Hi…Happy Birthday to you too…I think I’m going to take me out to dinner, have a Steak…And a Drink! I’m tired of cooking for me… ha,ha…Ive bought myself 11 new Armor models, The last one being the Dragon Wagon, also the Wrecker, the tank recovery vehicle, two Artillery tractors, three Vulcan PC’s, the M-548 Gun Truck…The M-977 and M978 Oshkosh HEMTT…and last but not least the MAN 10t. mlgl 8X8 German truck with crane!.. Its Good to be single! ha,ha…Ive got enough to work on now or just look at the pieces… ha,ha…Its fun either way!
I’d have to say no, nothing would scare me so to speak. But what I find with a really good kit is doing it justice. Meaning the right paint colors. That’s what tweeks me. I want it “real right” which leaves me with alot of WIP’s until further review/research. Sometimes I think just build it stupid and get it right the next time. Like alot say, this is a hobby, have fun.
I think the “doing justice” part is a significant portion of it, too, as is being something of a miser and possessing a penchant for personal finance planning. I don’t want to “ruin” any kits by too much fumble-fingered snorfing.
To that end, I’m going to go and buy something “easy” to practice some more with today, maybe a Tamiya 1:48 Tiger.
For me, Trumpeter kits kinda give me the chills when I start one. They got great subjects and detail, but some of the fit and engineering of the moldings is enough to drive me a little batty.
There are only two kits that have scared the hell out of me. One: Tamiya’s 1/350 scale USS Enterprise which I’m building for a friend. Makes me go cold all over, especially when I think about how I’m going to get the hull put together and then sand it smooth to hide the seems.
This is the other one:
This one scares me because of all the detailing I’ll need to do between assembly steps. The building doesn’t bother me, after all how hard is it to glue part 23 to part 27? LOL!
I have already started both of these kits, mostly because I have always wanted this Christie, and I can’t let down my friend on the USS Enterprise. I can’t say I’m becoming more comfortable, but I can say that I am enjoying the challenge. Seeing progress on something that scares me helps me to conquer the fear as well!
"don’t want to “ruin” any kits by too much fumble-fingered snorfing.
What a Great Word:…fumble-fingered & “Snorfing”… Me too!..I don’t want to do That Either! I guess thats the reason I just like to Look at some of my Bigger Intimidating Kit’s and enjoy the model as it is in the Box!..
Well, I can’t say much for being single, but it is good to have a fiance that doesn’t get on me to much about my hobbies[:D]
I am taking the little lady, mom, dad, and daughter to the airshow over here. They are supposed to have a few military jets, and a lot of older ones. I’ve been once, it was pretty neat. I was quite happy they were having it on my B’day, that, and it won’t be 90 some degrees outside[;)] I think I might have to go for a steak dinner to, that sounds mighty tasty, thanks for the idea Pegleg!
(“Well, I can’t say much for being single,”) Ha,ha… Thats because your a young Man Still…I see your from Indiana, you ever hear of Louie Meyer? He was the first 3 time winner of the Indie 500?..Louie sold his half of Meyer & Drake to I think I remember his partner’s name was Dale, Dale Drake and moved to Indie to build the ford racing engines and parts for the Indie Race Cars…He & Drake owned & built the Offenhouser racing engines here in So. Calif before Ford started winning the 500 all the time lol…His youngest Daughter Melaine “K” was my Wife for 5 years…Back in the early 60’s… August 18th 1961 we were married…She was 16… I was 21… And really stupid to have lost her…Sad I’ve missed her all these years…But was married 5 more times after her…I never did get over her…I’ve gotten use to coming & going and enjoy being alone now that I’m a Old guy, but wish I could see and talk to her again…[#offtopic] I know, I know, Off topic… “Just remembering out loud” ha,ha…Have a fun day Saturday, enjoy your Day!!
I have the 1/350 scale Tirpitz and New Jersey on my table right now, fussing over the hull paint. I’ve botched the line between the waterline, the hull color and the ship’s color. Think I’ll have to try to use some thinner and wipe the drips where the paint seeped under the tape.I’ve been out of the hobby for about 20 years, and my painting skillls are not where I would like them to be.
Sounds like you need to give it a CSC bath and start over…(Castrol Super Clean) Or if you cant find it anymore… Try the “Purple power”… Soak your model in it for a few hours or a day…Use a tooth brush and scrub the hard to get the paint off areas and then wash it again with the water and mild dish soap like you did before you painted it…When I got back to building I spent more time redoing them, than finishing them…Infact I have a Mack dump truck thats heading for the CSC swim meet Saturday morning…Thats the Good in messing up! You Can redo it and start all over agan using CSC or Purple Power…You can even find old models at swap meets and soak them a day or so and have a brand new un painted model to paint with out haveing to build it ha,ha…
For me i would have to say what i have jusy aqquired. Tamiyas 1/16th scale Gepard, if i do something wrong its going to be one hard job locating parts for it.
