Re: TOWER HOBBIES SERVICE SUCKS!


"zara" <zspook@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Doug McLaren" <dougmc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> In article <e96ap1d40iuur3i3ma07hattihodfo91l2@xxxxxxx>,
>> The OTHER Kevin in San Diego <skiddz "AT" adelphia "DOT" net> wrote:
>>
>> | On Mon, 5 Dec 2005 16:24:11 -0500, "zara" <zspook@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> ...
>> | >How exactly do you learn that? By screwing up first? Or maybe you
>> can
>> | >recommend a book.
>> |
>> | Regardless of where it comes from, everything should be trial fit
>> | prior to gluing...
>> |
>> | Common sense would dictate that - obviously a trait zara lacks....
>>
>> No, common sense doesn't dictate (or teach) that. Experience does.
>> Though if you've got many years of experience, I can see how it might
>> be easy to confuse the two.
>>
>> The others are correct though -- any time you're assembling something,
>> it's generally a good idea to try and put it together without using
>> the glue or nails or whatever else the first time and see how it fits
>> (or even `if' it fits.) This doesn't just apply to modelling -- it
>> generally applies to any sort of construction or repair. Sure, there
>> are cases where it's not practical or possible, but generally it's a
>> good idea to check that things fit before you commit yourself with
>> glue.
>>
>> zara may have a serious chip on his (her?) shoulder, but 1) the
>> question is certainly a valid one (where does one learn this?) and 2)
>> zara's chip isn't the only one around here. (Though on the other
>> hand, this newsgroup isn't Model Tech's paid support team. You're not
>> _entitled_ to help -- you've got to be nice and friendly about it, or
>> people will just not bother :)
>>
>>
>> As for where to learn this sort of stuff, perhaps Harry Higley's
>> Getting Airborne I and II books, or his ARFing book? They're very
>> popular -- your local hobby shop probably has them, and if not,
>> they're easy to find online.
>
> Thanks for answering in a balanced manner Doug - I don't have any building
> issues, I've been doing it for a long time - I also have built kits with
> improper instructions. The only thing that saved me from a deconstruct or
> botch job was experience, a new guy would have probably made a mistake, or
> certainly been lost.
> Too bad everyone doesn't have the HUGE brainpower and extreme "common
> sense"as the OTHER Kevin.
>

Just remember,,, common sense isn't.


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