Ace-Garageguy Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 Was I trying to incite something here? Yes, Thought. Do that long enough and you'll almost surely be universally reviled.
Ace-Garageguy Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 Maybe more in the spirit of Greg's original post, I see a lot of stuff that has crept into mainstream car design from the customizers and show-car builders in general. Canted quad headlights (which I THINK first appeared on showcars before Detroit picked up the idea), fade-away fenders (though the '38 Buick Y-job was the first, I think...but the customizers picked them up and ran with the idea), the whole big-wheel thing now on production cars, the "enraged catfish" look of a lot of the hi-po Euro and Asian cars, (which started with the tuner crowd), 3-stage pearl paint...I know I'm forgetting some more obvious influences.
Skydime Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 No, not really. Here we go again trying to thwart somebody pointing out poor, awful, ugly design. There's good looking stuff, and then there's hideous in EVERY genre, and teaching people to look farther than just "different" and to recognize "taste" and "proportion" and "flow" is a good thing. I mean, they have things called "design schools" that help students learn how to differentiate between this... Typical defense just like you did when he made fun of mini trucks. Im bout tired of being somewhere this is encouraged. Its a shame Im having to consider leaving the site over people who band together just to insult people.
Ace-Garageguy Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 Typical defense just like you did when he made fun of mini trucks. Im bout tired of being somewhere this is encouraged. Its a shame Im having to consider leaving the site over people who band together just to insult people. This is just idiotic. I've NEVER NEVER NEVER dissed mini-trucks. I LIKE THE GENRE !!! What I made a negative comment about was a particular mod, a cockeyed tag recess, that looked STUPID to me. It STILL looks stupid to me. Period. If you're gonna go all pooty-headed, at least get your enemies right.
Greg Myers Posted April 19, 2014 Author Posted April 19, 2014 I think someone had a bad childhood. Ya gotta read, ya gotta think.
Greg Myers Posted April 19, 2014 Author Posted April 19, 2014 (edited) To revisit the scene of the crime : http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=86429&hl= Bill doesn't dis anyone and Greg is just asking a question, Why are the licence plates crooked ? Lots more people chiming in with their OPINIONS. Why single out Bill and Greg ? Edited April 19, 2014 by Greg Myers
Greg Myers Posted April 19, 2014 Author Posted April 19, 2014 (edited) Help me out here Ken. I really don't understand this and in my original thread http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=86332&hl= that got you all fired up, all I ask was for some one to explain it to me. You didn't. You went off on me as a former teacher, making me wonder what awful thing happened to you in school, and again you climb all over me when the thread is full of others simply voicing their opinions. Edited April 19, 2014 by Greg Myers
slusher Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 You got me thinking they're both hideous. That is better then what I was thinking when I saw them.
Danno Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 It's all in the interpretation. "Yo, Dude! I'll take it. Can you box that up for me?"
Harry P. Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 "You know racing generates many new ideas on new cars?" Like aerodynamics and lightweight alloy wheels...
Greg Myers Posted April 20, 2014 Author Posted April 20, 2014 just when you thought it was safe to put out the garbage :
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