detail Pet peeve of mine!

[DiscoRover007]

8 hours ago, martinfan5 said:

Right now, at the top of my list, and this really applies to Facebook is people posting photos of their work or completed model that is similar to the one you are working on,  I REALLY DISLIKE that,  and it comes being an attention seeking I dont think I can type the word and use it.

Example, I post a photo of a painted body,  attention seeking person comes along and has to post a photo of his completed model ( and not the first time )

 Notice this as well. I don’t mind it if they are sharing advice and simply post a picture or two to share a completed build with someone in progress, or a picture with a link to the thread. But yeah you can usually tell when someone is being attention seeking or trying to show someone up.

[StevenGuthmiller]

8 hours ago, SSNJim said:

Two things that get me are hoods that don't fit properly, and "helicopter" photographs as if the picture was taken from a fourth floor window.

I believe in getting as many shots from as many angles and elevations as possible.

A model is a 3 dimensional subject.

Why make it 1 dimensional by only taking photos from belly level.

 

Steve

[Greg Myers]

You are correct Steve, This is certainly a mystery. Why indeed ? 

Take the shot that shows the most.

Old time Hot Rod photographers often brought a ladder or sought out a higher advantage to get a good shot.

[SfanGoch]

17 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

I believe in getting as many shots from as many angles and elevations as possible.

A model is a 3 dimensional subject.

Why make it 1 dimensional by only taking photos from belly level.

 

Steve

Sure, a model is a 3 dimensional subject. Unfortunately, a lot of people have a one dimensional eye when it comes to composing and taking photographs. How about twenty pics of a car model, eighteen of which are repetitive 3/4 perspective views of the front and rear ends. The remaining two are shots of the same tire/wheel/hubcap as seen from just under the fender when looking down.

[StevenGuthmiller]

16 minutes ago, SfanGoch said:

Sure, a model is a 3 dimensional subject. Unfortunately, a lot of people have a one dimensional eye when it comes to composing and taking photographs. How about twenty pics of a car model, eighteen of which are repetitive 3/4 perspective views of the front and rear ends. The remaining two are shots of the same tire/wheel/hubcap as seen from just under the fender when looking down.

Or there are people like me who have basically no talent for taking photos at all!

Please cut us some slack.

We can't be good at everything!

 

Steve

[SfanGoch]

Nah, your photos are swell.  

 

[StevenGuthmiller]

7 minutes ago, SfanGoch said:

Nah, your photos are swell.  

 

As long as your standards are low enough!

 

Steve

[SfanGoch]

I gots high standards. You can tell by who I associate with.

[martinfan5]

7 hours ago, DiscoRover007 said:

 Notice this as well. I don’t mind it if they are sharing advice and simply post a picture or two to share a completed build with someone in progress, or a picture with a link to the thread. But yeah you can usually tell when someone is being attention seeking or trying to show someone up.

Right, got some advice to post that might help the builder out, sure, go for it, but posting a photo of your completed model is nothing but trying to show someone up.

[StevenGuthmiller]

57 minutes ago, SfanGoch said:

I gots high standards. You can tell by who I associate with.

Looks like a sweet old couple!

 

Steve

[SSNJim]

5 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

I believe in getting as many shots from as many angles and elevations as possible.

A model is a 3 dimensional subject.

Why make it 1 dimensional by only taking photos from belly level.

 

Steve

Agreed. No one is arguing there should only be one angle. I like some variation in the pictures. What I am talking about is when there are 10 pictures, and the rocker panels and splash pans are not visible in any of the pictures.

[StevenGuthmiller]

4 hours ago, SSNJim said:

Agreed. No one is arguing there should only be one angle. I like some variation in the pictures. What I am talking about is when there are 10 pictures, and the rocker panels and splash pans are not visible in any of the pictures.

Agreed.

Occasionally the builder may be trying to hide some imperfection?

 

Steve

[Classicgas]

On 5/21/2018 at 6:00 PM, Greg Myers said:

My pet peeve is that so many of my threades get moved around and this one is still here and not in The Off-Topic Lounge 

Um, this thread isn't off topic. It is about model cars.

[Dann Tier]

Another thing that drives me mental, is when someone uses something stupid like a broken toothpick to prop a hood open when displaying a nicely detailed engine bay!!…….you took ALL that time to build this work of art to scale, and now its too much work to find something to prop the hood with a proper scale???   that's about as nice as putting a Walmart poster frame around a Rembrandt painting.....or displaying the engine of your full-size car with a 4x4 wooden fence post.

[Pete J.]

I saw something at a contest this weekend that just made me go mental.  I walked away and said nothing except to a friend.  Didn't want a ruckus.  There was a model that was detailed to the nines.  Stunning amount of work.  Spent a ton of money on aftermarket stuff.  Generally well done.  Missed the basics entirely.  Seams still evident on the tires, goobers in the paint, sink marks in the body still evident, rear spoiler all wonky and out of alignment,  decal work peeling and poorly aligned.  You don't dare say anything because you can see that the builder put a ton of work into the build, but just missed on the simple things.  Really made me sad to see that much effort for a poor overall build. 

