SIMTEK AND J197 DONE :)

[BigDuke6]

Nice builds from the MM kit master... Keen to see how the Arrows turns out - these cars look so boxy in comparison.

Keep em coming & something tells me you don't really mind the holes in the Simtek airbox - I kinda like them!

[Manu]

Thanks for the kind word, even if I always find something (or something always goes wrong in the building process) wrong on my models....
Well I come to a point where the "100 rivets, carbon eveywhere, scratchbuild some parts,100% accuracy " isn't growing on me anymore, so just try to have a good replica of kits i like, and if it isn't matching the real one 100 % oh well...it's fine. Still no problem to discuss what I forgot here and there but no, that won't wake me up in the night
When I see the different topics on arcforums about some planes's accuracy, this isn't a hobby anymore, it's a madness
Thank you guys. The arrows paintwork start this week end

[Teles]

Very very nice work Manu (as you always do), thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Marcelo.

[heezonit]

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[quote="Manu"]Thanks for the kind word, even if I always find something (or something always goes wrong in the building process) wrong on my models....
Well I come to a point where the "100 rivets, carbon eveywhere, scratchbuild some parts,100% accuracy " isn't growing on me anymore, so just try to have a good replica of kits i like, and if it isn't matching the real one 100 % oh well...it's fine. Still no problem to discuss what I forgot here and there but no, that won't wake me up in the night
When I see the different topics on arcforums about some planes's accuracy, this isn't a hobby anymore, it's a madness

Well put! I have to realize the limitations of my resources (supplies and TIME) and then decide if I will get anything built! The more I worry about perfection, the more paralyzed I become with my building! To some degree, I think most of us builders who built as kids and still build, enjoyed models more as children, when they were built crudely by our present standards, but then our imagination filled in the rest to make the model more real than the present perfect build! My ships sailed in the bathtub, my planes went out in the yard with me and flew many missions, and my cars usually rolled up more miles and sometimes went up in flames!

[Manu]

thanks . IT's a hobby. i understand the people who want a 100% crazy modelno problem. But sometimes even if you've put carbon everywhere, if a wrong detail catches your eye, it's useless. But to each his way of fun !!!!

[jordan]

Thanks for the kind word, even if I always find something (or something always goes wrong in the building process) wrong on my models....
Well I come to a point where the "100 rivets, carbon eveywhere, scratchbuild some parts,100% accuracy " isn't growing on me anymore, so just try to have a good replica of kits i like, and if it isn't matching the real one 100 % oh well...it's fine. Still no problem to discuss what I forgot here and there but no, that won't wake me up in the night
When I see the different topics on arcforums about some planes's accuracy, this isn't a hobby anymore, it's a madness
Thank you guys. The arrows paintwork start this week end

Manu,Well done on all your new models.I realy enjoy them and some are even on my screensaver.. .I also gave up on the rivet counting
myself.I try to build as close as I can..but due to lack of reference I'll always got stuck with my builds at some point.More often I get tired,out of focus and stop building for a while.So instead of enjoy I get frustated and this can not be the meaning..so I started building
at my own pace and ability and that gives me a good night sleep..

Alex Nahooy.

[JamesB]

Thanks Manu!
Your supply of worthseeing images is really welcome in a world where it's easier to see comments on acuracy than, definitely, what we want... MODELS!!!!!
The Symtek looks really fine, and the MP4/11 too. Thumbs up on an alternative to the nice but self darkening TS36...

[RE60B]

good evening and superb work!

Why you dont try to make a Andrea Moda S921? It is the same chassis of the simtek?

cheers

cédric

[eyckles]

Beautiful work on the Simtek and the J197. Looks amazing.

Best regards,
Lesley