What would you like to build, but are afraid?

Tackle Model Crafts 1/48 F-82, and you will fear NOTHING!!!!!

Yeah but Fermi-san, that's not what he meant. And you've built the Monogram P-61 so you can ride the hog. No, it's a great question.

For me, for sure, figures. I can do armor, sailing ships, airplanes, railroad. But doing a figure well scares the skit out of me.

Tiger, 1/350 ships are fun. Get the Revell Bismark and go from there.

I got some german armour & aircraft that I'm waiting for my airbrushing to improve gefore I tackle them.

& Trumpeters Faun Transporter with Voyager PE, the PE's got more parts than than the kit[ :S]

Not so much afraid as I just know my air brush skills are not there yet for many WW2 German and Italian aircraft camo schemes. 

I'd like to do a few 1/350 ship kits and am thinking of starting with the Revell Bismark. But as the only ship kits i have built were some Airfix 1/700 kits years ago, i think the 1/350 will be a bit daunting when i get it.

But at the moment, i have a few 1/72nd resiin aircraft kits that i am putting off. I have used resin detail sets and figures but never a whole kit.

Since i been coming on here the last couple of years i have conqured the major things that i was worried about. The two main ones were weathering armour, and then recently, my first mottle on a German aircrfat, on a 1/72nd Me 262. It wasn't nearly as hard as i expected and turned out very well. Now i am used to my airbrush with the new compressor i bought last year, i feel ready for anything when it comes to painting.

bondoman

Yeah but Fermi-san, that's not what he meant. And you've built the Monogram P-61 so you can ride the hog. No, it's a great question.

For me, for sure, figures. I can do armor, sailing ships, airplanes, railroad. But doing a figure well scares the skit out of me.

Tiger, 1/350 ships are fun. Get the Revell Bismark and go from there.

 

Check out the Bismark in the latest FSM. That was a Tamiya kit, but OMG, it's gorgeous.

I really admire ship builders with the patience and such that they have. Painting is key to the whole thing, especially with some of those difficult camo schemes and of coursse construction with those minute pieces, particularly brass.

I'm going to hold off for now, I tend to go in cycles with subjects, but always seem to revert back to armor.

I built Tamiya's Enterprise when I was, I don't know, 12 or 13 or so. Wasn't so much hard as it was...epic. Took a LONG time, especially painting the deck (all those tie downs!) and all the 1/350 aircraft.

The kits that scare the bejesus out of me? WWI biplanes. I'd love to tackle them, but the rigging gives me chills.

Its a toss up between 1/350 ships and 1/48 WWI biplanes. For the ships, (one of which I do have in progress) all that painting, detail work, brass, etc. are quite intimidating. While the final results are impressive to see, the path getting there is not easy. In WWI biplanes the rigging and paint schemes (especially the lozenge camo patterns) are challenges that are quite daunting. Add in PE for detail work such as air cooled machine guns and other such small things and the challenges mount. One day I will man up enough to tackle on of those as well, but for now, my mainstays of 1/35 armor and 1/48 WW2 to current aircraft fill my time quite well.

DoogsATX

I built Tamiya's Enterprise when I was, I don't know, 12 or 13 or so. Wasn't so much hard as it was...epic. Took a LONG time, especially painting the deck (all those tie downs!) and all the 1/350 aircraft.

The kits that scare the bejesus out of me? WWI biplanes. I'd love to tackle them, but the rigging gives me chills.

That's another. I've heard great things about Wingnuts 1/32 biplanes. I'm not a big fan of WW I planes, but they are cool in their own way. I saw the movie Fly Boys, which was pretty cool.

Dragon's original issue Tiger 1 Late. Not only is there a high parts count, it needs Zim and it's a one-shot deal because it's OOP (in its original form at least) - no second chances. I've been sitting on this one for a while now.

tigerman

Okay afraid is a strong word. What have you put off building, because it intimidates you?

For me it would be anything in 1/350 ships. I love some of Trumpeter's subjects among other manufacturers. The minute pieces and the little brass parts, plus the rigging. Yes, very intimidating. I might add that I'm an armor builder for the most part and haven't built a ship, sans one,  in probably 35 years. Back then, accuracy and painting wasn't an issue. I would love to build the new Scharnhorst in 1/350. Maybe, maybe someday.

Anyone else?

 

Warship in 1/350 is not intimidating... Warship in 1/700 scale with full PE is the real nightmare job. The PE parts are so small to handle,not to mention bend it and glue it....

But most people prefer 1/350 warship becos it is bigger and more prominient ,definitely better for display. Not becos its more challenging in 1/350 scale.

This is a full PE for 1/700 Kongo

1/700 ship + 1/700 PE =

But my hat is off to anyone and everyone who tackles such a project.

Harshman II

tigerman:

Okay afraid is a strong word. What have you put off building, because it intimidates you?

