Best type of model threads/posts?

[Old Wombat]

Pretty much the 1st option but it kinda throws me when you get huge-long gaps in the process.

[pyro-manic]

First for me - seeing the process is great to watch, especially when it's a master of bashing like JHM, or a scratch-building monster like Overkiller. The third option would work as well, though.

[sequoiaranger]

Assuming you have the threads arranged so the latest one is prominent at the top, the "updates" as they go along toward the final product are of interest to me. I have many threads tagged to inform me of new posts, so I can follow the process. Ultimately, the finished product is posted, so if one doesn't like to watch the progress, just wait a while!

Modeling is a PROCESS toward an end, and much can be learned along the way. I have picked up techniques, and things to avoid, by watching the process unfold on someone else's model. Often, too, a worthy project that  gets stopped (real life intrudes--haven't we ALL been there before?) can be encouraged to start again by fellow modelers' interest and inquiry. I enjoy the "community" of modelers here--most whiffers had a good sense of curiosity and vision that enhances creativity. I like to "see how their minds work" as a project unfolds.

I may get a little long-winded on some of my own progress updates, but I figure those who are truly interested will be rewarded, and those that are not will just click on something else. I try to illustrate with a simple, low-bandwidth picture, hopefully in focus. *I* enjoy the process, both on my own and other modelers' projects.

[JayBee]

....or a scratch-building monster like Overkiller.

Hey!

I resemble that remark! 

You do indeed Duncan

[Eddie M.]

Definitely #1 I have learned so much from watching other builders. Now I enjoy seeing a nice model posted completely finished but I always would perfer to see the in progress shots.

Ditto! Watching WIP has given me so many ideas for many of the models I haven't finished yet.

[BlackOps]

This is like asking if you just read the last page of a novel, or watch the last 10 minutes of a movie, Of course we want to see the progress stuff! Your not trying to get lazy on us are you? I've learned tons from watching the in-progress threads and enjoyed seeing how things change course from what was planned to what it finally turns out to be.

[Taiidantomcat]

I voted for the first one, Although I must admit I love seeing a complete surprise finished build!