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                        the top three worst.The results are in and are posted on page 2.

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                        diggeraone
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Ozarks of Arkansas
                        the top three worst.The results are in and are posted on page 2.
                        Posted by diggeraone on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 6:00 PM
                        Anybody who reads this please post.I need the three most worst model companys you have ran across.Not in service but in the quility of three products.As for me the one that runs arcoss my mined is Heller then hobbycraft.So post the worst ones that you have ran across.Digger
                        At the end of this week I will tally top three that is said to be the worst.
                        p.s.I would have to say Linburg too,It is hard to remember a bad joke.(linburg)
                        Put all your trust in the Lord,do not put confidence in man.PSALM 118:8 We are in the buisness to do the impossible..G.S.Patton
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                        rebelreenactor
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 6:07 PM
                        hmmm, Ive built pretty much 4 brands, Tamiya, italeri, dragon, and AFV club, they are all good. But I did buy my cousin a minicraft blackhawck, it was not a very good kit, in detail and everything else. The next I would say is, italeri. You just never know what you'll get with them. Some stuff is really good, while other stuff is not. But, ya, I still do like italeri very much.

                        P.S. I wouldnt have posted, but you told me I had toWink [;)]
                        John
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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 6:41 PM
                        I guess you guys have never built a Lindberg, Pioneer 2, or Starfix kit. LOL

                        " I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 6:42 PM
                        Well lets see, Fonderie Miniatures, KP, & BattleAxe come to mind.

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        Tankmaster7
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 7:08 PM
                        lindbergh, early trumpeter and of course, kopro.
                        -Tanky Welcome to the United States of America, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, in partnership with Halliburton. Security for your constitutional rights provided by Blackwater International.
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                        qmiester
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Central USA
                        Posted by qmiester on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 8:11 PM
                        Comet solid balsa kits - 1/72, 1 block and 2 sheets balsa + instructions - add razor blade and sand paper and you had "Home Amputation in One Easy Lesson".

                        Berkely ducted fan kits - Neat looking kits and instructions, unfortunatly you needed a degree in engineering to get them together - had 2, a T-33 and an F4D. .049 powered

                        Starfix - Wife bought 3 (Mustang, Spitfire and Messerschmidt) for 10 cents each (unopened) at a yard sale. Opened and figured out why - went directly into file 13.

                        If you want strictly plastics:

                        Starfix - note above

                        Lindbergh - 95% were dogs in outline and fit

                        Aurora - Even clunkier than Matchbox - raised areas to indicate where decals went - molded in weird colors (bright yellow Zero, metallic red Bf109, black Fw190, metallic green Albatross)

                        Having said all that, I've built my fair share of Linbergh and Aurora kits.



                        Quincy
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 8:36 PM
                        Minicraft, Italeri, and Hobbycraft and Monogram are a tie.
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                        rebelreenactor
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 9:12 PM
                        uh oh! Ive got the Lindberg CSS virginia and USS Moniter in the stash! what am I in for!
                        John
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 9:55 PM
                        old AMT, new AMT and anything with AMT on the box.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 11:22 PM
                        Revell, ESCI, Trumpeter, and AMT.

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 11:23 PM
                        Lindberg, AMT, Airfix (I only have experience with one Airfix kit, and it will be the last)

                        I don't build many kits any more, but when I do I usually spend a little more for the quality. Sometimes it is nice to take a break from scratching everything, but with some of these manufacturers it is more work.
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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Thursday, February 17, 2005 12:08 AM
                        For me it's Panda, Fonderie Miniatures & Heller.

                        Darren
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                        kaleu
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Racing capital of the world- Indy
                        Posted by kaleu on Thursday, February 17, 2005 12:25 AM
                        My votes go to Lindberg, Zhengdefu (probably the worst raffle win I have ever seen) and AMT/Ertl.
                        Erik "Don't fruit the beer." Newest model buys: More than I care to think about. It's time for a support group.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 17, 2005 1:51 AM
                        I have to go along with AMT/ERTL which has been mentioned several times already, although they don't look bad once finished.
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                        nkm1416@info.com.ph
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by nkm1416@info.com.ph on Thursday, February 17, 2005 3:19 AM
                        1. Lindberg
                        2. Jo-Han
                        3. Air Lines
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                        leemitcheltree
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Washington State
                        Posted by leemitcheltree on Thursday, February 17, 2005 5:05 AM
                        Looks like there's a whole bunch of contenders for the worst of the worst........and I'd have to agree with most all of those - although there's a number of makers I've not had the (dis)pleasure of coming across........my list is:
                        1. AMT/ERTL
                        2. Special Hobby (great subjects and awful molds)
                        3. Sword

                        Cheers, LeeTree
                        Remember, Safety Fast!!!