The one kit that intimidates me most is the 1/350th Polar Lights NX-01[:O] First off, it’s a Monster!
2) the aztec pattern [censored]
and then there’s all them clear parts[soapbox] It’s tucked away on the top shelf… taunting me[:-,]
I was out of modeling for some years when I went back to school to earn my bachelor’s degree. I took a month off after graduation, and then went on to graduate school. During this time, the kits began to pile up, and the only time I had was to take out a kit and look over the parts. After graduation, I took out the kits and partially assembled them, but I came down with “panzerphobia” as well (must be spreading)! So, what did I do? I took out a couple of the Italeri panzerspahwagen and started on them. When I’m done, I’ll go through some of my old Tamiya. Hey, none of these will be contest quality, so I don’t care!
I think the problem here is that a) we’re afraid of messing up on an expensive kit and b) we want to do well with the skills we currently have. Well, I’m in that camp, but as I am relearning how to model on older (read crummier) kits, I will have the skills necessary to build the fussier DML/Trumpeter/AFV Club kits.
Alot of the kits you all are talking about I have never seen…I do not think I am scared or apprehensive about getting into anything, as long it is a subject I enjoy. Like many other posters I am most concerned about the cash outlay. It is, after all, a hobby (well for some it is a way to make some $) and being a hobby we can start and stop as we see fit. Good option, gives the opportunity to screw up the courage and determination o jump back in on a “monster”.
My unbuilt kit that scares me most is Monogram’s B-58. It will require lots of work in two areas I’m very weak in: 1. cleanly filling seams, and 2. bare metal finishes. That won’t stop me from trying, though.
To reply to the original post, yes, I have indeed had “panzerphobia” when I first started modeling, I purchased one of DML’s first hit super-kits, the famous “Tiger 1 Initial Version” and as soon as I opened the box I thought of two very different thoughts, 1, “WOW this kit is jam packed!! I can’t wait to build it!”, and 2 “Uh wait(looks over parts) errr, maybe I should wait till later to build this, it looks just a tad complicated” which is what I did, but eventually I tackled the kit and it turned out to be my favorite model! So, I honestly think that you should go for it, just take your time, work slowly and carefully, and always dry-fit and read instructions twice!
Revell, 1/72 T-80. Old and discontinued model (which i had the misfortune to find) I consider the most evil model ever made.
For the life of me, i don’t rember where my friend got it, but i wish he didn’t.
I was helping a friend with one of his first kits. All went as well as can be expected with an hold revell kit… then we encountered its hideously evil tracks.
We’re talking 100% indivudial track links (40% of which don’t fit togeather), doesn’t fit the wheels quite right, no aid for the curve at both ends and a gap when done that i can stick my finger through like that “mr doctor” or whatever game where you have to adviod the sides.
It took me 3 days of work to do JUST the tracks. I couldn’t touch plastic for 2 weeks afterwards.
And just like when you pack and weigh you luggage so it’s less then a pound under the weight limit and then they don’t weight it, he hasn’t touched or painted it to this day…
Recently got back into modeling after 30-35 year absence. I`ve been buying kits to stash when I find them in my areas of interest. ( WWII USMC armor, Korean War U.N. Nations armor and Warsaw Pact armor in 1/35th scale)I went all the way and have my first airbrush so have been learning some new skills as well as reviving some old skills.
First kit back was an Italeri USMC Sherman- turned out just O.K., not really happy with the weathering I did.
Second was Tamiya North Korean T-34/85- really happy with it, overall finish and weathering big improvement over my first try.
Three is a Tamiya 2 1/2 ton GMC, looks super so far (I think) have to do a wash and light weathering tonight and it`ll be complete)
Have waiting in the wings a made by ICM URAL-4320 Russian heavy truck- opened the box a few times and looked and moved on to something else. It has more parts than the real truck, only lacks a wiring harness and fuel to drive it away when complete. Molded on 1/4" diameter spruce, lots of flash, tires are vinyl with an enormous mold seam around the entire diameter. Plastic is covered in some sort of oil. I have a good idea that the parts fit also may leave something to be desired-especially as compared to the Tamiya kits.
I really want to add this to my collection and plan on making each subassembly as a seperate model. I hope that treating it like that will nibble away at what looks like a very complicated kit. I think it will most certainly be a challenge.
