03-08-2014, 04:42 PM
"No pressure then"
As much pressure as you want to make it John. You must have read articles where someone was a beginner or aimed for a low standard (to me now anyway). An example would be not re-stuffing the caps under the chassis. I have had feedback saying "why bother, no ones going to see it" and the only answer I could give was that "I see it and that's the way I like it to look when I'm done". Maybe no one will look under there for 50 years but I kinda hope they will be impressed when they do.
All I'm saying is if you write about it and take pictures and do it warts and all it seems to make you want to raise the standard of the restoration or the build of what ever you are making. Obviously, if you are developing something it may get cut about and chopped and re-hashed a few times and that to me is expected in the article.
Anyway do give it a try: I think you will find it adds a new facet to the hobby.
Gary
As much pressure as you want to make it John. You must have read articles where someone was a beginner or aimed for a low standard (to me now anyway). An example would be not re-stuffing the caps under the chassis. I have had feedback saying "why bother, no ones going to see it" and the only answer I could give was that "I see it and that's the way I like it to look when I'm done". Maybe no one will look under there for 50 years but I kinda hope they will be impressed when they do.
All I'm saying is if you write about it and take pictures and do it warts and all it seems to make you want to raise the standard of the restoration or the build of what ever you are making. Obviously, if you are developing something it may get cut about and chopped and re-hashed a few times and that to me is expected in the article.
Anyway do give it a try: I think you will find it adds a new facet to the hobby.
Gary