For me it would be anything in 1/350 ships. I love some of Trumpeter's subjects among other manufacturers. The minute pieces and the little brass parts, plus the rigging. Yes, very intimidating. I might add that I'm an armor builder for the most part and haven't built a ship, sans one,  in probably 35 years. Back then, accuracy and painting wasn't an issue. I would love to build the new Scharnhorst in 1/350. Maybe, maybe someday.

Anyone else?

 

 

Warship in 1/350 is not intimidating... Warship in 1/700 scale with full PE is the real nightmare job. The PE parts are so small to handle,not to mention bend it and glue it....

But most people prefer 1/350 warship becos it is bigger and more prominient ,definitely better for display. Not becos its more challenging in 1/350 scale.

This is a full PE for 1/700 Kongo

There was no jaw-dropping smilie, so I used this one. Wow is all I can say.

bondoman

Yeah but Fermi-san, that's not what he meant. And you've built the Monogram P-61 so you can ride the hog. No, it's a great question.

For me, for sure, figures. I can do armor, sailing ships, airplanes, railroad. But doing a figure well scares the skit out of me.

Tiger, 1/350 ships are fun. Get the Revell Bismark and go from there.

 

Figures are not that bad. in 1/32 scale or smaller the eyes are not visible and trying to paint the whites often turns out like 'Frog eyes' Just get the colors & tones correct. A good sculpt will be easy to paint as the shadows can be washes while highlights dry brushed.  Detail can be added after with a sharp pencil crayon to avoid mistakes. Prime with Red oxide & not gray so any primer bleeding through is more a natural hue & color. Another trick for shadows is to hold the figure up side down so the shadows find the bottom surfaces better.

SuppressionFire

Figures are not that bad. in 1/32 scale or smaller the eyes are not visible

I have to disagree with you on that. I don't think fgures look right if you don't do the eyes, even on 1/72nd scale. But even after 20 years of doing figures, i still need to improve on faces, and the eyes are a nightmare to do, but i still paint them.

Well,lets clarify.I am not actually afraid to.The thing is,my first wife gave me one of those car kits that cost beauceau bucks. You know a POCHER kit. It is the top of the line ROLLS-ROYCE they offered.Now I,ve built proffessionally for years all over the scales and subjects.This kit actually does scare me a little.Could it be these two things.One,I won,t be able to show it to the person who gave it to me,?OR is it because if I do screw up there,s no recourse for customer service from an extinct company?Dilemna,Dilemna. Shoot ,I think I will think it over while I build TRUMPETERS version of the NEW ORLEANS class cruiser U.S.S. SAN FRANCISCO!   tankerbuilder

I would like to build a Saturn IV with LUT & Base.

I did build one when I was about 8, it was either Revell or Airfix - long time ago, but I do remember it didn't exactly fall together.

From what I read to get a good looking, well finished Saturn IV is a task within itself, without the complexities & myriad bits of card / paper involved in the paper LUT kits that are available

One day possibly.

I'd love to bang out a few 1/350 ships,but I have no idea how to deal with all the PE railings!

Anything made by Lindbergh---especially if it is a sub...

Modern aircraft from the jet-powered age. Their sleek, smooth, and pretty much free from any surface imperfections (unlike my comfort zone of armor).......that means their paint scheme has to reflect that. Long story short I've never been good at laying down a perfectly smooth finish let alone do all the masking on an aircraft.

Sure their are some modern aircraft I want to build, heck I have a Mig-29 'Fulcrum' in the stash that I want to do the flight demonstration colors(which means alot of masking and what not). However it's gonna sit their for the foreseeable future.

Scared, no, but definitely intimidated in a big way by those tall sailing ships like the Constitution, Cutty Sark, etc. A tip of the cap from me to those who have made that subject their passion.

I'm a little afraid to do the Samek 1/700 USS Texas I have.  Its OOP or just really, really hard to find, so if I mess up (which is bound to happen), I can't get another one to fix the mistake.

I have a Perfect Grade Wing Zero Custom from bandai in my stash.  I really want to give it a go but im scared of it.  everything from moving parts to metal parts to lighting

i have an icm  ilya muromets 1/72 scale it's a monster of a wwi plane  similair to a german gotha bomber    all the rigging  oh  all that rigging

Why be intimidated?  Pay your money; do your best; learn something in the process.  Aircraft are different from armor which is different from ships, which is different from SciFi, etc...   Think of it as the price of  admission;... or tuition to learn something new.  Why expect or strive for perfection on your first build in a new genre?

Don

Since I'm just getting back into modeling after over 30 years away - anything with PE!  LOL

I would love to do some modern jet fighters in 1/48 but just can't get my head around the seemingly hundreds of decals that are called for.

Actually, I have to agree with Manstein, anything by Lindberg.  They do have some neat subjects, but their quality is notorious.  I have to admit being interested in their new P.T. 109, but I have heard so many bad things about them I hesitate to spend the money on something I might as well be ready to all but scratch build to get anywhere near accurate, especially when I have the new Italieri P.T. warming up in the bull pen.

Bob