discussion Club show table or not

[Guest]

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

I don't display (publicly) any of my models either, this forum is about as close as it gets. But when people come over to our place (not very often), they usually 'oooh and aah' like little kids loose in a candy store, as they go from kit to kit.

My problem is that I am my own worst critic, and that applies to everything (it's one of my hangups that I am in counselling for), but I take their praise and I shrug, not sure if they really mean it or not.

I can think of a way around it (your situation). Put it on display but join the crowd and quietly observe their comments or critiques as though you had nothing to do with it. People can be more honest about a piece of work if they don't know that the artist is standing right next to them. Then use that information to guide your improvements process...

 

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

You have to go for it, the majority of people at shows are not there to pick faults with peoples builds but to see the work we have all created, sure yo may get the odd rivet counter but on the whole you will enjoy the conversations you will have about your builds.

I was a little hesitant at my first few shows but now I love doing them, this year I've done about 12 and not had a bad word said to me, just great conversation.

You have to do it

Adrian

 

[Guest]

I suppose i will do it as has been said i can give it to the library after.

thanks all

 

[Guest]

It's a great build build mate, I've really enjoyed watching it come to fruition

My personal opinion, for sure it needs to go to your library, but I really think it'd be good to give it an outing at the club meet

 

[Guest]

like a few of the other comments above, dont be scared of showing your stuff. the shows are there to showcase all modellers of differing abilities and in my experience you will rarely get someone commenting on a bad model, they just move along, you will however get lots and lots of people commenting on how nice a model is. it took me nearly a year before i would take a model to my club, dont know why now. modellers seem to have an in built ability to be very self critical of their own work. most people are probably wishing they could build as well as you.