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That D.F. is part of modelling, it teaches you patience along with dexterity, planning, forethought and perseverence and goal setting. I, for example, (and this is not some sort ego trip) am an aircraft mechanic by trade or as I like to think of it, I get to play with the 1:1 scale stuff.Anyway a lot of times during my career I've been asked to do some task that my bosses know is difficult or requires a craftmans touch (READ artsy-fartsy) is tedious and easily frustrates many of my co-workers. I just finished one of these matter of fact. Why did they pick me? Because they know I have the "Touch". What is "The Touch" The patience and craft skills I learned from modelling, that's all. So hang in there and enjoy the challenges and end results. That's what modelling is all about!
Thats it, thats it, thats it!!!!!!Relax. Enjoy. Have fun....
Thats it, thats it, thats it!!!!!!
Fun is the word that must be printed at the top of all instructions! Last week I had my kids for a time. One night got my 8yr son and 11yr daughter to sit down and we grabbed some models from my extensive collection.He chose a 1/48 Mustang and she a 1/48 Seafire. Well, the glue changed the aerodynamics of the planes, the paint looked like Tammy Faye (God rest her soul) and the decals portrayed the Nippon-Aussie-Dutch Air Force! But it was FUN! I cringed here and there but got over it and thought they gotta have fun first and nit-picking later.
pgf_666 You just hit on another of my pet peeves. The IPMS started out as a vehicle to promote the hobby but the "rivet counters" as you mentioned spoiled it for a lot of people. That was back in the '70's and I'll bet it hasn't changed much.
Hell, they've even taken that away! Ah the good ol' days of Testors in the orange tube!!8)it's an obsession (or you're addicted to the smell of the glue ).
I still have a few tubes of that laying around.....................
" why is your spitfire kermit the frog green "
" cause its cool man........."
No, it hasn't; if anything, it's gotten worse. They've taken all the fun out of building. Now it's a bunch of experten "counting rivets", as you said, and nit-picking.
" why is your spitfire kermit the frog green "
" cause its cool man........."
If I ever painted a model like that I would have slapped myself.
Unfortunately I see the same thing happening in my hobby with radio controlled planes. everyone wants the prefabbed kits that really don't take any assembly time at all. They all have the same excuse that they don't have time but that's crap. People may not be able to manage there time but if you have the desire then you can always make some available. I will say it is getting harder to get kids involved with all the video gaming that's taking place but we as a group need to keep trying.