[WWI] Building the old kits

[C.Patsaros]

Hi people

i am very interesting about this topic because i have about 400 unbuilt 
models!
My opinion is that as with all things in life balance is the secret,some 
old kits worth the extra job some not.
Lets say the N28 in 1/48.We have at least 3 models Aurora,BlueMax and Roden.
Roden is state of the art,BlueMax has excellent exterior so worth the 
extra job but the Aurora kit need to much
job for me


Costas

Michael Robinson wrote:

>Well said John. I enjoy taking the perceived "unbuildable" oldies and
>bringing them up to today's standards. I take this view on it... The kit is
>only a raw material for a piece of art. Nobody ever said Michelangelo or
>Davinci used great paint. It's the finished model that is remembered, not
>the kit or materials used in making it.
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>Cheers
>Mike
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>From: "john isn't eddie anymore" <druvnik at yahoo.com>
>To: <wwi at wwi-models.org>
>Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 10:40 AM
>Subject: [WWI] Building the old kits
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>>If you have 'em, build 'em. I agree-with a lil TLC the Aurora (for the
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>most part) make nice models, same for Lindberg and SMER/Merit. I've also
>stripped and re-built the survivors of my younger days with some good
>results-Revell type S proves it's strength after 40+ years!!! Same
>philosophy applies to my electric trains-I prefer the beaters, re-paints
>done accurately look so much nicer and degradation of percieved value are
>moot because I believe in running as well as building-posterity can't really
>appreciate a box of un-attached parts any more than it can understand the
>charm of battered, inert tinplate. BTW a Q-as in Quentin Roosevelt-I've got
>a little, dated info that his Nie was #14, no s/n on tail, yellow cowl and
>wheel fabric with red spiral-Ive been told it should be a B&W cowl/wheels.
>Any comment??-John Marganski
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