1:72 Tornado GR4, Dambusters70th Anniversary
Discussion
perdu said:
I didnt like it when I saw it and I still dont
It is so blooming unrealistic it just makes me cringe
Really, that much work on the airframe and it still has its engines transmission and rotor systems attached
To me it is just bulls**ne
And it seems to represent a new "warts with no skin and all" treatment of models, there were a few similarly attired models in the competition and round the displays on some club stands
I'm not about to join the trend
Doc's Mighty Fin represents an aircraft in service with a job to do
And in the flesh it is even more subtly awesome
Nice model doc, very nice
Ha ha thanks Perdu. Clearly a lot of work had gone into the winning model - certainly more than mine. Fair enough it wasn't to my taste either, but if you enter a competition you accept the judges decision. For me, in terms of improving my modelling, I get more from building a model with the intention of having it judged than just building it for the sake of it. Unexpectedly getting a plaque and certificate even though it came second (plus the boy getting a new kit as a prize too) made it a great day out for us.It is so blooming unrealistic it just makes me cringe
Really, that much work on the airframe and it still has its engines transmission and rotor systems attached
To me it is just bulls**ne
And it seems to represent a new "warts with no skin and all" treatment of models, there were a few similarly attired models in the competition and round the displays on some club stands
I'm not about to join the trend
Doc's Mighty Fin represents an aircraft in service with a job to do
And in the flesh it is even more subtly awesome
Nice model doc, very nice
As an aside (and I think I've got this right): It turned out at the presentation of prizes that the person who built the winning helicopter was apparently the editor of a Polish modelling magazine, and - again if I understood correctly, had donated one of the prizes awarded at the show, awarded for a new class, the name of which I can't remember.
perdu said:
Hmm
I'm glad I didn't put the Scout up in the competition, lots of work in it but no way a show stopper like the ones in there
My wife asked me if I would and was miffed that I said no
"All that work, all that time and you won't even bother to enter!"
Still she didn't hold a huge grudge, still had a lovely roast chicken dinner ready for me.
(I couldn't have beaten that Tornado anyway)
Personally, I like to look at competition models at a show because that is where many of the 'not previously seen' models are. A lot of the stuff on club stands is the same year on year. Therefore if I've built a model that I think looks good, I'll enter it for the same reason - I like to look at other people's work, so I assume mine contribute in some way whether they are good enough to win a prize or not. For example, I saw your Scout in the competition at Telford, and despite there being hundreds of other models there, it helped to make the competition hall a fascinating place to spend some time.I'm glad I didn't put the Scout up in the competition, lots of work in it but no way a show stopper like the ones in there
My wife asked me if I would and was miffed that I said no
"All that work, all that time and you won't even bother to enter!"
Still she didn't hold a huge grudge, still had a lovely roast chicken dinner ready for me.
(I couldn't have beaten that Tornado anyway)
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