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That may be true in some instances but it's not always the case and in fact, has never been the case for me. Everyone I have ever built for asked me to build it my way, because they hired because they liked what I did. They may ask me to model from a photo in order to represent a specific vehicle (IE: Grandpa's tank) but they have always given me the room to do what I do my way because they liked my previous work. The only standard I have ever been held to is that of my previous work, if the builder specified too much and I didn't feel comfortable doing it, I simply passed on the project.

Case in point, my entry to Scott's Big Spring contest was desired by a person who's grandfather was in the 82nd airborne and he liked what I did so much, that he contacted Scott to buy it. Scott then contacted me and that person and I discussed the terms. As with any other project, I know what I need to get for what I did and I know what will work for me, if there is no agreement to those terms, there is no deal and no one feels like they got burned.

Again, sometimes maybe, but it's not always the case. If someone tells me I have some kind of deadline that I don't want to be held to, I simply pass on the job. If they expect me to produce something that doesn't look like my previous work but that of another persons, again, I simply say 'no thank you'.

I have model kits sent to me by publications for future magazine articles with no deadlines placed upon them at all, they know this is a hobby and not a full time job so they give me the time to create what it is they want to see and that is what they've seen me do in the past.

Wow, that's a pretty bold statement to make on the internet surrounded by people you may not know anything about...

I disagree, those things are far more expensive, take up far more room and require far more skill. Anyone can buy a model kit fairly cheap, spend time studying the works of others for free and then practice at home in their spare time.

The only real key things to getting into building on commission are twofold. Your skill and finished product quality and once you have that figured out, it comes down to exposure. If you make a nice model and show it to the right people you may be surprised what comes of it. There are forums that are visited regularly by Magazine editors and other people in the business, sometimes all it takes is a decent picture or two of your finished work posted in the right place and the emails begin to roll in.

<blockquote data-quote="ScaleModelMadman" data-source="post: 16148">That may be true in some instances but it&#039;s not always the case and in fact, has never been the case for me. Everyone I have ever built for asked me to build it my way, because they hired because they liked what I did. They may ask me to model from a photo in order to represent a specific vehicle (IE: Grandpa&#039;s tank) but they have always given me the room to do what I do my way because they liked my previous work. The only standard I have ever been held to is that of my previous work, if the builder specified too much and I didn&#039;t feel comfortable doing it, I simply passed on the project.Case in point, my entry to Scott&#039;s Big Spring contest was desired by a person who&#039;s grandfather was in the 82nd airborne and he liked what I did so much, that he contacted Scott to buy it. Scott then contacted me and that person and I discussed the terms. As with any other project, I know what I need to get for what I did and I know what will work for me, if there is no agreement to those terms, there is no deal and no one feels like they got burned.Again, sometimes maybe, but it&#039;s not always the case. If someone tells me I have some kind of deadline that I don&#039;t want to be held to, I simply pass on the job. If they expect me to produce something that doesn&#039;t look like my previous work but that of another persons, again, I simply say &#039;no thank you&#039;. I have model kits sent to me by publications for future magazine articles with no deadlines placed upon them at all, they know this is a hobby and not a full time job so they give me the time to create what it is they want to see and that is what they&#039;ve seen me do in the past.Wow, that&#039;s a pretty bold statement to make on the internet surrounded by people you may not know anything about...I disagree, those things are far more expensive, take up far more room and require far more skill. Anyone can buy a model kit fairly cheap, spend time studying the works of others for free and then practice at home in their spare time. The only real key things to getting into building on commission are twofold. Your skill and finished product quality and once you have that figured out, it comes down to exposure. If you make a nice model and show it to the right people you may be surprised what comes of it. There are forums that are visited regularly by Magazine editors and other people in the business, sometimes all it takes is a decent picture or two of your finished work posted in the right place and the emails begin to roll in.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ScaleModelMadman, post: 16148"] That may be true in some instances but it's not always the case and in fact, has never been the case for me. Everyone I have ever built for asked me to build it my way, because they hired because they liked what I did. They may ask me to model from a photo in order to represent a specific vehicle (IE: Grandpa's tank) but they have always given me the room to do what I do my way because they liked my previous work. The only standard I have ever been held to is that of my previous work, if the builder specified too much and I didn't feel comfortable doing it, I simply passed on the project. Case in point, my entry to Scott's Big Spring contest was desired by a person who's grandfather was in the 82nd airborne and he liked what I did so much, that he contacted Scott to buy it. Scott then contacted me and that person and I discussed the terms. As with any other project, I know what I need to get for what I did and I know what will work for me, if there is no agreement to those terms, there is no deal and no one feels like they got burned. Again, sometimes maybe, but it's not always the case. If someone tells me I have some kind of deadline that I don't want to be held to, I simply pass on the job. If they expect me to produce something that doesn't look like my previous work but that of another persons, again, I simply say 'no thank you'. I have model kits sent to me by publications for future magazine articles with no deadlines placed upon them at all, they know this is a hobby and not a full time job so they give me the time to create what it is they want to see and that is what they've seen me do in the past. Wow, that's a pretty bold statement to make on the internet surrounded by people you may not know anything about... I disagree, those things are far more expensive, take up far more room and require far more skill. Anyone can buy a model kit fairly cheap, spend time studying the works of others for free and then practice at home in their spare time. The only real key things to getting into building on commission are twofold. Your skill and finished product quality and once you have that figured out, it comes down to exposure. If you make a nice model and show it to the right people you may be surprised what comes of it. There are forums that are visited regularly by Magazine editors and other people in the business, sometimes all it takes is a decent picture or two of your finished work posted in the right place and the emails begin to roll in. [/QUOTE]

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