It’s been going on for about a month now. I go to the desk, sit down, then immediately turn away and get on the computer. The problem started with me getting Trumpeters USS Stevens for a Christmas present. A beautiful kit and I jumped right on it. It has a good bit of PE, which I absolutely hate working with. And that’s what started it all. That damn PE.
So I thought I’d try something else. I ordered a Tamiya Sherman as well as one of their Corsairs. I built the Sherman, which had link and length tracks. The instructions called for using 11 individual treads. They gave me 11 treads per track. Trouble was I needed 12 per track. I double-checked my work and could find nothing that I did wrong, but both lengths of track came up one tread short. So now the Sherman can’t be completed and I set that aside.
Now I sit here with the open Stevens kit on the desk. I hope it finally ignites something and I get started. Now if I could find a 3D print of that crane, I could ditch the PE. Or I could try and re-make it into one of the other destroyers that didn’t have the float plane. Or maybe I’ll just sit here on the computer.
Anyway, just thought I’d vent a little. If you have any suggestions, feel free to share.