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| Subject: | Re: Quick-build "Weekend" projects |  |
| Date: | Aug 22, 2006 |
| From: | Gary Cooper | |
My vote would go for almost any of the "older and simpler" kits from the old days, you know before the Ipod or blackberry era; such as Tamiya M-41, M-48, or even the early panther or tiger. Also many of the Italeri kits which are still around. Maybe even a Monogram 1/32 kit? I feel that the simplicity of these kits put them in the category of quick, or weekend build. I can also see the point that the new much better enginered kits fall in the category as well.One more thing is that I also have a Tamiya M-48 about half way done with only the Eduard photo etch set added, so I would cast a vote for that one also.
Then of course you run into the dilema of determing what is "weekend"
in terms of extra goodies, or how much scratch or aftermarket detail will/should be allowed?
Could you allow one aftermarket item i.e. photo etch set,resin detailor update set,moderate scratch building? Or the skys the limit?
I am sure some of the more accomplished modellers out there could do in one or two weekends what would take me,or the average modeller a month or more to finish. Or will it just be (I'm almost afraid to say it here because I have seen recent threads on this subject, which almost every one has a different opinion of) Out Of Box?
I hope this dosn't make this a headache for you, but I wouldn't want to try to compete with a simple build against something that some one has finished already with hundreds of dollars worth of aftermarket and pounds of scratch built that took months (or years) to finish, but because it ends up on a list that we all agree on they enter it in the contest.
And one last headache. Will this have to be a current build or can this be something that has been on a shelf completed for YEARS as some of the contest entrys seem to be ? I understand that the idea is to get more kits displayed on this site, but probably mostly to motivate people to BUILD SOMETHING.I personaly would like this contest to have the clause that it should be if not current at least a relatively recent build. This of course (I think) should be on the honor system.
I hope this dosen't turn this into one of the 100 reply swirling dogfights that I have seen on this site. But there it is. Once again I really hope something you have thought of as something fun to do does not turn into a major pain in the back side for you. |
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 | Quick-build "Weekend" projects - Paul A. Owen - Aug 21, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Quick-build "Weekend" projects : Tamiya Quad - Pat Bernier - Aug 21, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Quick-build "Weekend" projects - Dennis Leonituk, jr - Aug 21, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Quick-build "Weekend" projects - Damon Agretto - Aug 21, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Quick-build "Weekend" projects - Tim Streeter - Aug 21, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Quick-build "Weekend" projects - John F. Steinman - Aug 21, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Quick-build "Weekend" projects - GleNN Bartolotti - Aug 21, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: Quick-build "Weekend" projects - Alan Leong - Aug 21, 2006 |
| . . . Tasca Akuyaku No. 1 - frank Forster - Aug 21, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: Tasca Akuyaku No. 1 [IMG] - Paul A. Owen - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Tasca Akuyaku No. 1 - Sonny Sy - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Quick-build "Weekend" projects - Bill Goodrich - Aug 21, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: Quick-build "Weekend" projects - Eric Geneau - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Quick-build "Weekend" projects - Dan LeClair - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Quick-build "Weekend" projects - Jim Wechsler - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: Quick-build "Weekend" projects - Jim Wechsler - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: Quick-build "Weekend" projects - Paul A. Owen - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Quick-build "Weekend" projects - Jim Wechsler - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Quick-build "Weekend" projects - Gary Cooper - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: Quick-build "Weekend" projects - Paul A. Owen - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: 100 replys - Gary Cooper - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Quick-build "Weekend" projects - Scott Dimmick - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Quick-build "Weekend" projects? - Mike Bedard - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Complile a list - Paul A. Owen - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: Complile a list - Jim Wechsler - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Complile a list - Paul A. Owen - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Complile a list - Jim Wechsler - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Complile a list - Paul A. Owen - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: Complile a list - Bill Goodrich - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Quick Builds - Roger Cockburn - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Complile a list - James Wechsler - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Complile a list - Those living far away need to order their kits - Magnus Schmauch - Aug 23, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Quick-build "Weekend" projects - Eric Scurlock - Aug 23, 2006 |
| . . . List - Eric Scurlock - Aug 23, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: List - Jim Wechsler - Aug 23, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: List - Eric Scurlock - Aug 24, 2006 |
| . . . When? - Eric Scurlock - Aug 23, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: When? - Paul A. Owen - Aug 23, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: When? - Jim Wechsler - Aug 23, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: When? - Eric Scurlock - Aug 23, 2006 |
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