RichCostello Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 On 9/29/2018 at 11:31 AM, Classicgas said: The defects in the Camaro and Firebird, while there, really don't bother me that much except for the size of the tires. Nothing wrong if it bothers you or if it doesn't, room for all of us lol. What kind of crazy talk is this? The kind that I agree with completely, I like both of those, and I'll change the wheels/tires anyway.
Classicgas Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, RichCostello said: What kind of crazy talk is this? The kind that I agree with completely, I like both of those, and I'll change the wheels/tires anyway. Lol. Problem is those of us that accept what we consider to be minor issues and not bothered by them are accused of accepting mediocrity. Not true. Some just choose to look for the good and positive. Believe me if we see something that really annoys us we will say so. Forums like this were not in common use when Revell issued their first 69 Charger. Had I had access to a forum like this then you would have seen me jump on them. Edited October 12, 2018 by Classicgas
RichCostello Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 58 minutes ago, Classicgas said: Lol. Problem is those of us that accept what we consider to be minor issues and not bothered by them are accused of accepting mediocrity. Not true. Some just choose to look for the good and positive. Believe me if we see something that really annoys us we will say so. Forums like this were not in common use when Revell issued their first 69 Charger. Had I had access to a forum like this then you would have seen me jump on them. Maybe I do accept mediocrity, I don't really care. I've got a lot more serious things to worry about than the roofline, or drip rail, or shape of a grill, or yada, yada, yada on a plastic model car. I build for fun, and to take my mind off of those real worries. If I build a 67 Camaro, and it looks good to me, and it looks like a 67 Camaro, and I'm satisfied with the way it looks on the shelf, that's all that matters to me, and if some superstar doesn't agree TOO BAD(for them)I DON'T CARE!
Chuck Kourouklis Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 Well that's all great to present out of context, gentlemen, but people who criticized inanimate models were subject to personal attacks for it first, and the whole "accepting mediocrity" angle only came up as a response to those broadsides. Now apparently I can't resist setting history straight any time someone tries to revise it, but otherwise I was ready to just let this go. Interesting that you all apparently aren't.
StevenGuthmiller Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 I find this whole argument absolutely pointless. Who is convincing who? It's on the same level as a disagreement on religion or politics. One side will never convince the other, so just do what you do. If you want to fix any imperfections in a kit, be my guest. If you find them acceptable, build them as is. All of this pontificating about a kit that hasn't even exited the womb yet is asinine! Steve
Classicgas Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 12 hours ago, RichCostello said: Maybe I do accept mediocrity, I don't really care. I've got a lot more serious things to worry about than the roofline, or drip rail, or shape of a grill, or yada, yada, yada on a plastic model car. I build for fun, and to take my mind off of those real worries. If I build a 67 Camaro, and it looks good to me, and it looks like a 67 Camaro, and I'm satisfied with the way it looks on the shelf, that's all that matters to me, and if some superstar doesn't agree TOO BAD(for them)I DON'T CARE! X2 Rich. Well said.
Classicgas Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Chuck Kourouklis said: Well that's all great to present out of context, gentlemen, but people who criticized inanimate models were subject to personal attacks for it first, and the whole "accepting mediocrity" angle only came up as a response to those broadsides. Now apparently I can't resist setting history straight any time someone tries to revise it, but otherwise I was ready to just let this go. Interesting that you all apparently aren't. If you were you wouldn't have commented. FYI I got raked over the coals and told I didn't know the subject on another forum because I had the audacity to say a test shot looked good. So I did not attack first.
Chuck Kourouklis Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 YES I WAS ready to let it go. I haven't been so active with this sort of thing recently in case you failed to notice. But then there was the kind of behavior I described in item #9 of the big collective joke I've had posted at the link in my signature. Second to last paragraph is a pretty precise description of what's happened in the last few posts of this thread - as of five and a half years ago. Now assuming it's accurate, Lee, you've got that one anecdote against what - the Del Rio thread here. The Revell '62 Impala. The Moebius F-series. The '70 'Cuda. The '29/'31 Ford. The Kit That Must Not Be Named. One thread after another where somebody looks at a preview pic and says "I dunno..." and then a mob comes out to pile up on the guy like a pack of hyenas. That side hasn't reaped the HALF of what it's sown. But y'all are right, this IS very much like politics - straight down to either a loose interpretation or the outright dismissal of a few core facts. In fact, I think I observed that before anybody else did in this very thread.
Xingu Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 I am just going to lock this. I am tired of the same arguments and tired of being asked to check out someone's blog.
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