Tale of Two Turrets
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
- Today, in our hobby of scale modeling, we have far more choices in kits of various qualities and level of detail. We also have access to much more research material and ways to share our modeling experiences. Along with all this, comes many more opportunities to become distracted and it’s easy to find that you’ve lost your focus on what made the hobby fun in the beginning. This video is about how I reconnected with what I enjoy most about the hobby. The balance between the historical and scale modeling.
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This was just great and so true. I hadn't built a kit since 1981.I was in Berlin on business, and found a model shop, close to my accommodation,I went in every day. On returning to the UK, I bought some tools, found some of my old stuff, in the attic of my parents house and bought some kits. That was 2016 and I have been happily engaged in the hobby ever since.
"Canopy still clear..." A blast from my youth!
Yup.
Please never stop making your videos. 👏 .
This is beyond slapping glue and water decals on a plastic model car, just to blow it up with a firework...
This is 'styrene wisdom' here...
For many years, in my own hobby
I admired your work and your tutorials; always striving to reach the level of expertise and the patience you present to this hobby. This hobby has been with me since I was 7 y/o (Im 62 now) When my dad gave me a gigant box full of assorted plastic models, he was ready to throw away, because he didnt have an clue as to what those 'things' in boxes were...God bless my father, that thru him I found this amazing friend called STYRENE...
Styrene expects so much from me. Your wisdom and your patience adds that much to the enjoyment of that long life friend..Thank you, Paul!
Thank you so much!
You gave the key point of the hobby, "build the way that's fun for me". We all do our own thing and that is the way it should be. Thanks for posting the video.
Enjoy your video presentation..good voice, easy listening, informative, no nonsense. Many thanks.
Awesome having fun building models that what I like my friend.I enjoy watching your videos too
I am not into modeling, but your video was a pleasure to watch and listen to, thanks!
This channel is pure gold!
Obsession with detail!!? It's called BRAGGING RIGHTS! If you don't do it, someone else will.
Great video! Take it EZ.
Adam
Brilliant! Thanks. Keep up the good work!
I hope you post more videos, at your leisure of course. It's very nice to watch your videos.
Simply the best philosophy! It also goes in reverse. I build kits my way but often my friends show me their work. One time a good buddy of mine showed me what he was working on in pictures. My first reaction was to cringe; but then I stopped. Everyone is at a different skill level and everyone sees their work differently. Basically what I'm trying to say here is that it might be best to always hold back your first reactions to someones work. Remember, their creation is much like a miniature version of their own child... And to that parent their child is the most beautiful in the world. Don't inform the modeler what they SHOULD have done because that is merely what YOU would have done. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I can't tell you how many models I've finished and then looked back on years later and thought to myself "wow I sure didn't complete this or that" but at the moment of completion that creation of mine was one of most beautiful things I'd ever seen. We are all learning and we all need to hold our tongues. 👍😉
You summed it up so well! When I returned to the hobby after a hiatus of around 30, I found myself endlessly agonising over colours and details.... Then the penny dropped again: apart from a few photographs, no-one outside my immediate circle (and none of them are modellers) is really going see these builds up close. So, nowadays I really don't care if the kit aircraft's nose is a few fractions of a millimetre "wrong", or whether the paints I used are the "right" colours. If these things are in the ballpark, and I enjoyed the build, that's ALL that matters to me. Nowadays I truly enjoy my hobby so much more.
All my aircraft models hung from 2 lb test fishing line from my bedroom ceiling in various angles of attack, with holes in them, from the combat that they saw in my minds eye. Scourch marks that coincided with air flow patterns, bullet holes in a pattern cosistant with hitting a moving target. ....leaks and dirt from hard-fought campaigns. . ..thanks for bringing that back.
I still hang my 1/48 scale A/C from my garage ceiling ... which is painted blue.
Wow, amazing video. So great.
