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Mark, I must admit that I was a little apprehensive when I saw the title of this thread. But upon reading your post I have to say I agree totally! Rivit Counting is not a bad thing unless like you say it is used to criticize the way other folks decide to have fun in this hobby. I do not consider myself a rivit counter. I am happy if I can get a model to look close to the prototype I am trying to emulate. Perhaps as my skills increase I'll become a vivit counter. To be honest, I think those that can make a model that is accurate to the nth degree are to be admired for their skill, knowledge and pursuit of excellence. This admiration, though, comes crashing down when they adopt a "holier than thou" attitude. I will admit, however, that I haven't run into too many of these - which is a good thing. Of course the rivit counters that are tops in my book are those that use their skill and knowledge to educate the rest of us. Not with a "this is the only way to do it" approach, but with a "you may want to try this" approach. Luckily this hobby seems to have very many folks that are truly great modelers and who are willing to share with the rest of us. Those willing to share to help others are what makes this hobby great. Just my .02.
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