I don’t sweat that stuff. I use F.I.C.E. (Fudge it, close enough) and TLAR (that looks about right) modeling philosophies. I don’t mind an education on these issues if it’s provide in some form other than “you need to fix that or you’re an idiot.” Which is basically what 75% of comments like the one in the previous page amount to.
A couple ways to handle this:
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Don’t look in and comment on my builds if you don’t like how I do it.
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PayPal me the cost of the kit and supplies and I’ll build it your way.
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Point out concerns in a thoughtful manner and don’t get belligerent when I decide to do it my way.
And no real direct hostility toward the original commenter. I see this junk all the time though and it gets to a point that I just rage when it happens to me. I’m not building museum pieces. It’s my hobby and I’ll do it my way and frankly 99% of the “rivet counting” is just weenie shaking and I bore of it.
Oh…and the single fastest way to get me to tune out of anything you can say about color is to reference Dana Bell.