When I was a kid I built cars , monsters, planes, ships. I painted HO scale soldiers and tanks. The last 46 years I have worked on wargames armies , buildings etc. People ask me how long does it take ? I answer don`t know. I don`t keep track of time. I like seeing all the different models people build. Every body creates their own way, That's the fun for me. Working on something every day even if it is just planning. RUclips has been a good thing for our hobby
Perfect lesson and one that I spoke of earlier and also suffered from. I used to think I was a good modeler. Then I met Don Promnitz and Ernie Gee. After seeing their stuff I realized I wasn’t very good at it. That’s when my hobby wasn’t fun anymore. I was trying to equal them and that was never going to happen. Believe me, I am not putting my friends down. They were the first to give me CONSTRUCTIVE criticism on my stuff to help them look better, but most of all, build them to please me, no one else matters. After that I started enjoying my hobby again. I build out of the box and leave it at that. If the kit isn’t right, I don’t care. I’m not a rivet counter and no one sees my stuff but me anyway. As always, I truly enjoy your videos and you sir are one fantastic modeler.
Best wishes,
God speed
Thank you Michael
I should be thanking you, but you’re most welcome!
Every time I watch this video I get a smile.. had to finally post something. you def explain how I am to a tee now with models and guess a lot more are like that to. To hear how you talk about being a kid maybe looking at a few pictures in a book you may had gotten extremely lucky to find maybe in a library to give a reference for your build and to be happy the model comes together that resembles the item and the clear parts are still clear def got me. And now how we all research a build to no ends and read every article and book we can find on the internet meanwhile watching videos and looking at others builds of said item. So much so we can maybe get a certified degree in that subject. And that doesn’t even mention all the work put into finding just the rt model to get for that item.. boy times and age def has changed a lot in how we go about things..great video to remind one how things are and were and why we love the joy of modeling.
Excellent perspective and viewpoint. Exactly the way I look at my car hobby. Thanks for sharing!
Well done! Couldn’t agree more.
some sage advice. Hobbies are not just to relax you but also absorb you, so you forget about your other worries.
Paul, a common sense approach as always. Thanks mate.
Absolutely agree, Paul! But, then again, for some the endless striving to get the absolutely perfect colour/shape/whatever is a source of pleasure. Personally, if I'm happy with the result, all is good. We modellers are indeed a hugely diverse bunch!
Really enjoy your videos thanks for sharing
Really enjoyed this video!!!
You hit on a subject that hits right at home. I used to stress over trying to get every tiny detail as perfect as it can possibly get. An instrument panel for instance. Black, then highlight instruments. If it wasn’t perfect, paint it black and try again. The other thing is, I was trying to make my stuff look as good as some of the best modelers around. It got to where my hobby had turned into work and I didn’t enjoy it anymore. Then my best friend told me to stop trying to build them as good as someone else’s. I did just that. Is my stuff perfect? Not even close. Not even remotely close. Does it matter? Not one tiny bit. I don’t build models for other people for pay, for museums, model contests, I build them to keep my mind and hands busy now because I’m permanently disabled. Nobody ever sees my models and it wouldn’t matter if they did. I didn’t build it for them. Now my hobby is enjoyable again and that’s what it’s about. Even if a person doesn’t paint anything, just glues the parts together, if they had fun doing it then it’s a win in every way. I found out the world didn’t stop spinning because my stuff was far from perfect. Anyway, as always, another great video and thank you for that,
God speed
Thank for your comment Michael. Great Testimony!
You’re quite welcome, but I should be thanking you for all your great videos. I’ve learned a lot from them I can assure you.
Tamiya kits are nice but when it comes to wanting a little more detail,the Dragon kits are always nice. I use to obsess over trying to get every detail right but I found that it’s fun to just build it the way I like cause with all the different variants and field modifications who’s to say it wasn’t built the way you want it to be.
Totally right. I've also ran in this problem while modelling......as a fan in highly detailed models, normally there is no project without huge detail up set, which not only cost a huge amount of money, it happens that i need month to get a project ready. Furthermore there a parts so tiny that I cant see them without a magnifier! So i decided to leave away parts which are to small.Even the detail up sets are not alway historical correct. With all these investigation in the web and a ton of books I found out that the fun in building a kit to fade from the spotlight. My new year resolutions: Less details more fun! Keep on with your good videos. Cheers
Brilliant!
I don't believe someone could've done a better job summarizing the whole problem with research/accuracy/competitiveness in the hobby than this presentation.
Thank you!
I would love to see how do you compare Panthers for example. What you see that others don't, what you think about the mainstream of interior kits and all that.
Great job, truly awesome!
I have returned to model building after a 30 year hiatus. I build more patiently now and try not to stress too much. It was good to listen to your philosophy as it will carry the day as we all get older.
