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Re: Critics welcome....
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Date: 
Sat, 3 May 2003 01:28:58 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Dave Johann writes:
In lugnet.build.mecha, Ryan Wilhelm writes:
Hey All-

This may seem like fishing for posts, but it really isn't!  Well, not really
anyway.  But I am taking Spencer Nowak's point of view and saying that I
want criticism, good or bad, just to get feedback on it.  It seems the only
people who really get feedback (good or bad or whatever) are either very
good builders or have asked for it.

Not always true. Sometimes just posting is enough if the model is stunning
enough. That seems
to be the key. Also, I've noticed that when the picture quality is bad, very
few posts are made
about an otherwise fantastic model.

Very true!  I know my photo quality is not all that great either, but I am
slowly improving there too.

I do not care if it is 'OMG! I puked on my keyboard that was so ugly!' or if
it is more like 'Sweet, that is the BEST...' as long as you give me
feedback.  I really am trying to improve my building, and I can't really fix
problems I do not know about, correct?

I'll agree with you here, but I'd like to point out that emulating others'
styles as a test run to
improve your own style also has it's advantages. I started learning mecha
from Colin Gutierrez
and Karim Nassar and it took quite a while before I found my own style. That
style is always
evolving, always learning from others, always in flux. That's also why I
don't post as much as I
used to-I'm too busy pushing the envelope with building to post most times.
My form of posting
takes the form of working on the sidebar and offering up new resources to
all the builders rather
than critiquing one.

Ahh yes.  I actually based my early stuff off Ron&Randy Perovich, was
GREATLY influenced by Mark Sandlin and Mladen Pejic's older stuff.  I even
currently gather ideas on how to do certain things for b-tech from Burkhard
Schloemer.  My 'personal' flait is more in my custom mechs, or mecha styles.

Thanks much for the Sidebar, btw, it helps give recognition to some people
who get 'buried' under posts.  Plus it is cool to see your model in lights :<D

So here it is:  Please critique my creations!  But please be constructive
about it, e.g. telling me WHY you like/dislike models, and how it could be
fixed.  Without complaining TOO much, I'd like to say that the lack of
comments/critiques/whatever is the only bad thing on lugnet.building.mecha

This is something we're all striving to fix without alienating most of the
builders. I'd love to come
right out and tell someone their creation is severely lacking, but I won't
show a lack of decorum
here at Lugnet because I want to encourage rather than discourage and far
too many builders
can't take criticism.

Exactly.  It helps to do something I am supposed to in critiquing other
people's papers in school:  Find something good to comment on first, maybe
two things or more.  Then say what could be fixed/xhnaged/don't like whatever.

Well, my little rant is over...now that I have guilt-tripped you into
realizing how lax you all have been, hit me with the critiques! :<D

No guilt-just the reality that only so much can be done in the time I've got
available each day and
I'd rather spend that time helping many folks at once.

I am sorry if I worded that wrong.  I by no means expect replies to all my
posts, and I know you are busy here and at BZpower, so least of all did I
expect you!  Keep up the great work with the sidebar, again, it is cool.
Also, how might we get back the MotW feature?

-Dave
curator .build.mecha

Ry out again



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(...) All are excellent choices! Some are better at modeling while others excel at joints, but you've picked a well rounded group to emulate. Early on I had more of an appreciation for established models than I do now. I, too, prefer to see original (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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  Re: Critics welcome....
 
(...) Not always true. Sometimes just posting is enough if the model is stunning enough. That seems to be the key. Also, I've noticed that when the picture quality is bad, very few posts are made about an otherwise fantastic model. (...) I'll agree (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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