Magnifier?

[stona]

I've seen judges shining torches into various openings on models. That throttle lever, about the size of a human eyelash is missing and a good judge will notice.

Most people do not look at models that way, but that's not the point.

If I send you an RB seat harness will you accept my challenge? Make a video on your phone as you thread the buckles onto the paper of the straps. If you can do it without magnification I'll be mightily impressed.

[David Lovell]

Strange judging is usually done behind closed doors ,why would I want to build a large scale seat belt plus my eyesight is that bad I cant see the smaller than life photo etch eye lash ,I dont know why some of you guys take such umbrage to a bit if tounge in cheek humour perhaps Andy the paint guy had the right idea.

[JR]

As many of you know I can't model unless the left eye is covered. The operations x 3 to save my eye after a detachment have left me a slight sight problem which is helped by having a prism in the left lens in my glasses so I can drive.

Close up work is done with one eye, the hard thing was training my eye to judge depth , I have to use a large optovisor or the head set like below , it comes with a set of 5 lenses. I have daylight bulbs in the main tube , two over head lights on the bench and in the magnifier.


I find that 2.5 is about as large as you need, any bigger just gives me eye ache The large magnifier light has a 1.75 lens and is perfect.

[Guest]

Heck I do not model make for judges to look at what I have done. I know what I have done also if it is any good.

Rather like gardeners with their huge marrows & mighty parsnips being judged. The only judge for a marrow is to cook & eat it.
Build finish & enjoy making a model.

Laurie