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| Subject: | We build Models... |  |
| Date: | Sep 29, 2005 |
| From: | Matt Riesmeyer | |
Hi guys,
A great topic, and I decided to hesitantly toss in a few perspectives.
Although I have been tempted for years to write a review, I never have.
Why? There are several drivers, and I may yet get over them and do a review before I pass on. Here's a few...
Rule #1: I build models for fun, and to unwind from stress. A little fine motor skill work takes a load off my mind.
I build Models, not the real thing. If I wanted to build an exact replica of an Abrams, I would need every engineering drawing, review each drawing to reproduce a part, and review again....See Rule #1: Not fun!
I also dabble in artwork, and I remember an art teacher instructing us that you don't have to represent every detail to describe something. Sometimes a line or a shadow is enough to represent, and your brain fills in the rest.
Maybe because of that, I consider myself a one-meter modeler. If it looks good at one meter, I'm happy.
Remember the slogan in Soviet tank factories: "Perfect is the enemy of good enough." I try not to forget that the model companies are the real risk-takers, and if I can buy a darn close model with a few things that can be upgraded, I'll live with that because I didn't spend $350K for the tooling plus production run costs! Having said that, I'll spend my money wisely on kits (largely based on TL reviewers' experiences), and I won't knowingly buy a kit that will be tremendously time consuming to get in shape. For me, that's a huge review value!
After all that, I ask myself "Would anyone want to read a review that I write, because my perspectives are unusual and I don't have the mindset necessary to give a good accuracy check?" So far, the self-answer is no.
OK, I'm done!
TIY,
Matt |
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 | Fear of Reviewing - Paul A. Owen - Sep 29, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Fear of Reviewing - Damon Agretto - Sep 29, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Fear of Reviewing - Roy A. Schlicht - Sep 29, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Re: Fear of Reviewing - fmatthews - Sep 29, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Re: Nit-picking - Paul A. Owen - Sep 29, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Nit-picking - Roy A. Schlicht - Sep 29, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . Go for it! - Hans Haase - Sep 29, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Go for it! - Paul A. Owen - Sep 29, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Go for it! - Geoff Steer - Sep 30, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Nit-picking - Mike - Sep 30, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Nit-picking - Saul Garcia - Sep 30, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Nit-picking - Mike - Sep 30, 2005 |
| . . . have no fear! - Tony Vidana - Sep 29, 2005 |
| . . . . . . We build Models... - Matt Riesmeyer - Sep 29, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . Well how does it go together? - Kurt Laughlin - Sep 29, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: We build Models... - Gibson Lawrence - Sep 30, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Fear of Reviewing - Kurt Laughlin - Sep 29, 2005 |
| . . . . . . Right on! - Doug Chaltry - Sep 30, 2005 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Right on! - christopher wilson - Oct 1, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Fear of Reviewing - Mike Kippenhan - Sep 29, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Fear of Reviewing - Philippe - Sep 29, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Fear of Reviewing - Fred A. Robinson - Sep 30, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Fear of Reviewing - Mike - Sep 30, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Fear of Reviewing - Saul Garcia - Sep 30, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Fear of Reviewing - Jim Wechsler - Sep 30, 2005 |
| . . . Pick the nit! - frank forster - Sep 30, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Fear of Reviewing - Tom Rea - Oct 1, 2005 |
| . . . Re: Joy of blogging - Paul A. Owen - Oct 2, 2005 |
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