Harry P. Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 And that includes selling, ahem... "professional" building services. Around here we like to do our own building, thank you.
JamesW Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 But I wanna sell a professionally boxed model. You can pay me with another professionally boxed model.
deja-view Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 (edited) Oh. That explains the mirage. Coulda swore the desert wind had gotten to me. Just as an aside: about 10 years ago I acquired 5 or 6 of the Pocher Porsche 911 1/8 kits. I was appalled at the poor quality of everything except the colored (black) body and panels. I started fooling with the engine lump and came up with a pretty good detailing regimen for each, along with a way to turn the fugly red rubber seats into very real-looking textured and colored vinyl. But after doing one I decided I really didn't care much for the whole car, so I put out the word that I'd custom build the rest to suit for a pretty reasonable price. I had lots of takers, but I warned tham that it was a very slow process and to expect at least 3 months to get their cars. I picked the 5 that said they'd go by my standards and started the building process. It was a grind from the start. The body panels had to be sanded and all the edges needed far more attention because they rose up above the level of the skin (causing the primer/paint to be polished off along the edge immediately). These cars are large brutes and using the Porsche colors like Guard's Red and their own Yellow, and German Silver used a LOT of paint. My paint area was covered with overspray and took ridiculous time to clean up. Anyway, I forced myself to complete each one: red and silver coupes, and then a bright yellow cabriolet that required scratch building a top and reshaping the windshield. That one was at least a challenge of some intrigue, but the coupes were just plain drudgery. I think I only charged about $300-600 for the labor so I really didn't pay for my time, but they did turn out to be quite the showpieces considering their size and how they started. But the point is this: any thoughts I had of building any more kits of any kind for others was gone. I had done a few 1/25 scale and some 1/8 motorcycles, and a Pocher Mercedes for the BlackHawk Museum, but these Pochers really wore me down. Sometimes people think this is a good way to make a few bucks because they like to build for themselves. NOT! If you are hyper-anal about detail and quality (and your reputation) you'll drive yourself insane trying to get a car "right".....and then handing or shipping it off to never see it again. My mind doesn't work that way. Not all my projects live up to the standards that some builders can achieve, but I create "art" with each one that cannot be replicated (which is why I have some award-winning cars from many years ago that have come apart and I just cannot go back and re-do them again). There are a few builders who can make the hardest projects become museum pieces (Dennis Kobeler for one), and will pass them on. I found out I just can't do it....and that some people really shouldn't try. Edited March 15, 2012 by deja-view
Agent G Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 Startin' to worry there Ken, it hasn't gotten HOT here ................yet. G
High octane Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 And that includes selling, ahem... "professional" building services. Around here we like to do our own building, thank you. Harry, it says NO Buying or Selling but some guys can't read or they think it doesn't apply to them.
Danno Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 That's fine by me, as long as I can get the government to cover the expenses of my habit/addiction, or at least make my employer (or its healthcare insurer) provide me with all the plastic kits I need to keep me healthy and sane ...
Danno Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 Harry, it says NO Buying or Selling but some guys can't read or they think it doesn't apply to them. It doesn't apply to me, because I've never tried to buy or sell anything here. = That's humor, Jim.
Junkman Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 What do you mean with 'selling'? My friends just come to my house and snatch what they like.
Harry P. Posted March 15, 2012 Author Posted March 15, 2012 What do you mean with 'selling'? My friends just come to my house and snatch what they like. You need to find different friends!
Ben Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 Oh great, now what am I supposed to do with this bridge I'm trying to sell???????
Junkman Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 Oh great, now what am I supposed to do with this bridge I'm trying to sell??????? You put it back in your mouth.
deja-view Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 That's fine by me, as long as I can get the government to cover the expenses of my habit/addiction, or at least make my employer (or its healthcare insurer) provide me with all the plastic kits I need to keep me healthy and sane ... I'm sure most of us would qualify as OCD nutballs. That's gotta classify as some kind of compensable disability. "I just can't help myself, Doc. Saaaay....that's a nice bookshelf you got there, Doc. I bet I could display 10 more models on it. And, your tie is the perfect color for this '32 coupe I've been thinking about buying. Could you loan me $30, Doc?"
heatride Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 Around here we like to do our own building, thank you. Harry I have connections and they tell me you are a heck of a builder . Well I for one as a pretty new member want to see ! Show us some your handywork .....
Patrick2005 Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 (edited) Oh great, now what am I supposed to do with this bridge I'm trying to sell??????? Near my hometown a couple of guys actually did successfully tear down and sell a bridge. It was no longer in use obviously. But the funniest thing is.................no one noticed it was gone for almost a week! They were later caught but still that'd be one heck of a funny way to end up in jail. Edited March 16, 2012 by Patrick2005
martinfan5 Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 So that means I cant sell this ocean front property I have here in AZ on here?
Harry P. Posted March 16, 2012 Author Posted March 16, 2012 Harry I have connections and they tell me you are a heck of a builder . Well I for one as a pretty new member want to see ! Show us some your handywork ..... I've already posted a ton of my work here over the years. I don't want to do "reruns"...
Terry Sumner Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 I'm sure most of us would qualify as OCD nutballs. I don't think so. If that were true, most of us would be FINISHING all these models we start!
Bartster Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 I don't think so. If that were true, most of us would be FINISHING all these models we start! ....Ding,ding,ding....we have a winner!
Agent G Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 So that means I cant sell this ocean front property I have here in AZ on here? One big earthquake in Cali, and I will have ocean front property! Surf Henderson. G
Danno Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 I don't think so. If that were true, most of us would be FINISHING all these models we start! Perhaps, but are they ever REALLY finished?
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