07-01-2010, 11:45 AM
"Those Athearn boats are so toylike stock"
"When I've seen those Athearn boats before, they seemed so toy-like. Never considered using them as the start for a kitbash to a model worthy of any layout."
".I've wanted to do something similar but none of those boats have ever made it my way in a junk box."
Thanks for the comments.
Even the most toy like, can be cannon fodder for the kitbasher. "never throw anything away"
It is said that " you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear", but I've found that a "nylon tote", just might be possible. You just have to recognize the "potential", in that piece of trash, and not be afraid to possibly waste some time to bring out that potential.
That, is what makes this hobby so much fun.
"When I've seen those Athearn boats before, they seemed so toy-like. Never considered using them as the start for a kitbash to a model worthy of any layout."
".I've wanted to do something similar but none of those boats have ever made it my way in a junk box."
Thanks for the comments.
Even the most toy like, can be cannon fodder for the kitbasher. "never throw anything away"
It is said that " you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear", but I've found that a "nylon tote", just might be possible. You just have to recognize the "potential", in that piece of trash, and not be afraid to possibly waste some time to bring out that potential.
That, is what makes this hobby so much fun.
We always learn far more from our own mistakes, than we will ever learn from another's advice.
The greatest place to live life, is on the sharp leading edge of a learning curve.
Lead me not into temptation.....I can find it myself!
The greatest place to live life, is on the sharp leading edge of a learning curve.
Lead me not into temptation.....I can find it myself!