bobthehobbyguy Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 One more suggestion as Bill stated in another post. Check out Harry P's work. It is the definition of show quality. His latest post in ubderglass is a stunning fiat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 While all the detailed explanations and opinions are very good, how about a very simple explanation: Show Quality in models is like Show Quality in real cars. If the real or model car is worth of being entered (and be competitive) in a show, I would consider it Show Quality. That is not to say that if the vehicle (model or real) is not up to show quality, it can still be entered in the show. But it most likely will not win any trophies. But as long as the owner (of the real car or model) had fun building it then that is the most important consideration. As far as Harry P's models go, those would be in yet another category: Concourse Quality models! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chariots of Fire Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Plenty of good advise above me. But here's my take on your question: First, build what you like and give the best effort you can with the experience you have. The more you build and observe what others do you will find out soon enough what works to build a good looking model. Secondly don't worry about building a contest winning model. It doesn't quite work that way. I liked what Tom Geiger said. Keep model building fun. Ask questions of other modelers, especially those who have build really good looking models that are on the contest table. They will tell you they didn't always do clean exceptional builds. They had to follow a learning curve. Find your own and stick with it. And lastly learn as much as you can about the actual 1:1 piece you are modeling. It will help you understand what you are building and will help in adding those little details that will make the model you build one of a kind. Oh, yeah! Sand the flash off of those tires!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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