Most aggravating kit you’ve ever built

I attempted to build an X-Wing many moons ago.Try as I might,I couldn't get the fuselage haves to fit.That was one horrible kit.I hung on to it for years and recently $hit-canned it after one last,futile attempt.

Vartan041 wrote:

Guess I'll throw in my $2.00 (hey Inflation). The Tauro Fiat 3000 Mod.1921. Definite sense of accomplishment. Also I'd like to mention the AMT Ford Mustang...yeeeech

For me it is the MPM Petlyakov Pe-2 in 1/48. Damm shame, too....an interesting subject and an impressive aircraft in it's own right. Has put me off any further attempts at anything bearing MPM's label.

Glamdring wrote:

I've said this before, Revel's P38 Lightning.  I know I'm not the only one with a bad impression of this kit.  The only redeeming quality of this kit was....well, nothing.

i have the exact same kit,same deal all the way around,,,now i use it for test pieces

Millenium Falcon from Revell. Nothing fitted and bad instructions. But I had a good time together with my 6-year old son building it, I'll keep that memory close to heart and forget about the model itself.

I've had some decent Revell experiences, I'm fully expecting the Panzerhabitze 2000 to be a joy to build.

On the other hand, I've also encountered... the Revell EC-135 in 1/72. I posted about it on the choppers board. Open it up, and it looks fantastic. Crisp detail, little flash, and a great decal sheet. Only problem is that the 1/72 label on the outside of the box is just an average. Atrocious fit. Others who have built the kit apparently agree, with one other poster saying it is a contender for 'worst-fitting-kit-in-the-world'. The 1/32 version isn't much better, apparently.

NTM 

Revell 1/144 international space station was horrible.  The level of detail is not so good, the stacking of all modules ends up being not straight.  The solar arrays are to heavy and the plastic ends have broke down.  I still have to repair them and I really don't know how to fix it.  There is also a curve in each of them!!! That's poor.

I think Revell sucks simply!  I can hear some of you saying "don't make your opinion with only one bad experience" but every Revell models I made had to be repair, modified or ended up in the trash.  Even the 1/96 saturn V rocket is poorly reproduced with curved parts and horrible engineering.

A.E.F.'s Colonial Marines.  I know that they are old but, I just got started on them.  The fit is poor.  I believe that they are out of scale to themselves.  FLASH. HA.  These things have resin all over the place.  I actually carved off most of the details and just redid things.

Also I am reading all of these and making a list of what might not be a good idea.  Thanks everyone!

Grizz

1/48 AMT/Ertl A-10 Warthog

I swear I got the last kit they popped out of the mold, because there was a crazy amount of flash on nearly every single part. Cleaning everything up was a bear. Lackluster detail, soft plastic, and no centerline bomb rack for some odd reason. Most of the ordnance lacks detail too, and looks very toy-ish. Did I mention the wings fit badly?

I hate to slam this kit, but I'm really in a quandry on whether or not I should finish it. It started out as a 'fun' build...just something to build up quick and easy. But at this point, I'm at a standstill because I just don't want to put any more effort or paint into something that will turn out mediocre at best.

Revell Titanic ... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! ... from the hull upwards it's over scale and ... and ... and ... oh it makes me fume just thinking about it ... never again!

Nick.

ICM P51C  1/48 Looks good on the spues... almost like Tamiya's offering.  But it ends there looks can be deceptive at times.

Revell B-26 1/48 Never mind that it the only kit in this scale it doesnt make make up for the fact that this is my all time favorite annoying kit.  And yes I will suffer through atleast 1 more build unless TamigawAM makes 1 soon but we all know that wont happen.

I feel bad mention this as it is a limited run but Czech Models are annoying also.  Not saying anymore as I like their line but...

ajlafleche wrote:

The only other kit that rivals this is the Halcyon Alien Warrior with egg. Built without filler, you can see complely through him. The skull is supposed to be a long smooth surface, but the seam required hours of filling and sanding and more filling and sanding to get smooth. Getting filler into the exoskeltal surfaces then sanding them was a Herculean task.

You mean this one?

Hmm...I didn't have any fit problems at all with mine (this one I built about 11 years ago). I only used a wee bit of the ol' Squadron Green on a few seams (mostly the one big seam around the egg, which you can still see a bit of.)
Just goes to show you the variance that can occur even with kits from the same molds!