Posted by Mike Costello
on April 24, 2009, 5:26 pm, in reply to "Models with a soul"
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Hi Will,
I think you may be starting to fall into the age old trap of 'absolute detail' where many an argument has been raised over perceptions such; the lack of this, the length of that or even the exact colour of a model.
You are right in the point that some modellers favourite model is not necessarily to a museum standard however, and this is very important, it looks right. Furthermore, many modellers (and I include myself) collect certain models due to emotional and evocative reasons i.e. served on that ship; first ship they ever saw; powerful advertising etc., etc.
I am always concerned that newcomers may get put off the subject due to an elitism, of having the perfect model or pointing out other's defects. I would say that 80-90% of us could not build a model to those standards and can be put off even starting when they see such 'perfections' on display. I myself get the greater pleasure actually building and painting a model even if the finished item is not to any great standard, as long as it looks a pleasing representative of the real thing. As an example, I have attached a photo of a Mulberry Harbour spud pontoon which I am scratchbuilding to 1/144 scale. It won't win any awards but it looks good to me and the researching and making is giving me pleasure. The pontoon has quite a way to go before being finished.
A Triang 1/1200 Bulwark has been placed in the foreground to give perspective on the scale. The scratchbuild in the background will be the tug Empire Bracken.
HTH
Mike 
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