Well , I just want to thank you so very much for this video and all the other videos. They are pure pleasure to watch..... Greetings from Sweden and from: /BoH
Heck yes. We do this for fun, so let's have fun. If hyper-detail is your thing, go for it. If you just want to toss something together, go for it.
Above all, let's be civil to one another.
Oh I love the radio and clock!!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Alistair Cooke could not have put it better, having watched many differing modelling 'how to videos' I. keep coming back to the the 'Buz' the depth of knowledge, insight, plain talking and delivery is a calm spot in a ocean of chop and surf. I watched this at a time when I've been questioning my reasons for scale modelling and the detail obsessiveness that is associated with any kit, (and I have an attic full). It's helped me focus on what is important for me an invaluable video that I'm sure I will refer to in the future.
I do miss the piano intro and outro tho!
Excellent video, Paul. I often find my self stressing about inaccuracies of kits and how I can fix them. Really just need to let go and build for the enjoyment. Thank you reminding me of why I love scale modeling. Keep up the great work!
Wow, a great video....it's a hobby and we should enjoy more and worry less. The trip down memory lane was refreshing....Thanks for reminding us why we enjoy scale modeling .
Thank you Trish.
Great video with perfect point at the end. Thanks!
Thanks for another fine video. I admire your professionalism, and attention to detail. Also the way you break down the processes and techniques that you use to get from point A to point B.
great comments and point of view.
Great video, Paul. Your message that the simplest kit isn't necessarily the most enjoyable one to build and that enjoyment shouldn't be dependent on others appears to have missed many of the commenters. I think what gets lost in the Rivet Counter vs. "It's supposed to be fun" arguments is that many people can't understand that rivet counting or superdetailing or craftsmanship *IS* fun for those who choose it.
Thanks Kurt! That's it exactly ... the overlying message was supposed be that we sometimes need to reconnect with what we really enjoy about the hobby, and don't get so caught up with what everybody else thinks you're supposed to be doing.
Too right Paul. I appreciate your skill and wisdom but I have to step back at times. My reality is limited by budget, but the enjoyment is a lot to do with problem solving. I have fond memories of ripping open the first airfix kits, twisting parts off sprues and getting them together and painted asap. It's nice to have time to slow down and ponder, and to have sophisticated equipment!
A lovely wee slice of life. Thanks so much for sharing. I look forward to to the next post. Keep it up.
Excellent Video Paul more more more Please. Thanks 👍 George / uk
Wonderful video...you got a new subscriber. I appreciate your thoughtful approach and comparison of the differing viewpoints of the big picture.
Couldn’t agree more Paul. Thank you for the video.
Great video, I’m a HO scale model railroader who also has a Lego obsession.
Your view point on the feeling about your hobby is right on point in my opinion.
Thanks for sharing 👍👍👍😎😎😎
Great positive comments.
Awesome perspective!!!
My main modeling interest is model railroading. I enjoy learning what I can about the prototype, and then trying to recreate it as best I can. My current project is a Bachmann 0-6-0 steam engine, Union Pacific 4439. They didn't even use the right engine for it! 4439 is a Baldwin, not a USRA. It was an oil burner from day one, so Bachmann gave it a slope-backed coal tender. Oh, well. It's fun trying to get it to be a plausible representation of the last active steam engine in the Los Angeles area. It won't be perfect, but it will be FUN! And that's all that really matters! Thanks for taking the time to make this, Paul! I always enjoy your videos!
Such well thought out conversational topics. Thanks.
It is still a hobby that I love. My favorites are WWII armor and aircraft but I have also worked on wooden boat models. Sometimes the instructions and plans are not fully complete and I have to use my imagination to fill in the gaps. A challenge, but fun all the same.
Lovely presentation.
Paul I always look forward to your videos, you hit the proverbial nail on the head. I think with any hobby there lies the danger of obsessing and zapping the fun out of it. I've learned to kick back and at times not come near a bench project when it gets tiresome. I have enough grief with my design practice, why ruin my "time off" with the addition of unnecessary stress! Please keep those videos coming.
I left two scale modelling Facebook groups because of the way some people piled on and knocked down a kit because one tiny detail was off. When I told them to lighten up, it's supposed to be fun, I was also vilified. Oh well, we move on thanks for the video.
