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Re: Let's get some Good Feedback - Brutal Honesty makes a better builder -
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Mon, 10 Feb 2003 04:14:56 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Brian Cooper writes:
> It is difficult to say whether criticism in this realm is constructive.
> This issue gets to the core of the building process.
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> My constructions have naturally become better over time as my brain has
> developed better neural connections for building. To me the clarity and
> detail of the structure translated from imagination into plastic is what
> makes it appealing. You can tell when a model is fuzzy, unresolved or
> distorted. The builder may be blind to this because his imagination supports
> the design more than reality. All you can see in a picture of a model is the
> reality, this then forms the basis for criticism.
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> But I'm not sure that criticism itself really helps one develop building
> skill as much as simply spending more time building. You could emulate
> someone's building style, structural details, but that isn't really what
> will make you a good builder. That doesn't develop your ability to
> creatively solve hundreds of design problems as you translate your
> imagination into a matrix of bricks. Every model you build improves your
> skill. You know you're improving when you can look back on an earlier model
> and see the flaws of its design and wonder how you could have been blind to
> them. That's why I keep around my old models for about a year, so I can
> marvel at how bad they look, and be certain that I'm improving. :-)
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> "K"
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> PS - I'm scrapping my 03 gundam because it looks stunningly awful to me now
> as I build a new 08 model. This is a good sign.
Couldn't that have been said any better?-Semaj
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=SsenkrahSemaj
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