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Collaboration

by Steve Perry on 04/13/15

We make a big deal of teamwork in our culture.  From the old saying, "Two heads are better than one." to our current business climate of regular global collaboration via online communications.  I thought that it would be fun to collaborate on a model car project.  My first two attempts weren't very well received by my prospective build partners.  They had no interest in sharing a model car build.  But a third project came up in which I was to finish what another builder had started.  It was a very ambitious model that is needed as a piece of an even larger project, but the originating builder ran out of enthusiasm for it.  It's been a mixed bag.  My build partner completed some challenging bodywork that I might not have attempted on my own.  He's had some good painting tips to share.  On the other hand, turning someone else's work into a finished product can be challenging because you don't know if it's right or if corrections are needed until other parts come together with it.  In this case, a lot of corrections were needed!  Collaboration in model building can be a fun approach, but I think building is typically a solitary effort for good reason.


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