Always a pleasure to see a new video, Paul. This one was some very pleasant food for thought about our hobby. Thanks once again for putting these clips together!
Excellent video
I didn't think I hear this point of view from you, such a detail oriented builder, but your right of course. I've often let my hobby become a job and it kills the fun.
Like I replied to Claes above ... there is a difference between rivet counting and craftsmanship. With all the noise on the net ... it's easy to get lost. Just look at all the finished models you see every day. It's easy to feel like you're not keeping up. Andy builds everything in 20 minutes. Or you didn't build that super-detailed magnum opus. In the old days, you were lucky you got a magazine once a month ... so you had little to compare yourself to. I think there is a problem with instant feedback and information overload. We need to be discriminating about what we let in. But I am just as guilty as the next guy for letting myself fall victim to stagnation due to the overload ... so that's pretty much what this video is.
I would give 50 thumbs up if I could! The building of model kits is a form of recreation, and should be enjoyable - otherwise, it's just another form of torment and headed for the closet and eventually the waste bin. I also like your calm and reasonable explanations. Thanks, and keep up the good work!
love this guys attitude - totally chilled !
Excellent video old mate, looking forward to future ones, your comment about how it used to be to how it is now, is 100% correct. Thanks again
Great video as always mr Budzik. As a university student, i don't spend much time on model building because when i do, i don't want to have anything in my mind beside the model itself, so, especially when exams are close, i practically don't spend time building models at all, and this is a bit frustrating. I hope i can learn to manage my time better. Thank you for your inspiration
One of the most personal and sincere explanations about modeling, hobbies in general and a total life lesson comparing the angle of view of young and experienced mind over the same topic.
As a 33 year old lad, painted and built models and also played video games since my 13th age, I find myself making plans for days about starting some new diorama or a huge open world AAA RPG game nowadays. And most of the time I hesitate to step in.
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Well said, keep it at a level that is fun and enjoyable for you, the person you are building for.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the scale modeling hobby, Mr. Budzik! Your story is definitely relatable. I've come across many a rivet counter myself that caused me to lose my mojo.
Stumbled upon your channel. Kudos on reminding me about why i build in the first place. Also nicely illuminated "kit bashing"
Excellent video with thoughts that are eloquently stated, right on target and hit oh so close to home. Most of us have all "been there, done that." Depending on the subject model, I can swing from one end of the spectrum to the other. Thanks for saying what we are all thinking as we sit at our benches agonizing over some ridiculous detail (or not) that few will ever see, let alone care about. It's definitely a very personal choice.
Best regards to all.
Researching is relaxing! Dragon maybe involved but they seem to be very good at building in guides or keyed parts.
I started some old Revell airplanes to practice, abandoned after seeing a Dragon kit. $25 sales rock!
Edit 8 hours later. After half a dozen of your videos I have all kinds of ideas on how to doll up old Revell airplane kits.
Well said my friend
This is a well thought out and delivered commentary on the hobby. Something I agree with 100%. Good luck and good building.
Dear Author. Your videos are extremely inspiring. If you decide to do more idos, please know that you have a geniune fan that enjoys your work a lot! Thank you for this great content :)
This is the first time I've seen one of your videos. Great philosophy. Looking forward to seeing more.
There are times when I am so relaxed (building) I have been thought to be in a coma. These periods are broken up by the times of teeth gnashing, muttered expletives, "forcefully" telling the manufacture what "he caused me to do". Then at the end of all that, there is a model- The best one I ever built....Next
Best tank was the M4 or/and T34. Strategically speaking. PZ4 or Stug 3.....
Thanks for the effort you have put into these videos and the hobbies.
Great video!
Thankee for the tip on the Zaloga book - the gent is so prolific that it's easy to miss one. A good "Tamiya" quality reference book - well done, will serve most modelers well and won't overwhelm with detail. (Jentz/Doyle and others are still out there for the hard core.) Modelers do have choices today that weren't there just a few years ago. Tamiya's recent armor kits have really upped their game - but still with part count under 300 and splendid fit. Dragon has tried at least one neat experiment - they did a Panzer IVD with the Japanese maker Platz - very well engineered new tool kit - with a part count of under 200. (Maybe there will be more?) On the other hand new companies like Rye Field and Tacom have come along with new kits sporting "full interior" which sport a part count of 1,000 - many of them tiny. And not a one will require the modeler to make a kit with second rate accuracy. (Thankfully the 70s Tamiya kits are still out there for beginners - under $20 and under 100 parts and they don't look bad.) As Mr. Budzik notes there is something to fit every mood. But there's also something to fit everyone's skill level. I still like a "project" build - but my eyes are getting a little old to tackle a blizzard of miniscule parts. BTW: I got my dentist to part with some resin powder - I'll get to try your resin-super glue brew. She wouldn't lend him her drill though, so I'm stuck with the Dremel.
