thanks folks.its lovely to share thoughts and techniques with other modellers. ive always wanted to join a modellers club but ive no confidence in my skill. i think it puts me off when i see people spending hours sawing and sanding bits off just to replace them with photo etch that basically looks the same as the kit part. to me, its all about fun and taking part in a relaxing hobby thats relatively cheap. yes, iwant my models to look authentic but not to the point where im researching rivet sizes on a ships door! anyway.... great forum and i look forward to hearing from all of you. kind regards Rob.
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Modelling comes in various guises.
The hobby modeller: this modeller likes to build OTB, no faffing, basic prep work, glue, paint, decals, done. Build time be could hours or days.
Semi-pro modeller: this modeller spends time researching the model and variants, prep work involves full clean off, filing or even adding items, fit lines will be filled and smoothed, paint will a combination of spray and brush, highlights added, build time can run into weeks.
Pro-modeller: this modeller will spend ages researching the model, prep is as in the semi-modeller but parts could be scratch made to a high degree of quality and accuracy, paint will spray using a pro-sprayer with various nozzles, highlighting will be subtle but could be over 10 washes with wipe ons and offs, the paint will be 99% match for the piece, even having paint mixed up in necessary. Build time could be months.
Most people fall in-between the first and second with cracking results with the exceptional few in the last section. This is what makes this site what it is, various levels of workmanship, even a newbie can offer something to the 'forum-table' regarding a method or technique. We all work at different levels, I have been making models for years but still consider my work poor to okay regarding the standards I have seen on here and elsewhere-I know that isn't true, but we are all our worst critic. This is why we are here, to learn and admire and...hopefully...get better.
I think Rob your models and dio's are just fine the way they are and if you learn something that you can add to enhance them then great, if not, who cares, you are building for you and that is all that matters. If you enjoy making models and they give you happiness then we are all behind anyone that wants to join in on this forum.
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si, thats a fantastic answer mate. i feel a whole lot better about where i rate my work and why i do it. your answer has just hit the nail on the head. you should have been a counsellor mate.
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LOL, glad it helped. Sometimes we see our models and think they're rubbish and dare not show them to others even though we want to join a forum and learn etc. Nonsense and rubbish mate, we all started somewhere and had to learn, either the hard way or via forums like this getting good advice and techniques, I for one and probably many others like your work-sometimes even a basic model and dio can give better results than a dio that has been planned too well. Keep up the great models Rob, look forward to seeing more from you mate.Originally posted by \
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Great one Rob nicely done. Just finished reading Admiral Woodward's book about the Falklands & Fearless appeared numerous times together with her sister ship Intrepid.
Great read is Commander Clapp's book. He was on the Fearless in charge of the invasion landing. Very nice ship went on her in Portsmouth on a Navy open day years ago. It was an enormous thing. Only Invincible & Hermes were larger of the Naval boats.
A nice model of a great ship Rob.
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thanks laurie, saw intrepid about ten years ago sitting very forlorn at the top end of pompey harbour. think she was awaiting her last trip to india for scrap.Comment
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Very sad when you see a boat waiting to be scrappedOriginally posted by \
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She was actually up for sale/sold with the two carriers at the time of the Falklands when the deal was scrapped.
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