ScaleBirdsScott
Well-Known Member
The way Patey carries himself in the videos, its grown on me. Early on I felt it was a bit too put-on. But I think it is authentic, if elevated and edited to make the videos more entertaining.
Seeing the work and thought he puts in, and the crazy amount of it on display, it's clear that he's got a lot of serious thinking going on with skills to back it up; whether its pragmatically applied is up to debate, but he is doing what he likes and there's definitely something there to watch.
But mainly that energy and performance is what works for the camera. His style of video is not showing the quiet, reflective moments, the hours of thought and effort and so-on. This isn't the show where the subject takes off their hat, scratches their head, and makes a big to do over some bolt not fitting in order to drive up the drama. And it's not a boring video where a seemingly dispassionate guy stoically rattles off some data while not betraying the slightest emotional weakness. That all can be interesting to watch, but it has to be authentic.
His videos are more just straight "get it done" energy drink of a production. Lots of good motivation there, maybe not too much substance, and some hate the stuff.
I've been following a lot of YouTube makers. Most don't have nearly the energy that Patey does. But the ones I enjoy tend to get closer to that exuberance than those who don't. Usually. There are some exceptions. And certainly some go way too far.
Either way.
On topic, I liked the use of printed templates to figure out where to cut the wing piece. I wonder what method he used to project the pattern as it hits a curved surface and then to a flat sheet that could then wrap the part. I've only been able to get that through trial and error.
Seeing the work and thought he puts in, and the crazy amount of it on display, it's clear that he's got a lot of serious thinking going on with skills to back it up; whether its pragmatically applied is up to debate, but he is doing what he likes and there's definitely something there to watch.
But mainly that energy and performance is what works for the camera. His style of video is not showing the quiet, reflective moments, the hours of thought and effort and so-on. This isn't the show where the subject takes off their hat, scratches their head, and makes a big to do over some bolt not fitting in order to drive up the drama. And it's not a boring video where a seemingly dispassionate guy stoically rattles off some data while not betraying the slightest emotional weakness. That all can be interesting to watch, but it has to be authentic.
His videos are more just straight "get it done" energy drink of a production. Lots of good motivation there, maybe not too much substance, and some hate the stuff.
I've been following a lot of YouTube makers. Most don't have nearly the energy that Patey does. But the ones I enjoy tend to get closer to that exuberance than those who don't. Usually. There are some exceptions. And certainly some go way too far.
Either way.
On topic, I liked the use of printed templates to figure out where to cut the wing piece. I wonder what method he used to project the pattern as it hits a curved surface and then to a flat sheet that could then wrap the part. I've only been able to get that through trial and error.