Jantrix Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 Be glad you don't build aircraft. I pulled this off Facebook today. One very irritated builder.
Snake45 Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 That's about two minutes work carefully slicing it off with an Xacto. Have done it many times. Not a big deal.
High octane Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 Or that person could give up model building altogether, no?
Snake45 Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 I don't see the big deal either. If that guy thinks that is in a tough spot. He should try removing that from in between the frame rails above the rear end on a model car chassis. At least he has plenty of room to work with. I've invented tools just for that. Have also "erased" them by brushing with liquid cement. Have also just covered them up with aluminum tape. And I've also ignored them and just gotten on with my life.
Jantrix Posted November 25, 2014 Author Posted November 25, 2014 This looked difficult to me to get rid of without destroying adjacent molded detail. Apparently I'm incorrect.
Scalper Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 Yeah saw that on my friends facebook page,, P 47 thunderbolt . brutal
slusher Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 I know its not hard to remove but is there a better pace to put it and maybe smaller...
JTalmage Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 And I've also ignored them and just gotten on with my life. This. Especially if its a PITA and risky to remove.
bobthehobbyguy Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 Still it looks like a pain to remove. Have noticed on some of the newer kits have the copyright info printed rather than engraved.
DrGlueblob Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 I have some small sharp flat chisels for that kinda stuff. No sweat.
Tom Geiger Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 A worse situation.. pull out an AMT '59 El Camino. There are prominent ejector pins right on the seat cushion design in the interior tub. And the ones on my kit have rotated slightly so the engraved seat pattern is screwed completely. My favorites... old built ups where the kid who originally built it has highlighted all the text on the chassis with silver paint. My very favorite? I had a Johan AMC Rebel that still had the stiffener piece between the fenders. You know the one you need to cut out so the hood will fit? Well this kid didn't understand that and even highlighted the word REMOVE in silver!
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 Yup, a chisel-tip X-acto and some fine motor control, and you got it. Still a PITA.
sjordan2 Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 I don't quite get this. Every work of art, like fine porcelain, has a signature at the bottom to indicate origin and I think modelers should sign their work at the bottom. What is it about the bottom that's so important?
Tom Geiger Posted December 11, 2014 Posted December 11, 2014 I don't quite get this. Every work of art, like fine porcelain, has a signature at the bottom to indicate origin and I think modelers should sign their work at the bottom. What is it about the bottom that's so important? Do you sign your models? I often will put my name and the year on the top of the chassis, or somewhere else not visible. Maybe someday someone will decide to redo one of my builds and will find it.
Jantrix Posted December 11, 2014 Author Posted December 11, 2014 I don't quite get this. Every work of art, like fine porcelain, has a signature at the bottom to indicate origin and I think modelers should sign their work at the bottom. What is it about the bottom that's so important? I compete in local model contests. Occasionally I display a model on a mirror. If you make something visible to a judge you will be judged on it. And just like mold lines, or ejector pin marks, having those engravings still on the chassis of the model, is a strike against you. I remove them as a general rule on every model I build. I do not sign my work. I've thought about it, but never seem to remember when I build the model.
Tom Geiger Posted December 11, 2014 Posted December 11, 2014 I do not sign my work. I've thought about it, but never seem to remember when I build the model. Me either! As time goes by I'm amazed at how many years ago I finished some of my models... or walked away from my unfinished projects. It seems like just yesterday! I post everything on my Fotki account. That includes my in progress projects and my finished models. I've resorted to looking at the dates the photos were taken to properly date my stuff.
jbwelda Posted December 11, 2014 Posted December 11, 2014 I kind of side with keeping copyright marks like that intact. kind of documentation of where the model came from. sometimes because it will be such a pain to get rid of it, but I sometimes leave them in place for the archive. of course you don't want it too obvious but if its buried under the differential or something, sometimes I will just leave it there. you do so at your own risk regarding contest judges though; most would probably not like it, especially those with an eye for mold lines etc. jb
charlie8575 Posted December 12, 2014 Posted December 12, 2014 I wonder why the copyrights are put in such horrible for the modeler positions? If I were doing the design, I'd be placing them so they'd be invisible when built. It seems to be the best solution. Charlie Larkin
Longbox55 Posted December 12, 2014 Posted December 12, 2014 I often will put my name and the year on the top of the chassis, or somewhere else not visible.I do that, too.
Joe Handley Posted December 13, 2014 Posted December 13, 2014 I wonder why the copyrights are put in such horrible for the modeler positions? If I were doing the design, I'd be placing them so they'd be invisible when built. It seems to be the best solution. Charlie Larkin I often wonder that too, I'm thinking they must have to be someplace visible when the model is complete via licensing contract.
Guest Posted December 13, 2014 Posted December 13, 2014 They could be placed where visible, but sanded off easier.
Rob Hall Posted December 13, 2014 Posted December 13, 2014 My favorites... old built ups where the kid who originally built it has highlighted all the text on the chassis with silver paint I've bought a couple old kits that way..I wonder if anyone has tried to bmf the letters....
Snake45 Posted December 14, 2014 Posted December 14, 2014 I've bought a couple old kits that way..I wonder if anyone has tried to bmf the letters.... First couple cars I built as a kid, I carefully painted all the wires and hoses on the firewall in silver. Don't remember if I was going for bare wire or Conduit or whatever. I'm not the only one--I've bought glue bombs on eBay that were done the same way. I've even seen it on models in magazines.
Tom Geiger Posted December 14, 2014 Posted December 14, 2014 I've bought a couple old kits that way..I wonder if anyone has tried to bmf the letters.... My favorite was an old built up that I bought that had one of those stiffeners between the fenders that you are supposed to remove. And the kid who built the kit not only painted it and neglected to remove it, he even highlighted the letters REMOVE in silver paint. And he probably couldn't figure out why the hood didn't fit.
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