I just got the latest Fine Scale Modeler in the mail this week. Last night, I was looking through the mag, and was admiring the big ad on the back cover of the mag, for the new Academy M-36 in 1/35 scale.
Then it hit me-- the decals on the turret are not well applied- they have visible silvering and carrier filem all around the US Stars.
Maybe I'm being picky, but it kinda surprises me that the ad would have this error, on an otherwise very-nicely built model. (Especially since the ad's main tag line is "Raising the bar, Mastering the Details"!!)
It kinda sends a mixed message, don't you think? Something along these lines:
- nice kit, but the decals aren't so great.
- Decals so hard to work with, even the pro that built them couldn't them right.
- We don't pay attention to detail.
- We didn't say we've mastered every detail yet!
-Bill
P.S. Is finding fault with a model in an ad indicative of mild or serious AMS?