Your best kit

Glamdring

Member since
February 2005
From: Nashotah, WI

Your best kit

Posted by Glamdring on Saturday, July 30, 2005 7:20 PM

This has problably been done before ad nauseum, but I haven't seen it. In your opinion, what is the best kit you have ever worked on? What is the worst?

My best would have to be Academy's 1/72 f-84 Thunderjet and Academy's 1.250 Roman Warship and Tamiya's Dragon Wagon.

My worst would have to be Revell's 1/48 P38 Lightning and Ertl's 1/25 Pontiac Trans Am.

Robert

"I can't get ahead no matter how hard I try, I'm gettin' really good at barely gettin' by"

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Rob Gronovius

Member since
December 2002
From: Fort Knox

Posted by Rob Gronovius on Saturday, July 30, 2005 8:35 PM

Fine Molds X-Wing starfighter was one of the best kits I've built. Tamiya's new WW2 Jeep is another.

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armorman

Member since
April 2003
From: Charlotte, NC

Posted by armorman on Saturday, July 30, 2005 9:35 PM

So far, it's been a tie between the Tamiya 1/32 F-16 and their own 1/48 P-47 Bubbletop. Simply amazing fits.

Next Up: 1/35 Tamiya Merkava 1/48 Tamiya King Tiger 1/35 Dragon M1A1 AIM

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Saturday, July 30, 2005 10:09 PM

The best I've built is probably Tamiyas 1/48 P-47D. Great detail and the fit of parts was awesome.

The worst is probably Hobbycrafts S2F-1 Tracker in 1/72. No detail and the fit of parts is crap.

-Daniel

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luke

Member since
December 2002
From: -

Posted by luke on Sunday, July 31, 2005 12:42 AM

best - tamiya 1/48 f4u
worst - hmmm . . . depends on your point of view, for me its a kit that I buy but never build.

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Bgrigg

Member since
May 2005
From: Left forever

Posted by Bgrigg on Sunday, July 31, 2005 1:05 AM

Best: Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1D Corsair, practically fell together.

Worst: (so far) Revell F15C Strike Eagle my son bought. How they expect a ten year old to fit together this mismatch of plastic is beyond my comprehension and testing the level of my patience. He gave up and dumped it on me. I'm starting to look around for somebody else who I don't like very much, just so I can get rid of it. He is planning to get either a Tamiya or Hasagawa F15 to replace it.

So long folks!

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Tigertankman

Member since
April 2005
From: Valley Spings, CA

Posted by Tigertankman on Sunday, July 31, 2005 2:32 AM

Best: DML Tiger 1 Initial version
Worst: DML Sd. Kfz. 251/22, the fit sucked, the tracks are hard, the assembly is complex, I screwed up the camo,then...

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 31, 2005 7:23 AM

Best: Tamiya 1/48 Me 262 (even though my cat bombed it before I could paint it)
Worst: 1/24 and 1/25 car kits by Revell and AMT, some are nice, but most have horrible fit and even worse moldings.

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Delbert

Member since
December 2002

Posted by Delbert on Sunday, July 31, 2005 8:04 AM

best.. Tamiya's 2 1/2 ton truck (duce and a half). toss some glue and paint in the box shake and volia... it just falls together.....

Worst..... AMT's X-Wing......bad directions.. bad fit...

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kaleu

Member since
February 2003
From: Racing capital of the world- Indy

Posted by kaleu on Sunday, July 31, 2005 12:36 PM

Best: Tamiya T-55 and T-72

Worst: Dragon Stug IV (nightmare) and Skif 2s1 (nightmare as well)

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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Tankmaster7

Member since
August 2004
From: Nowhere. (Long Island)

Posted by Tankmaster7 on Sunday, July 31, 2005 6:16 PM

Best: tamiya T-55 Aacademy MiG-29 and 1/72 Revell fw-190 a8. The academy kit had horrible fit and poor detail, but i added many AM, and it turned out really nice when finished. The revell kit is just a little beauty. The Tamiya 1/72 offering probably fits a little betetr, but the Revell kit is cheaper, and I just love it for some reason. Besides a few minor fit problems give a kti character.

-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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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 31, 2005 10:40 PM

One of the best kits I ever built was the Heller RF-84(1/48). One of the worst , I agree would be the Revell P-38 (1/32) and then there was the AMT MiG 15 (1/48).

