About a year ago I purchased Brett Green’s book on modeling the Me 110. It inspired me to build the Revell 110 and I thought I would try fixing the engines with the Cutting Edge correction set. It look like some work but I was willing to give it a try. I installed the cutting edge pieces for the wing hump and engine nacelles. It was not easy by any means but a little putty and sanding and I was satisfied with my effort. The kit has a nicely detailed interior that went together nicely. When it came time to join the wings to the fuselage the fit was horrible! If you line up the top edge it left big gaps on the underside. When I joined the other wing to the body the fit was even worse the longer side sat up way higher than the other. If you move it around you end up with a bad fit on the top. Now when I go back and read the book agian Brett does mention having alot of fit problems with the strange wing joint. I am seriously thinking about throwing the whole thing in the trash. I wish I had payed more attention to mention of the bad fitting wings. I was mainly concentrating on the Cutting Edge part of the build to make sure it was in my abilities which it was. I guess these are thing that could be fixed but I am not into spending twenty hours sanding and rescribing lost panel lines. I moved on to mounting the tail assembly and it sits totally sideways when layed down on the rear of the fuselage. One step closer to the circular file cabinet under my work table. I know it seams like a lot of money to toss it but I think I have shown great restraint not to have launched it into the wall. Which by the way would be a fitting and just end to this nightmare build. Am I alone here on this kit. Thanks to everyone who took the time to read my venting and took the time to reply.
Sometimes the best thing to do in a situation such as the the one you find yourself in is to just put it aside and work on something else. Maybe all that is needed is a fresher outlook, which I find attainable by taking my mind off of whatever is getting me down and focusing my efforts on a different project. Besides, it sounds as though you’ve invested WAY too much on it to just chuck it.
Take some deep breaths, count to ten and carefully place the model in the box taking care to include all the peices and place on a shelf and walk away. Turn round and try a running flying leap, smashing that little b$*@~# ito a thousand pieces. Jump up a down as hard as you can shouting each time your feet implode the plastic into its component atoms. Enjoy the feeling of…
No seriously take a break, put it away and go and do somthing different. If you never come back to it no never mind, but give it a few months and you`ll probably try it again. Remember a model is for life not just for christmas. Or is that turkeys?.
I agree completely…
Carefully collect all the bits and pieces, put it all back into the box, and place it on a shelf out of eyeshot and start something else.
Then when your frustration and disappointment have waned, and you feel your enthusiasm returning, open the box again and have another go at it.
You might get stalled again, but you’ll have made a little more progress - maybe enough to get past the hurdles in front of you that (at the moment) seem too high to jump over.
You’ll get there - and when it’s finished you’ll wonder what all the fuss was about.
Would it help if you sawed off the kit wingroot connection points and fabricated your own from plastruct or some such? I’m just spitballing here though…A picture of your dilemna would be real helpful here!
Thanks for the posts guys. I really needed to vent! I packed the kit up and put it away though I so wanted the sastifaction of slamming into the garbage can! I have prescribed myself a couple of Tamagawa builds from my stash as treatment. I would post a couple of pics of the problems but I already packed it up and I do not want to look at it agian. I can only say how bummed I am this build went south. I then took my frustration out tonight with my Playstation in SOCOM 3. Those rebels payed dearly tonight!
Ok and easy fix just came to me. I removed the center wing section from the one wing it was moulded to. With it removed I installed a center support brace and mounting tab in the rear to support to the proper height. Then glued it into place. There are still wide gaps but at least they are even and flush! Still alot more things to correct on this kit but that is one less pain in the butt thing to
Glad to hear you had your epiphany before you launched it at Mach2 into the wall… Nice that you could salvage the build. Keep us up to date on the final product!
