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Scott, you said it bro....this is gonna be a hot one for sure. So I will get my two cents in now.


As far as Ken not being a pro.......well he is damn close to one then. Ken produces quality mag models and articles, places at shows and comps, does some masters for casting and is very skilled in nearly all painting techniques.................not a pro eh.


A pro is not just someone who can get an article in a mag, in fact it's not as easy as you think to get one pub'd, in a good mag. When the editor emails YOU for an article that is also different. So having many pub'd articles is one thing.


Skills plays a big roll as well. Yes many can do most techniques and paint well, but it's knowing how to use techniques and create a great model that sets a pro apart.


Comm work, heck yes that counts, as long as it is quality work. Someone who builds a model for his buddy is not a pro. When the modeler is contacted to do a comm model, then that is a pro. Especially when one does this several times a year for numerous years and has regular collectors he builds for.


Although not that important as many advanced modelers have no time or have a personal opinion...is winning medals and awards at shows. When he , or she, regulary places at large shows then that helps as well.


One of the most important thing that sets the pro apart from someone who owns a LHS , builds a model for his buddy or gets one model in an ok mag. This is have a role in the model business. This can be designing models, research and I think the most important thing, producing masters for casting or kits. This can also be one who produces videos and books that WE buy as ref material or because we love the "pro's" work.


This topic comes up every once in a while, especially since there are a lot of not so good or average model builders and painters who list their models on ebay and use the word "pro" to try and sell their model. So in general a pro, in my opinion and what I have read on the net, is some one who does many thing and does them better than most of us.

So if you think selling a model and " being luck" to get an article in a mag is not pro.....well then show me the article YOU have in a mag or the list of people you build for.


Oh yeas, the pro's, those are the guys who rarely ever post on forums because they are too busy doing what they do best...and that's build bloody fantastic models.


ok, got my two cents in.....sorry if I offended any of you.


PS. Ken, looking forward to the next article bro.


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