do you build for pleasure what ever way it comes out oh well (hack)
or do you build for people to admire and cut and chop and add for perfection (rivet-counter)
either way is cool
but just wondering
i am a hack
I guess I would consider myself more a hack than a rivet counter. I do build with the goal of having an admirable end result, but I’m more focused on whether I enjoy the build. If it’s not perfect or completely accurate- but I enjoyed it- that’s good enough for me.
I got back into the hobby to get away from frustration- so I try to avoid adding any to the hobby.
Doesn’t always work when you’ve sanded for 20 minutes on a wing joint and it still looks awful… [;)]
I guess what makes me a hack is at that point I declare “Good enough” and just make sure not to show that angle in photos on the forum! LOL
i guess that puts me in the hack list,i usually build OOB but i’m currently doing AM 1/48 Avenger with the “Big Ed” PE set(it’ll be a while before i tackle something this complex again),on the other hand ,i find that i’m slowly starting to scratch and modify some parts on planes,i guess that goes with the learning curve,i’ve been at this for about 1 1/2 years now and it seems to get a little better with each build
I’m not just a hack, but a HACK! [:D]
I would say I 'm in the middle of the two leaning more towards hack. I like to build to my specs, so to speak. I will take it to where I would like it and call it a day. If that takes 2 days or 2 weeks then I’ll do it. Absolute accuracy is not neccessary since I’m OOB only. I admire the builders who go all out but I don’t have that desire or fortitude.
Andy
I would say I’m 70% hack. It’s not worth it if it isn’t fun, but it’s not entirely fun with out the challenge of making it “real.” If there’s a .04mm discrepency in bogey spacing, that’s too much work to fix for marginal improvement. None of my friends bust out their calipers before saying nice work. My wife can’t even tell what the hell I built so it doesn’t really matter to me. If I feel good about it, it is good.
Hack. I build for the fun of it and mostly OOB. As long as it looks good to me I’m happy.[2c][:)]
That about is where I am too…more of a rivet hacker . The only diffence is to me a bogey is flying around trying to get on my tail and vice versa so “bogey spacing” is constantly changing[;)]
When I build a model, I build it to the best of my ability. As far as detailing, if I care about a certain subject, or “get into the build”, I may try to accurize it and correct errors. If not, I will build it OOB or perhaps use a PE set or aluminum barrel.
This reminds me of a topic on an other forum several years back.
An “expert modeler”, (who has had more than a few articles printed in Kalmbach publications), made refference to two classes: Modelers and builders (Small ‘b’ his emphasis).
His dissertation wasn’t as nice as Durr’s.
So I am a hack builder!
But then again, when I find something I know to be kaa-kaa, I strive to “make it right”.
Whether, I acheive the end result required to the lofty post of "MODELER" (angels sing, lights through the clouds, and puppies and kitties playing blissfully). . .well I don’t care!
I have modified my father-in-laws philosophy of ‘good enough for who it’s for’, to TLAR, ‘That looks about right’.
When photographed from an angle I set up, they are good enough for FSM or even an IPMS judge!! (well maybe!)
Don
I would put myself as a hack with rivet counter tendencies. As long as something looks right to me I’ll go with it, but if it doesn’t look right I’ll use every effort to get it to look right. Unfortunately, this approach causes me to be a slow builder.
I count the rivets that matter to me.
So I guess I must be a hack rivet counter.
I guess I’m firmly in the minority being both a hack and a rivet counter. The degree to which I fall toward either end of the spectrum depends on my mood, the current kit on the bench, and my goals.
I am equally adept at building some kits straight OTB while others will have PE, resin, scratch-building, or modifications added to the build to improve their accuracy. In BOTH cases I’m building for “pleasure” and certainly don’t see the later builds as being any less enjoyable than the OTB kits. I not big on competitions and usually (at least to date) no one - other than a few members of a forum or two - will probably ever see my completed builds.
I quess I’m more of a hack, but I do try to make a nice, accurate(as best that I can) build, only person I need to impress is myself
I like my models to look good and realistic, yet I don’t fret if the hull is 1mm too short, or if a tiny handle is missing. I build my models for myself and 99.9% of the people who look at them wouldn’t know the difference between an M4A1 and an M4A3, much less be able to tell if the idler wheel in the kit was wrong. Know what I mean? So I guess I’d consider myself an “enlightened” hack. [;)][(-D]
I guess I fall in the “hack” catagory, though I like to add details that I think actually add to the kit. I’d love to be able to have the patience to wire the engines or add brake and hydraulic lines to my builds, but I’d rather work harder on the finish and any weathering that I may add.
I don’t worry about the rivets, and they don’t worry about me, and we all get along.
I live for other people’s compliments thanks to my disparaging parents and screwed-up childhood!! =P
Really I build to hone my skill to beat my own expectations even though sometimes I can be a lil overly critical, so I’d say I am in the middle of the two ends as well.
I don’t think anyone want to admit that they are a rivet-counter![:)]
Hack. I don’t even own any styrene.
As a scratch-builder of entirely fictitious subjects, is there any conceivable way I could be a rivet counter?
Perish the thought! [:D]
Krzysztof Mathews- Hack, and proud of it!