Build for Accuracy or Fun?

[Mad Cap Romanian]

Hello,

I'm just wondering which way you like to build a kit - for accuracy or fun.

For an example, do you try and build a Sopwith Cammel to represent one flown by a specific ace or build it with your own markings, as if you were the ace?

[planejane]

I haven't goyt that far on my Camel- to the finish that is- i'm busy doing everything twice since its been 30 years when I built a plane- I even ended up getting an extra kit because I screwed up on the lower wing build on the angle of the former where it gets glued to the fuselage. It was nice having other spares but I certainly will have a better understanding what to look out for on subsequent builds.

I'm thinking of trying to mimic the picture on the box when I get that far- as far as finishing goes-
In the future I may experiment with my own markings and even printing decals.

[thymekiller]

I mostly free hand the final apperance. My p40 is white. Might do one to match skycaptin.

thymekiller

[Xanadu]

Just good old fun for me.

At least for now anyways. When I retire, and hows ton's of free time, I may decide to get more detail orientated.

[Greyhound]

I build for fun. My planes aren't the most accurate.

[TJH]

Hello,
I pretty much just build for fun as I don't get a lot of time. My goal is to be as close to the plan as possible with a flying model and have achieved that with most of my kits.

[svaughn]

This is an interesting question.

I want my models to look like the real thing when they fly.

I guess this is kind of stand-off scale. When they are flying it is hard to see a lot of the details static modelers would want.

[Mad Cap Romanian]

I guess what I mean to ask is :

"Would you paint a plane with flames, Zebra or Tiger Skin, purple, hot pink, ..whatever, or just stick with the paint job on the box or over at the Wings Pallet web site?

[svaughn]

I'd love to paint (or decorate) the planes I build in wild non-scale color schemes. I have been meaning to learn how to use an airbrush for a while.

I have been building a Fw-190 and I kind of hate to put the swastika on it. I found a picture of a capured fw-190 with US markings. I might use that.

But many of the ww2 airplans were used as racers, so I don't think anyone has to stick with how a particular plane actually was a painted.

Scale doesn't have to be a burden. A project to build Stuart little's plane would be fun. You could do it in 1'= 1' and still have a small model.

No matter how they are finished, I love to see them fly.

[BillParker]

While I agree that the paint scheme we choose is just plain fun...

I submit:



and:



and



I now, rest my case...

(getting ready to blow the 190 kit up real big, after the Stuka...)


bp

[thymekiller]

Nice Camo!!!

thymekiller.

[BugEater]

I'd have to say a little bit of both. I'll find a scheme and then modify it to where i like it, adjust the markings and whatnot. But, it's always building for fun, cuz it IS fun.

[svaughn]

Besides the creative side of creating a color scheme, there is the problem that most of the photographs of older plane are black and white.

I remember reading that people could not tell if the nose of some FW-190 was red or yellow. You really can't tell from a blank and white photo.

It seems to me the color schemes of the WW I planes would be very hard to determine exactly.

[thymekiller]

Takes lots of reaserch. Google the museums for colors. I just like to have fun. Cant stand having the same plane that everybody else has.

thymekiller