Another awesome piece! Keep it up!
I'm building a Trumpeter kv1 just now I've added the bump stops to the suspension and I've got the razor saw on the applique armour and putting in weld seams! It's the first time I've went this far with a kit but I'm really enjoying it! And the armour plates now they have all that heat cutting grooves nn imperfections it looks great! I've got the new mini art kits the T34s that just won the best kit of 2020 award there and full interior I love them but I'm having abit of fun trying out new skills on this already nice kv1 but being £20 now not a big deal to cut and shut!
Great video as always. Thank you for taking the time to make it and share with us.
Absolutely spot on advice Paul.
Peace, tranquillity and always a good nights sleep are without doubt the most important structures in a model makers life these are the corner stones to enjoying what ever you choose to do.
Everything else is just noise!
yes time to slow dwn and just build keep them coming
Very Profound statement! Many People forget the basics, the very basics, that drew us in, and caused us to fall in love with it.
The attitude "If you're not doing it the way I am, then you're WRONG", is in no part enjoyable or conducive to building a lifelong enjoyment of the Hobby!
You want to be a hardcore Rivet Counter? Great!
You want to "slap together" a kit, give it a single coat of paint, decal it, and call it done? Also great.
People pushing their agenda, is not help, for anyone. Too many are like that these days.
My level of detail is not even close to your level of detail...
And that's quite alright, isn't it?
The last few words of your video were pure poetry :)
Great vid.
I agree 100%
Great video. I love your work area. Very clean and organised.
Very motivating .... thank you for another fantastic video Sir
I think this hobby in question of what your end goal is; hyper detail or "let's just do it". I also sometimes do kits "just do it" way, but sometimes I just like to honour men and women who served in those machines and would go extra mile to put everything as true to original even if it means prolonged build. And sometimes it's nice to see how you can take some sh***y Revell kit from 1970 and make it a masterpiece, even more than just taking some new kit and bilding it OOB. My advice to all, just enjoy the hobby and don't stress about it. ;) And for new members, just start with low detail kits, and then progress to more complex (this way you will learn how to use glue, cutting knifes, sand paper, fillers, coloures/paints) wihout feeling the stress about it (when you open box and there is 300-500 pcs). And remember, who cares if you make a mistake, as long as you learn something new out of it. ;)
This is good , you are totally correct back in the 80's you were happy to have the canopy clear lol. Also I have some of the books you showcased for research and they were great at the time. The resources today can almost overload a person with information. Like you said keep this hobby fun but also you can improve your intelligence at the same time . Anyway great video.
This is so calming I'm going to put it on repeat as I build models excellent program just subscribed
I just found this channel and this video is so amazing. Thank you!
Man is a legend
Watched, truly enjoyed and subscribed!
Fine Scale Modeler mug.
Just subbed. really enjoy watching your videos.Well done.
One of my projects in the future will be to take one of my aircraft kits in the stash and build it like i used to when i was a kid.....no paint, no detail, no weathering.....just plain out of the box with decals.....i cant wait!
Will it have plastic cement all over the canopy? Mine usually did! :D
Lol.....ill make sure it has a fingerprint or two...
Put one of the star and bars on upside down 😊
I enjoyed your reflections on our hobby. Yes, you will "see" me next time, as I am subscribing.
Well said sir.
I love scale modeling, could never really afford the cool ww2 kits, so I would try to build them out of cardboard. Now after a little practice I've moved to card paper, and gotten pretty good. Takes 10 times longer than buying the kit but i find it more fun that way :) anyway great video.
Bravo sir!
This is my first video of yours that I've seen. You seem quite a balanced person with a good attitude to model making. The extra details are a challenge and should be seen as a fun challenge. It is nice to make hidden detail though. As a friend of mine (who got me back into modelling) said its the "but I know its there" aspect of detail.