| Howdy Alan,
First off, let me thank you for your thoughts on this build.
But I also wanted to give some "insight into my outlook" on critisizm. Many years ago when I was much younger, all the kids in my neighborhood got into building models. Models of aircraft, tanks, ships etc. When we would finish a build, one that was usually done in the privacy of our own homes, we couldnt wait for the chance to "show it off" to the other kids. Sure there was the usual critisizm between us kids of each others work...ie "you have a finger print in glue there" or "you built it with the wheels facing inboard instead of outboard", there was the occassional "the plastic is all melted here".
But, it didnt matter to any of us, we were doing something we all liked to do...building models. I am sure that some of us probably took offense to what others said at one time or another but, we learned from those comments or "critisizms" as some might call it.
Now all of the aforementioned comments that were uttered by us kids were critisims of "craftsmanship", not of "historical accuracy".
We all learned along time ago that with models, you can pretty much do whatever you like in the way of decorations, if it wasnt "historically accurate" so what, you had fun building it. But, knowing that it wasnt "historically accurate", because it was pointed out to you by the other kids, you learned and remembered...and your next build included what you had learned.
Now we were just kids and none of us were by any means "Historians", but we had all seen pictures on TV and in books and movies but we were no one to be "criticizing" the others on accuracy.
If you will really read what I have typed above, you will see that what I am saying is:
1. Build for the fun of it, if it makes you happy then great, thats what counts.
2. Never take others comments as "critisizm". Even though that may be the proper word for the comments, try to see the deeper meaning behind the comments, its not that what you built was bad, but there were flaws. Take note of them and learn from them, what better way to learn something than to learn it while you are doing something you enjoy....like building models.
3. Just because the box art shows the model one way, doesnt mean that the depiction is "historically accurate". The same applies with TV and movies....(and this is so true here because unless they are documentaries, they are probably fiction or inaccurate re enactments).
In closing, I do wish to say thanks to Kiwi also, as I tried to say above, I appreciate any comments, positive or negative.....moreso the negative because I can learn from them. This is not saying that I see your comments as being negative or for that matter, I dont even see them as "critisizm". I see them as someone imparting their knowledge to me on a subject that I know I have very little knowledge of...ie... the Hawker Sea Fury.
Now I have aged alot since those days of my youth, all of my old friends have moved away and are living their own lives, I am just happy that I have found a place that, when I build a model I can "show it off" to the other "kids" here.
Whether my models are accurate or not..........all comments welcome, ya'll are the kids in my neighborhood now.
Have a good day all,
Greg
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