Hi everyone,
I am a newcomer on this forum, and partially to the hobby. I am making experiments on my second layout, based on what I read/watch from other people's experiences and tips over the web and the magazine. As you are all aware, some practices ar good, some aren't, some take huge amount of time, and others are "easy and done in a few minutes". Most people here will tell me: do it like you feel. Which is a good answer.
But here is the nerve of my dicussion topic:
Have you ever, by coincidence, luck (or bad luck), done a mistake on your layout that turned out to be just "Wow" ? I mean, being precise and working patiently and slowly is quite an achievement. Some people, like me, prefer to turn corners a bit round and do stuff more quickly to see a final result sooner. Doing this, I often make mistakes (miscalculation, a smudge of plaster that dries badly and is a pain to sand, uneven scenery, neglecting the second coat of paint here and there, accidentally touch a plastic structure with dirty fingers...etc.) BUT! These little mistakes often turn out nicely (not always). Nature makes things unperfect, uneven, and I found out that nice scenery and modeling can be achieved by roughing a bit on the precision.
I am not saying it's a good practice, I just think sometimes being less precise can be both, occasions to learn, and occasions to achieve unexpected results...
What do you think?
Antoine L.