by PetrolGator » Wed Jun 04, 2014 5:29 pm
sargentx wrote:RnFanDan,
Through numerous posts and comments you've clearly established that you don't like me, my threads, or my models. You're always there making snide comments, criticizing my work indirectly (or directly), but bring nothing interesting, inspiring, or meaningful to our interaction. I get about a dozen emails a day from people asking questions about how I do things or thanking me for posting my ideas. Clearly you're not getting from me what many others seem to be and I'm certainly not growing in any way from our interactions. It's probably best if you avoid me in this forum if what I have to share upsets you.
In real life, I'm an energetic, happy person who loves to talk modelling and who enjoys coming up with creative solutions to problems. I like throwing ideas out there, spit-balling concepts, sharing my thoughts, and being active in the hobby. I don't presume that anything I do is the end-all-be-all and remain in awe of the many greater modellers out there.
Have you considered posting your own models and tutorials more actively? Maybe we could all learn from your work in a more constructive way.
Knowing Chris personally, I can easily back up every single bit of his sincerity. Numerous members of this and other communities have benefited from Chris's transparency over his methods, ideas, and skills pulled from a classical artist's background. I myself speak to him regularly (about more than models) and find that he's hyper critical of his own work to a degree that makes me want to slap him stupid.
Anyway.
There seems to be a few members here who don't like the focus some of us put on waterlined kits. We like hyper realism. We like atmosphere. We'll lose some historical accuracy for a good bloody piece of diorama art. With as small a community as ship modeling happens to be, why are we passively sparring over someone's attempt to give new builders a way to make their work as pretty as his?! I compete in IPMS and can promise that few members want to divulge their little tricks that make their work show winning.
How about appreciate what ALL of these guys do to help further the hobby? Some of us like our water modeled as well as in bottles (preferably, in beer.) If you see not constructive value, show some common courtesy and move on. If you have valid criticism, contribute.
I promise you we will all be far better off.
-The Other Chris
(This all being said, EJ Foeth is a damn genius with etching and detail. My hat's off to you, sir.)
[quote="sargentx"]RnFanDan,
Through numerous posts and comments you've clearly established that you don't like me, my threads, or my models. You're always there making snide comments, criticizing my work indirectly (or directly), but bring nothing interesting, inspiring, or meaningful to our interaction. I get about a dozen emails a day from people asking questions about how I do things or thanking me for posting my ideas. Clearly you're not getting from me what many others seem to be and I'm certainly not growing in any way from our interactions. It's probably best if you avoid me in this forum if what I have to share upsets you.
In real life, I'm an energetic, happy person who loves to talk modelling and who enjoys coming up with creative solutions to problems. I like throwing ideas out there, spit-balling concepts, sharing my thoughts, and being active in the hobby. I don't presume that anything I do is the end-all-be-all and remain in awe of the many greater modellers out there.
Have you considered posting your own models and tutorials more actively? Maybe we could all learn from your work in a more constructive way.[/quote]
Knowing Chris personally, I can easily back up every single bit of his sincerity. Numerous members of this and other communities have benefited from Chris's transparency over his methods, ideas, and skills pulled from a classical artist's background. I myself speak to him regularly (about more than models) and find that he's hyper critical of his own work to a degree that makes me want to slap him stupid.
Anyway.
There seems to be a few members here who don't like the focus some of us put on waterlined kits. We like hyper realism. We like atmosphere. We'll lose some historical accuracy for a good bloody piece of diorama art. With as small a community as ship modeling happens to be, why are we passively sparring over someone's attempt to give new builders a way to make their work as pretty as his?! I compete in IPMS and can promise that few members want to divulge their little tricks that make their work show winning.
How about appreciate what ALL of these guys do to help further the hobby? Some of us like our water modeled as well as in bottles (preferably, in beer.) If you see not constructive value, show some common courtesy and move on. If you have valid criticism, contribute.
I promise you we will all be far better off.
-The Other Chris
(This all being said, EJ Foeth is a damn genius with etching and detail. My hat's off to you, sir.)