tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post241650073069983684..comments2024-03-28T22:24:18.546+00:00Comments on Phil's Workbench: Have I got the right cab back?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-52862186510732013922013-07-04T18:39:06.729+00:002013-07-04T18:39:06.729+00:00Good point. I shall tell heroic tales of my battle...Good point. I shall tell heroic tales of my battles with recalcitrent whitemetal kits around camp fires in the future.Phil Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673614093646938053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-55025849303310773082013-07-04T18:36:18.118+00:002013-07-04T18:36:18.118+00:00Phil,
I find it enlightening to read through old ...Phil,<br /><br />I find it enlightening to read through old copies of the RM and MRC to see how far we have come, but then is there a point where building a "shake the box" kit is no more creative than plonking an out of the box model down on a layoutJames Finisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351798531269786632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-34993985937539489442013-07-04T06:36:05.650+00:002013-07-04T06:36:05.650+00:00To be fair, most modern kits are pretty good. I su...To be fair, most modern kits are pretty good. I suspect this one dates from a long while ago when standards weren't as good. That's not an excuse but a sad reality. Phil Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673614093646938053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-41537977040165379232013-07-04T06:31:51.524+00:002013-07-04T06:31:51.524+00:00It will be interesting if new techniques such as 3...It will be interesting if new techniques such as 3d printing improve the quality of traditional kits as well if it used to build prototypes, as industry does.<br /><br />Or even for the CAD/CAM files to be modified by modelers themselves to build in preferred variations and make improvements on an open source basisJames Finisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351798531269786632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-9066943550401803132013-07-03T13:21:52.626+00:002013-07-03T13:21:52.626+00:00Should we be expected to put right the errors ? No...Should we be expected to put right the errors ? No. <br /><br />Would we be willing to pay for the manufacturer to make another set of moulds by a higher priced kit? I suspect not. <br /><br />The trouble is that this kit will have been lucky to sell 100 units because of what it is. If they shifted thousands then the development cost per unit would be lower and we could expect a better kit. Trouble is that even if it were perfect, I doubt you'd get more than the 100 sales. Phil Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673614093646938053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-71827338028869145502013-07-03T04:29:54.910+00:002013-07-03T04:29:54.910+00:00I was once told the best way to make a model was t...I was once told the best way to make a model was to treat each part as a model in itself. Obviously the designer of the kit has taken the concept literally.<br />One does wonder if the caster/seller has ever made their own model.<br />Should modellers be expected to put manufacturing errors right? #discuss<br />As consumers we don't accept such things in other products such as washing machines. Richard Slipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366565883922810746noreply@blogger.com