My "inspiration" for warship modeling goes back more than four decades. Over that time, other interests and life necessities have been merely interruptions of varying magnitudes, but whenever they abate or are dealt with, my modeling "compass" always points back to warships.
That aside, what inspire me on a more immediate basis, are a ship's (in no particular order):
*Appearance (exception: paint)
*Historical significance
*Function
*Performance
*Technical interest
Things that do NOT inspire me are (again, in no particular order):
*Someone else's chosen build or project
*Camouflage or other paintwork
*What's "hot" in the model marketplace and/or new releases
*A ship's fate (i.e. whether it was sunk or not)
*Conceptual ships and/or ships that only existed "on paper" {except a few ships that were actually building, but not completed}
*Anything to do with PE, rigging, or aftermarket upgrades
*Ships that are JPU to me (i.e.,
Essex-class carriers)
Because I work in Perfect Scale, full-hull format only, and because many of my subjects are not available commercially, most of my projects are done as scratch-builds, kit-bashes, or conversions.
Probably not a "typical" MW profile but, then again, who here is "typical"?
My "inspiration" for warship modeling goes back more than four decades. Over that time, other interests and life necessities have been merely interruptions of varying magnitudes, but whenever they abate or are dealt with, my modeling "compass" always points back to warships.
[u]That aside, what inspire me on a more immediate basis, are a ship's[/u] (in no particular order):
*Appearance (exception: paint)
*Historical significance
*Function
*Performance
*Technical interest
[u]Things that do NOT inspire me are[/u] (again, in no particular order):
*Someone else's chosen build or project
*Camouflage or other paintwork
*What's "hot" in the model marketplace and/or new releases
*A ship's fate (i.e. whether it was sunk or not)
*Conceptual ships and/or ships that only existed "on paper" {except a few ships that were actually building, but not completed}
*Anything to do with PE, rigging, or aftermarket upgrades
*Ships that are JPU to me (i.e., [i]Essex[/i]-class carriers)
Because I work in Perfect Scale, full-hull format only, and because many of my subjects are not available commercially, most of my projects are done as scratch-builds, kit-bashes, or conversions.
Probably not a "typical" MW profile but, then again, who here is "typical"? :lol_1:
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