to be perfect can ruin a build simply because nobody is perfect, as long as you enjoy what your doing just go with it :thumbsup:

[Guest]

Think a lot of this is built in the brain.

I am very competitive. This is generally always coupled with sport but it is not. I have found in what ever I do I have to improve on what goes before, ie the competition is with me & against me. I admire others & am not jealous of what others produce but I do wish to attain that higher standard.

This far from spoiling model making enhances it for me. The other way around unless I at least try to improve even in small increments model making would probably not exist for my world.

This goes for all things in my life. That is except one. I always produce for Pauline the Saturday evening dinner. I have not only not imroved culinary skills I have probably killed them. That is not to get shot of my self imposed chor just that I do not have this feel for cooking. Then Pauline would not go for model making probably thinking it is a waste of time but then probably tolerates it as it gets me out of her hair to watch what ever she wants on TV. TV one room model making another.

Laurie

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Laurie

I try my utmost to glean as much info as I can on a subject but invariably there is always conflicting opinion. My RC Tiger for instance went through 3 changes before I was sort of satisfied I had the right machine (Wittman's Villers Tiger). At some point research stops and builds happen, at this point (for me) the die has been cast, if further info comes to light that proves my interpretation to be wrong then I'll live with it. With regards to exact paint matches I find this slightly ridiculous as so many factors effect the look of a painted surface - light conditions, the age and fading of the finish, tarnishing, not withstanding the effect of scale on colour (scale models are in effect 1:1 objects seen from a distance and anyone who looks into the distance will notice how colours fade and loose their vibrancy).

In a nutshell I guess I would hope to be as historically accurate as possible, the finish however is an artistic interpretation and down to one's own preference (this could even be called style). I'm with anyone who enjoys the hobby, whatever you want to get out of it. The choices you make and approach you take are unique to you and that's what makes for such a wide variety of builds and interests. If you're putting together your 1st 1/72 Spitfire or scratch building the Death Star it's all good stuff!

Cheers

Paul

[takeslousyphotos]

Peter, that would just take all the enjoyment out of it for me, it's great to constantly improve but if I was unhappy with all my models I'd find something else to spend my time onRon, I couldn't agree more, especially the last paragraph

Maybe I didn't phrase that quite as I should have ............. It might be better to say that I always feel I could and should have done a better job. I enjoy building them, although I have to admit one or two have been a bit of a struggle and came close to being trashed.

Peter

[Guest]

Yes I have come close to that Peter.

Strange but those in the end I have come to be a bit proud of as I continued & made something out of them. Not only that I learnt a lot of what you can achieve to rescue a near disaster.

Weird that you do it all for pleasure but love it & compared to sitting there night after night watching wall to wall television it is being on cloud 9.

Laurie

[Guest]

Maybe I didn't phrase that quite as I should have ............. It might be better to say that I always feel I could and should have done a better job. I enjoy building them, although I have to admit one or two have been a bit of a struggle and came close to being trashed. Peter

Oh right, see what you mean

I enjoy the dodgy kits, the more work they need the bigger kick I get out of them

[Guest]

Yes Andy a fine line between getting a kick out of it or kicking it. The model that is.

The Mosquito 1/48 Revell drove me to near utter distraction mainly the cost of filler. Where as the Revell 1/48 Wessex was a great friend a very nice model to construct. Not easy but if you thought it out prior to taking the glue to it it made life so much easier & that also gives you a good kick out of it all.

Laurie

[BarryW]

I am in the 'looks right' camp. That said I do like a degree of accuracy too. I buy kits that have good accuracy and avoid those that have problems. Mostly I build out of the box but will add some details with resin and pe sometimes but without going over the top. A couple of times I have done research to build a different model than in the box for instance a RAF Mustang out of the Tammy 32 scale kit or Martlett out of a Trumpy Wildcat. I admire the work of those who spend a fortune on aftermarket stuff leaving little of the original base kit but that is not for me.