Why we do the things we do?
While making this old bashed up woodstove I got to thinking ,why is it that I get so much fun out of creating old ,worn,bashed up objects as opposed to bright ,clean and modern?
Lets face it my dios are basically the same thing that the doll house guys and gals do with a big subject matter change. Yet if I was asked to build one I would refuse ,why? although I love and appreciate the art and wonderful craftsmanship involved ,I would prefer making the old barn out back than the precise Victorian structure.And if that old barn contains an old car or airplane so much the better!
I know that a lot of my fellow modelers feel the same way.It just isn't finished if it hasn't been weathered in some way.Sometimes I think this is almost an artform in itself.I have even been known to take expensive,new, limited edition, vintage diecasts and make them into beat up hulks. Collectors think I am nuts but I think that they are beautiful in their oldness.
I even enjoy taking precisely made wooden airplane structures and weathering them ,as you guys who follow this thread already know.
It is a question that intrigues me and one that I have never been able to find an answer for..