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                        upnorth
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Canada / Czech Republic
                        Posted by upnorth on Thursday, February 17, 2005 6:05 AM
                        1: AMT/Ertl
                        2: Pre 1990 Hobbycraft
                        3: Premier
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, February 17, 2005 6:51 AM
                        1. Skif
                        2. Skif
                        3. Skif

                        In that order.

                        Still, Skif kits can turn into nice models, with effort.
                        Lots of effort.
                        ~Brian
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                        Borg R3-MC0
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Utereg
                        Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Thursday, February 17, 2005 8:55 AM
                        1 Mikro 72
                        2 Zhengdefu / Kitech
                        3 Lindberg

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                        Foster7155
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Pensacola, FL
                        Posted by Foster7155 on Thursday, February 17, 2005 10:02 AM
                        1. Encore Models
                        2. Aero Plast
                        3. AER Moldova

                        Robert Foster

                        Pensacola Modeleers

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                        LemonJello
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        • From: Green Lantern Corps HQ on Oa
                        Posted by LemonJello on Thursday, February 17, 2005 10:29 AM
                        From my limited experience I'd go with
                        1)Zhengdefu - dad found me a pair of 1/48 motorized tanks, more toys than models
                        2)Hobbycraft - oh, the headaches from trying to fit my A-10 together, that's what I get for going cheap
                        3) ???

                        That's it, really. Most of my kits are Tamiya or Academy/MRC with a couple of Italeri and Dragon thrown in there. No real complaints with them, though I've yet to come across the perfect kit.
                        A day in the Corps is like a day on the farm; every meal is a banquet, every paycheck a fortune, every formation a parade... The Marine Corps is a department of the Navy? Yeah...The Men's Department.
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                        zokissima
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                        Posted by zokissima on Thursday, February 17, 2005 2:03 PM
                        I think that this is a pretty bad idea, as it is inconsistent. There are many bad companies with good kits, and vice versa. Also, some of the best companies around have had some pretty bad kits at times.
                        Still, to go with the flow, I'll have to say Zhangdefu, Modelcraft, Omega-K.
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                        kirk4010
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Right side of the Front row.
                        Posted by kirk4010 on Thursday, February 17, 2005 5:26 PM
                        I don't think its fair to put Lindberg in the Bad Category. They were what the were, a compnay that made low cost Kits. Yes they had lots of flaws but they never pretended to be anything they were not. In 1972 I could get on my bike and go to my LHS and buy a Lindberg 1/72 scale airplane kit for about $2.00?, throw in some Testors paint maybe about .25 a jar back then and I was off to the races for 3.00 - 3.50 I built alot of these in total ignorance of their quality, it got me into this hobby. I see High quality kits being released now at $175.00, what kid is going to have the $ for these. In the long run the Hobby needs a range of low cost kits for beggeners and High Quality for advanced builders to attract people. I have a 1/72 Lindberg Fw-190 I found at a garage sale that I will never put together, I reminds me of 1972.

                        The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving.-Ulysses S. Grant
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                        saltydog
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Lower Alabama
                        Posted by saltydog on Thursday, February 17, 2005 10:08 PM
                        Revell, AMT, Hobbycraft. later.
                        Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 18, 2005 9:12 AM
                        1. Testors (Hawk, Ewwwwww)
                        2. Revell (not Revell Germany)
                        3. Lindburgh
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                        Swanny
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
                        Posted by Swanny on Friday, February 18, 2005 11:22 AM
                        I can think of more than three that I avoid but I guess the absolute worst would be:
                        1. Starfix
                        2. Mach2
                        3. Lindberg tied with Zhengdefu
                        Swanny's Models
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                        goldenturtle02
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Western Maryland
                        Posted by goldenturtle02 on Friday, February 18, 2005 11:44 PM
                        There isn't a model company in the world that hasn't produced a dog. I have built some ill fitting Tamiya kits. Hesagwa, Fujimi. DML are mostly great kits but have had their share of problems. I have also built some great AMT Revell-Monogram kits. Some models take a lilttle more effort, thats what seperates the beginners from the experenced. Just my .02 worth.
                        Man these blades are sharp....... Where's this red stuff coming from????
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 18, 2005 11:53 PM
                        Hobby Craft and Model Craft.....
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, February 19, 2005 6:44 AM
                        Airfix
                        Revell (Not Revell DE)
                        AMT
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        roadkill_275
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: North East Texas
                        Posted by roadkill_275 on Saturday, February 19, 2005 11:11 AM
                        1) AMT
                        2)Lindbergh
                        3)Testors
                        Kevin M. Bodkins "Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup" American By Birth, Southern By the Grace of God! www.milavia.com Christian Modelers For McCain
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