Or perhaps you’re a knots counter![:)]
Well, ships do have knots, and they have heads, so that must make me a Knothead.
Had to re-read all this.
It almost…
(wait for it)
sailed right by me!
Mwahahahahahaha
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I would say I’m a hack. I really like to make it right, but it doesn’t always happen. When I get so serious about it that I am getting frustrated because its not right, its not fun anymore to me.
I try to be as correct as possible within certain criteria; time consumption, capital allowance, and the big one, aggravation.
n/t
Im without a doubt a hack. Like Centerdeck I own no styrene, wires or the like. My library is basically several Walk Arounds and 3 years worth of FSM and SAMI so most of the time my builds are finished long after I see the fixes or corrections for them. I build for my own enjoymnet and for my wifes. Even if I was to paint a Bf 109 in USN tri color she would even suspect a thing (or the vast majority of people that come to my house). So as far as corrections I can say that I havent ever did 1. In fact I have even made a few mistakes on some of my builds and didnt even realize untill I was looking through a book later. One of my worst was using the VFI decals instead of VFT decals for Shangri La I still dont know how that mistake came about other than I seem to suffer from ADD. But I will say that MY execution must be top notch. Yeah Ive painted planes the wrong color sure. I use Tamiya acrylics and have to mix my own paint on almost any build I do so sure theres errors. But the paint must be laid down well and the pattern accurate. My eye is improving at mixing and also so are my skills in general. Exteme care is also taken for decals not to silver and in top coating. So I guess many years from now as my skill grow Id hope to start down the path of the artist rather than the path of the rivet counter.
Amen brother, that’s the way it’s supposed to be.
I would have to say that I am a hack. As long as it is close to the original is good enough for me, cause I know that I will never get it to look like the real thing that I am building.
That’s pretty much where I am… I want it to look right. I’m not going to change where the panel lines are, and if the canopy doesn’t quite have the right shape I’m not going to agonize if I don’t fix it. Sometimes some resin, sometimes some P.E., sometimes both and sometimes straight OOTB including kit decals. Just depends on the subject.
But whatever I do, it’s a blast, even if it’s not perfect!
Jack
Have to be a hack…i work on the 3ft rule as in does it look good from 3ft away
mick [8-]