As usual Stuart, another great question!Sir T wrote:Do you think as a whole – we in this hobby get too hung up on the issue of accuracy?
As you can tell by all the intelligent and sensible replies you've had I don't think we do on this forum. but on other parts of the internet I have seen people get positively apoplectic about accuracy, only a mm or two they're very upset.
I think comparing the kit with drawings is of dubious use. How accurate are the drawings that may have been scaled and re-printed many times? And how many did the draughtsman have at lunchtime before putting pencil to paper?
My view on this is (as usual) very simplistic: Does it look 'Right'.
Your examples are good. I too have the Valiant models replacement nose for the old-tool Defiant. Why? Because it simple doesn't look 'Right' otherwise. The other inaccuracies in the kit that have been widely reported (I think somebody once said the fin was too short or something) don't bother me at all, they are not big enough issues to make the finished model look 'Wrong'.
And that's all there is to it for me really, if looks close enough to what it's supposed to be then that's OK with me.
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