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I think what we need to remember is this is just a hobby. With that being said, many people are in this hobby for different reasons. Some may simply be interested in the subject matter (muscle cars, drag cars, big trucks, etc.) and like myself can't afford the real thing, or some may be looking for a stress relieving hobby, while others may strive to make a work of art. A build can be a nice clean build, yet still not have all the trim painted or mold lines removed. Does it look real? No. Does it look good? To the builder's standards, yes. Sometimes we want to offer help to folks who don't need it. Most builders are like myself and can spot their mistakes a mile away. We also need to remember that not everyone desires to build a show quality model. Does that make them substandard in some way? No. They may actually be getting more joy from the hobby than the show quality builder. I'm not a great model builder myself although there are many great builders on this forum who I have a lot of respect for, but what has helped me to improve what skills I have is watching the great builders on this forum work, not comments on how my build wasn't up to par. I'm not an everyone gets a trophy guy, but this forum isn't a contest either. I normally comment on builds that I'm interested in the 1:1 subject. I usually look for something that was done well about the model and not the negative. If someone asks for input that is totally different. If there is a technical issue that you think that the builder may want to know about, send a PM. I personally think that discouraging builders is far more harmful to this hobby than trying to encourage folks with less than perfect builds.

Looking good!!

Thanks for all the comments guys!! I'm finally back to working on this one. I was able to get a little done on the bed today.

Another great one in the works! I'm watching!

Wow! You work fast Ken! I've had zero progress on anything since the first of June.? This one looks great! I always enjoy your builds!!

I like what you have put together here!

Some Great looking wreckers! I'll add one more:

Looks like the real thing! Great work!

You did a great job! Looks Great!

Looking Good!!!

Gary's non-steer axle is what is on my IH dump that I'm building. His service is great too.

Very awesome work going on here!!!

I have several reference pictures if you need some.

I should have a hood if you want to ditch that one.

Very cool build!

Looks great! nice details! I like the CD player.

Very nice work! The body and paint look slick! Nice details!

Looks great!! I really like the color that you came up with.

Very nice work! It looks great! The weathering is spot on!

Nice looking build!

What Carl said!!

I like it!! Looks Great!!

Nice! The weathering is great!

Thanks!!