Collaboration
by Steve Perry on 04/13/15We 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.