Definitley all three, artisan, caftsman and artist....
Woodworking skills are a definite advantage, direction of grain, how to cut end grain, how the wood behaves, etc.
The ability to visualise and the ability to think in advance and carefully consider the consequences of ones actions.... (Before acting!!)
Even a
kit is "Scratchbuilt" to a certain extent, even if providing the wood for
planking, some dowelling and some fittings, that must be carefully dealt with to provide the required result, I'd say reasonably close to a scratchbuild....
If the modeller has to cut, shape and carfully fit, rather than just cut and fit laser or die cut
parts, it is more of a scratchbuild in my
books anyway....
A work of art on completion? Definitley!!
Cheers....HOF.
"There are never any problems.... The only problems there are, are ones we create for ourselves...." (HOF Circa. 1988 )
