This Revell kit that I’ve seen built so well by many of you is either going into the trash or will be given away to someone in the neighborhood with kids that might, for a few moments, appreciate the crude attempt.
I seem to be screwing up more and more rather than getting better and better but I’ll continue building more kits when the mood dictates.
So many screw ups on this kit I’d be ashamed to post it were it not for my penchent to expose my faulty modeling to a group who can, perhaps, sympathize with my skill level - low for the hobby in general but OK for theraputic purposes and push me on to build more.
In the case of this kit I just couldn’t get some parts to fit correctly (the fuselage halves on my kit were not aligned correctly) so much sanding, filing and reshaping was in order. I also screwed up some of the decals. I cut the Balkenkreuz on the starboard side of the fuselage poorly and just decided to cover it over with another one that was larger. You can see the old one underneath. Not a pro move. I also couldn’t get the canopy forward and main sections to sit closely enough together. I tried but to no avail.
At any rate I hope my next project will find me posting pictures that show some improvement in this hobby of mine.
Well Flicker has taken the “Camera Roll” section down … bummer. Hopefully not for long. These microscopic images are all I can post for the moment. I’ll repost them to my standard size when I can.
OK, gee whiz, FineScale cut off my “mojo” in the subject title!!! Why? I’ve just tried to put it back in the subject title so we’ll see if it’s cut again.
Now for an attempt to use Postimage to post the pictures that are represented in the thumbnails above:
Success! At least for posting the pictures … we’ll see about the “mojo”
I’m with ya, man. For me, though, I get near the finish and start rushing things, or leaving stuff off just to get done. Took me two years to finish a F9F Panther, because i didnt want to finish the canopy, yeah…
Thanks to all of you for the commiseration and understanding.
Mike Brindos,
I was hoping to build this kit with enough skill to approach the level that you achieved when you built yours … didn’t come close. I now appreciate what you did with this kit … some of the fit problems I found were really bad! How you got yours to look like it did is, for the moment anyway, way beyond my pay grade. I’ll keep plugging away for sure.
We’re our own worst critics. Console yourself with “I’ll do better next time!” That’s what I keep repeating. When I stop saying that, I’ll probably quit modeling. [:D]
No need to be so hard on yourself. You see the errors and flaws in your own work that we cannot. Because you know exactly where they are, and when & how that they happened. But to the rest of us, we see a good looking build. And what is glaring to you is microscopic to us viewers. Beautiful work!
As for as the “thou shalt not say” word, as you can see, there are ways to sidestep that issue. I do believe that the banning of the word dates back to antics of some members here years ago involving the word. It’s not like the word itself is obscene (not as explained by George Carlin), derogatory, insulting, etc. in any way, shape, or form, of interpretation.
Well, the glaring issue here is the fact that you’re being so hard on yourself. STOP IT!!
Secondly, that kit looks pretty good.
Thirdly, those old Revell kits can sometimes really really challenge us, but this one looks fine to me.
Lastly, we all have our struggles and get fed up from time to time. When I find a kit that is “fighting” me, I find it best to just box it up and set it aside and pick up a new kit that I think will go better. When I’ve had enough time to rethink my problems I tackle it head on with a new approach. I have found that by only working on one skill at a time that I try to improve upon on a build I actually gain something for it. When I try to build a masterpiece in every respect I get less than I wanted. I may work on my seam skills on one and then perhaps my decaling on another and so on. I find this way helps me grow and get better. I have learned so much from every member here that it is not even funny, and I appreciate it all. Asking for some help with an issue is the fastest way to a solution. There are far too many able bodied builders here to ignore their input.
Again, ask for help or set it aside for awhile. There is no need to get fed up and kick the dog over a poorly molded old kit that is a challenge for the best of us. Relax and move on to a better kit. You’ll be happy you did.
And that build looks just fine to me. Don’t beat yourself up. I have some of those too.
Looks great to me. As previously stated we are often our own worst critics. I think we all enter a build with a vision…usually unrealistic…of what we want the finished build to look like and we can never seem quite to get there. Case in point, I just finished me second Tamiya 262 in as many months. On my first attempt I sprayed too much primer and pretty much obliterated most of the panel lines in the fuselage. I ended up having to use lacquer thinner to remove the primer. It did but it also removed most of the panel lines again. I tried to re-scribe and that was a disaster. I decided to “paint“ the panel lines in at the end. I was beginning to feel Ok about the build until I took the canopy masks off and the whole inside if the canopy had white smears all over. It was glued down with Tamiya thin so no way to remove. I ordered a replacement model that same day. I swore I was going to make the second one “perfect” While I think it is a bit better. I messed up a decal and I had the “smears“ on the inside of the canopy again. Fortunately I learned from the first one so I was able to get it off to repair. Point being your “mistakes“ are what makes your build uniquely yours Accept them, learn from them and always enjoy the process
There’s nothing that’s completed on my shelf that doesn’t have some error on it and, yeah, I know where the error is. But keep on keeping on. Pull back on the stick a little. Put your nose on the horizon and add a little power. You’ll get there.
I think that your airplane looks great! Maybe you should try building something other than a plane. Maybe armor, ships or a car. I usually build airplanes, but sometimes I get burned out. Building a model car helps me get back in the game.
and push me on to build more.
