Kent, I thought I might mention the difference in this hobby. In model railroading, it is about motion through a realist looking setting. For remote controlled vessels, it is about creating a vessel with as much detail as possible and still be portable to the pond or floating area in tack. I fell that the static modeller is the elite of this hobby.
A static model depend on being precise and accurate as much as possible within the limits they are capable of. It can be scrutinized by anyone for long periods of time and detail is the key to realism. One of the hardest thing to do is to eliminate anything that shows how it is held together. On a real ship, rivets and tree-nails we the obvious construction methods. If you look at the USS Missouri, you will see that even the tree-nails on the deck were hid with the top being cover by the same type of wood with the grain running in the same direction.
Thus, one of the hardest things with this type of modeling is to remove as much signs of glue as possible. Not that I see any signs of it on any of the models on this site or other sites, but it is an item that I can not tell you how many hours I have spent removing those signs. Nothing can eliminate all of them, especially in the rigging, but it is something that we watch for as we go along. I guess it is a matter of pride because very few would ever notice it or take the time required to find some unless they were a judge at an exhibition.
A static model depend on being precise and accurate as much as possible within the limits they are capable of. It can be scrutinized by anyone for long periods of time and detail is the key to realism. One of the hardest thing to do is to eliminate anything that shows how it is held together. On a real ship, rivets and tree-nails we the obvious construction methods. If you look at the USS Missouri, you will see that even the tree-nails on the deck were hid with the top being cover by the same type of wood with the grain running in the same direction.
Thus, one of the hardest things with this type of modeling is to remove as much signs of glue as possible. Not that I see any signs of it on any of the models on this site or other sites, but it is an item that I can not tell you how many hours I have spent removing those signs. Nothing can eliminate all of them, especially in the rigging, but it is something that we watch for as we go along. I guess it is a matter of pride because very few would ever notice it or take the time required to find some unless they were a judge at an exhibition.