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AH1Wsnake

Member since
December 2002
From: Modeling anything with "MARINES" on the side.

Posted by AH1Wsnake on Monday, August 1, 2005 12:09 AM

My best kit is always the one I'm working on. Constant improvement and applying new techniques is always a goal for me.
So far, I think my favorite has been Tamita's 1/35 Panzer II desert tank. It was small and simple, and was really my first attempt at painting camoflague and applying washes, and just turned out to be a neat little build.
I think the worst is the 1/48th AMT/Ertl A-10 Warthog I am currently working on. The details are poor, fit is worse, and there are warped pieces, flash, and ejector pin marks everywhere. I swear I have the last boxing before they threw the molds away! But despite the frustration, I'm still committed to making a respectable model out of it. Will just take a little time....and putty...and sanding.......

"There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines: Marines and those who have met them in battle. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion."

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darson

Member since
February 2003
From: Melbourne, Australia

Posted by darson on Monday, August 1, 2005 12:18 AM

My best completed kit would have to be my Tamiya 1/48 P-47 Thunderbolt (razorback), it's just a fantastic kit. Runner up would be the AMtech TA-183, which was also a joy to build, and came out very nicely.

Cheers
Darren

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Borg R3-MC0

Member since
September 2004
From: Utereg

Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Monday, August 1, 2005 2:37 AM

Best kit that I have build: tamiya K1K1 kyofu and MPM J8M1 (upgraded)

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Monday, August 1, 2005 12:49 PM

Best fit was Tamiya Tiger I Late.
Worst fit was a tie between Trumpeter's M1 and ESCI's Demag.

Eric

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djrost_2000

Member since
February 2003
From: Where the coyote howl, NH

Posted by djrost_2000 on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 12:50 AM

Can we safely say that Tamiya usually makes the best kits?

Dave

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leemitcheltree

Member since
January 2003
From: Washington State

Posted by leemitcheltree on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 7:52 AM

Quite possibly the best kit I've built (and yes, I understood the question) was the 1/12 Britten V-1000 motorcycle - made by the Britten Motorcycle Company in New Zealand. It's spun cast pewter, and rather awful fit and somewhat soft detail - but something about the kit made me go all out with the superdetailing, and it's the finest model I've yet made.
But then again, pretty much any Tamiya kit has been a great build......and I like the Mauve/Eduard P-40N.......that's been a very nice build.

Cheers, LeeTree
Remember, Safety Fast!!!

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zokissima

Member since
July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 12:20 PM

I had a lot of fun building the Academy M-51 Super SHerman, and the Tamiya M26 recovery vehicle.

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gbarnes

Member since
June 2003

Posted by gbarnes on Saturday, August 6, 2005 10:33 AM

Best Kits- Tamiya 1/48 Do-335 series, Accurate Miniatures 1/48 B-25G
Worst- Also a 1/32 P-38 BUT I have just brought the Trumpeter P-38J and think I will build it and another Revell J at the same time.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 6, 2005 10:37 AM

Best kit Bandi 1/444 Gundam Nt-1 every one said it was bad but it is a great kit and cheap! Bandi 1/444 Zaku Warrior great kit and cheap.
Worst kit I list some of the top of my head Revell/Monogram 1/48th P-38 and a 1/35 Esci some kind of a Pak gun it went to the trash.

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TANGO 1

Member since
December 2002
From: A secret workshop somewhere in England

Posted by TANGO 1 on Sunday, August 7, 2005 7:39 PM

Best kit I ever worked on was Tamiyas 1/48 Spitfire Vb Trop, it fell together!
Worst kit I ever touched was Revells 1/72 Concorde-Never again! It was a miricle it ever got finished.

Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB

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upnorth

Member since
December 2002
From: Canada / Czech Republic

Posted by upnorth on Monday, August 8, 2005 7:08 AM

Some of the best for me:
Hasegawa 1/72 F-111G Aardvark
Academy 1/72 ME-163 Komet (simply a little gem of a kit, no putty needed!)

Some of the worst:
Hasegawa 1/72 S2F Tracker
AMT Cardassian Galor Class starship from Star Trek DS9 (I was sooo disapointed)

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