Model Forum / General / Models / December 2005

    Ahem!
    Okay, I have 20... (*gulp*) ...27(!) years on you but, unless you're
schizophrenic, you are and should be the same person in both mediums.
Trust me, it's better that way.  And, if you *are* schizophrenic,
welcome to Rec.Models.Scale!  ;-)

    Anyway, best of luck in the search.  I hope you've got plenty of space
for such a project, should you land one...

Frank Kranick

    You should try using it, then...

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    It's a good thing there wasn't a spelling test.

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    I'd quit digging if I were you.

Erik,

I really need to give some advice here.   If you are newer to modeling, I
would really caution trying such a huge model, ESPECIALLY vac form, out of
the gate.  I'm not saying you couldn't do it, but with the cost of something
like this, I think you might not feel good with the results.  And in the
worst case, do something to it that can't be repaired.  Been there done
that.

Have you looked (or has anyone out htere seen) a 1/144 of this bird?  Or
work up to it, sneak up on it with a series of 144 and 72 commercial planes
or other cargos.  The C-130 is a gem.  For big, there is the 1/48 version of
that plane.

If you do think you are technicaly ready for the c-5, it really will take
some time to find it, and will not be cheap.  Consider how many other models
you can buy and finish with that money right now.  It would also give you
that much more practice, and allow you to build up the tool set, airbrush,
and skills.

Good luck in school.  You can have it.  Happiest day in my life was
realizing I was done with formal education.  For awhile 8-)

Rich

It's called proofreading.

You are quite right about nobody being perfect but I still can't get the
mental picture of you passing Kelsey with an A. :)
BTW, I never have used a spell checker on any computer application.  I
have the annoying habit of spelling words correctly in my head 99% of
the time.  I have on rare occasions referred to a spelling dictionary.
I guess I'm getting old-er
Anyway, Erik, you're not doing too badly by rms standards.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

Look at it this way, kid. You present a resume or job application with
"college" spelled "collage" along with your reliance on spell check &
the attitude of "nobody is perfect" & "they understand what I'm trying
to say", there's a good chance you won't get the job, although you may
be able to do the job better than anyone else. There is another group
that I read, & there are some folks whom I won't even read their posts,
because their spelling & grammAr is so poor. Yeah, I can get the gist
of what they're saying sometimes, but I also wonder if they're that
stupid in person, (you aren't in that category, tho) or if they really
sound like the stereotypical Indian or caveman & say "ugh" when they
speak in broken English. In my line of work, I have to read &
comprehend service manuals on aircraft. Not all of the time, but for
some jobs & repairs. No, I've never gone to collEge & I am pretty good
at my work & have only had to do a couple of resumes in my careers.
However, assume some of the folks we see online who can't appear to
spell or know much about reading & writing, how would you like that
person to have to read a service manual to repair your car or
something? I see some poorly written aircraft maintenance log entries &
just have to wonder, tho I know what they're saying or meaning & their
work is good, can they really read a service manual well enough to be
safe?