Have you ever had one of those builds your just real hype about and want it to look great? But nothing you do goes right. like im a retard all of a sudden. Your paint smears are a finger print are dirt in it. Nothing go togather right. Your airbrush screws up. Then your wash screws up a great paint job.Man i love modeling…lol[D)][banghead] and yes im haveing one of those builds right now…hihi[:(]
Yes, with my DML Sd.Kfz. 251/22 [:(!]
I’m afraid that will happen with my DML late tiger…[:(] I plan it to be my best…
Hasegawa 1/48 P-40E, the new one. I wish I would have kept my AMT one and just bought a cockpit and Eduard detail set for it.
I’m no phsychiatrist (sp), but I think this happens because you try to imagine how good it will look in the end and in the process overlook small problems that turn into major screw ups.
The Hasegawa P-40E has some really bad fit. A 2 mm gap between the wings on top and the body. The machine guns are molded into a seperate block which you attack to the wings, but the block is completely off and immense shaping was required. I did like the interior detail and how the interior fit into the body, but the body had too many fit issues.
I think it just comes with the territory!! Sooner or later we all make that flub (?) screwup for lack of a better word. Just did it myself on a Group project build. All you can do is take a break and reassure yourself that you’re going to come back and fix your mistake, and don’t get mad! we all make mistakes and most of them are fixable. That is one of the good things about belonging to a model forum, there are folks here who will help you figure out the best way to fix your mistake, just ask us.
Semper Fi, Mike
Sounds like it could turn into one of those “off the wall” builds if you know what i mean.[:-,]
CFR
all my modeling is that way
they dont turn out great but i keep at it
if i lived to be 200 yrs old i would still have the same problem
I believe after 30 plus years fooling around in this hobby, that the keyword here is “expectations”. There is an old saying, “expect the best, but prepare for the worst”.
Professionals to amatuer, in all endeavours, there is success, and failure. When you build anticipation for a new kit, one that you can’t wait to get your hands on, you visualize your EXPECTATIONS. Problems arise, your expectations are not going to be met, naturally your moral and enthusiasm go down.
The NY Yankees have the most talent assembled on one team in the entirety of baseball, yet, they loose games. So goes the modelling world. My advice: Build it anyway. build through problems, build through anxiety, just keep building. All problems can be solved, it just takes time and pressure. The idea here is to gain enough experience, good and bad, to progress in the hobby.
“preparedness leads to success”
Remember, you will learn more when dealing with a “disaster” than you ever will with an “easy” build.
Steve
This sort of thing just happened to me, though with an aircraft, not an AFV model (Airfix’s 1/48 Mosquito FB.VI).
The paint scheme turned out really well and I’d added some subtle weathering representing exhaust stains, slightly faded paint on the fabric/wood areas and small paint chips on the metal-covered areas around the engine cowlings. After applying the decals, the next stage was to varnish the model.
I’d run out of Winsor & Newton artist’s oil-based matt varnish, which is what I normally use - it gives a very even “satin” finish which is ideal for most WW2 aircraft. So I bought some Humbrol Satin-Cote instead, after all this is a product intended for models, so it should be even more suitable than an artist’s product, right? After thoroughly mixing the varnish, I painted it on and left the model for an hour or so to dry. When I returned, I had… a shiny Mosquito [:(!]
Not “glossy” by any means, but still far too shiny for a Mosquito IMHO; it’s best described as a semi-gloss finish. I could try overpainting it with Winsor & Newton varnish but this might result in the paint being too thick.
Remember, you will learn more when dealing with a “disaster” than you ever will with an “easy” build.
But WHY is it when you need it to be a great build does it happen! (I was given the answer but cant say as the other half is watching me type this.) My be later!.[;)]
Yep, been there done that. It was the ICM combo kit of the BS-100 field gun (which turned out ok) and the Ural 4320 truck. I wanted this kit to turn out well, but it all just went haywire after the assembly. And for the record, those damn wheels look just way too small to me.
i have so many of those builds that fixing things is a large part of the hobby for me heh i put it down to inexperience on my part and learning from mistakes though it seems i have to make the same ones a few times before i learn[D)]
i enjoy building the models that don’t want to go together right; if model goes together perfectly, what’s the challenge?