[Snake45]

1 hour ago, Pete J. said:

I saw something at a contest this weekend that just made me go mental.  I walked away and said nothing except to a friend.  Didn't want a ruckus.  There was a model that was detailed to the nines.  Stunning amount of work.  Spent a ton of money on aftermarket stuff.  Generally well done.  Missed the basics entirely.  Seams still evident on the tires, goobers in the paint, sink marks in the body still evident, rear spoiler all wonky and out of alignment,  decal work peeling and poorly aligned.  You don't dare say anything because you can see that the builder put a ton of work into the build, but just missed on the simple things.  Really made me sad to see that much effort for a poor overall build. 

Seen it many times. In fact, I don't think a week goes by here I don't see a really nicely done model that the first thing catches my eye is a big mold parting line running down the rear window line and across the rear fender. 

[Dann Tier]

1 hour ago, Snake45 said:

Seen it many times. In fact, I don't think a week goes by here I don't see a really nicely done model that the first thing catches my eye is a big mold parting line running down the rear window line and across the rear fender. 

….or across the top of the radiator.

[StevenGuthmiller]

2 hours ago, Pete J. said:

I saw something at a contest this weekend that just made me go mental.  I walked away and said nothing except to a friend.  Didn't want a ruckus.  There was a model that was detailed to the nines.  Stunning amount of work.  Spent a ton of money on aftermarket stuff.  Generally well done.  Missed the basics entirely.  Seams still evident on the tires, goobers in the paint, sink marks in the body still evident, rear spoiler all wonky and out of alignment,  decal work peeling and poorly aligned.  You don't dare say anything because you can see that the builder put a ton of work into the build, but just missed on the simple things.  Really made me sad to see that much effort for a poor overall build. 

That sort of thing makes me lose it as well!

Why can't people master the basics before they start trying to pretend that they're a master builder?

Please people, learn how to apply a nice paint job & become successful building a "simple" model before you waste your time and money on all of the nonsense.

This is a perfect example of all of the arguments we see about how much detail to throw into a build.

If the paint & other basic things look like a booger, all of the fancy aftermarket goodies in the world are not going to make it look like anything other than a booger!

 

Steve

[PatW]

As none of us are perfect in life, I don't think that this thread inspires confidence in any of us mere mortals who all make mistakes, so as it's not a nice place to be I'm signing off now!

[NOBLNG]

"drives me mental"..."makes me lose it"

You guys should take steps to preserve your sanity!

[Richard Bartrop]

Life is too short to spend it worrying about how other people build their models.

So I guess my pet peeve is...pet peeves.

Particularly the ones who post some variation on, "You're posting about something that doesn't interest me, and you have to stop."

First off, you're opinions aren't nearly as important as you think they are.

Secondly, I don't come here to keep you entertained.  I'm here for you to entertain me.

 

Edited June 13, 2018 by Richard Bartrop

[Bugatti Fan]

It is just a hobby at the end of the day!   Each to their own. Everyone has their own skill level so just chill out, live and let live!

[Jantrix]

11 minutes ago, Bugatti Fan said:

It is just a hobby at the end of the day!   Each to their own. Everyone has their own skill level so just chill out, live and let live!

Guys, in case no one noticed, this thread is specifically about complaints. If our complaints offend you, I recomment ALT - left arrow.

22 hours ago, Pete J. said:

I saw something at a contest this weekend that just made me go mental.  I walked away and said nothing except to a friend.  Didn't want a ruckus.  There was a model that was detailed to the nines.  Stunning amount of work.  Spent a ton of money on aftermarket stuff.  Generally well done.  Missed the basics entirely.  Seams still evident on the tires, goobers in the paint, sink marks in the body still evident, rear spoiler all wonky and out of alignment,  decal work peeling and poorly aligned.  You don't dare say anything because you can see that the builder put a ton of work into the build, but just missed on the simple things.  Really made me sad to see that much effort for a poor overall build. 

This my biggest peeve as well. This is also the person who's left wondering, "why didn't I win?" When he asks you as judge, and you show him the issues, he's full of excuses. 

And on the forums, he's the person who deletes his post because he didn't get any replies.

[DiscoRover007]

One pet peeve of mine. And it's totally just me and my opinion and I understand that people have their own way of progressing and getting better. But for me I would not sacrifice cleanliness for detail. If you can't detail something with really good accuracy and clean paint work, then it is best to simplify the work. Practice on spare bodies and botched kits. Don't a blemish a near complete model where you've got an A all round, but some of that engine detail is C/D+ paint work and sacrifices realism. It's an eyesore and would make me ignore the rest of what would be a nicely done model.

Edited June 13, 2018 by DiscoRover007

[iamsuperdan]

I'm going to make a note of every pet peeve in this thread, and then build one kit that incorporates all of them.

Making heads explode!