by mike | Apr 6, 2020 | Modeling Techniques, PS2CD 4427, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
In his book, The Path Of Least Resistance, author Robert Fritz suggests there are three main stages to most creative works. They are germination, or the beginning, where you are full of energy and excitement about the new project. Assimilation is that long slog in the...
by mike | Mar 30, 2020 | PS2CD 4427, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
In a conversation with a friend, he offered this interesting question: “When we look at a real covered hopper we never start criticizing its prototype accuracy. Why is the question different for the model?” My answer is subjective but I think there’s some...
by mike | Sep 10, 2019 | PS2CD 4427, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
I’ve never attempted this kind of work before. Not in styrene, certainly not in brass. I’d look at the work of more experienced builders with envy and admiration but always think that brass was too hard, I didn’t have the right tools and didn’t know how to do things....
by mike | Sep 5, 2019 | Modeling Techniques, PS2CD 4427, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
I’m moving into the areas of my covered hopper build that will be the finished surfaces and details. My preliminary test pieces show that I’m at the far edge of my skill level and stretching into the unknown. Mistakes now will be more costly to fix in terms of time...
by mike | Aug 18, 2019 | Modeling Techniques, PS2CD 4427, The P48 Experience |
Model building is a series of individual decisions that add to or detract from the final result. Each step is an opportunity to exercise care and judgment or something to hurry through because your mind is on other things. If I want better quality models, then I have...
