My Waterloo Revel 1:48 Corsair

Monogram Madness

it's no knock in Revell either.  I love their spitfire mkii, p51d, b-25j, and b-17g in 48 scale.  All of which other than the pit are actually monogram iirc.

If they have good pits in them, they're probably originally Monogram.

the way I look at it...is that it's all about personally philosophy.  These old revell kits that were designed to be played with have terrible fit and often times poor scale on some parts.  The death blow is they also have raised panel lines. While I like raised panel lines they are impossible to work with when you need to reshape and/or do a lot of filling work.  You loose all that detail.  If you want or are ok with a smooth bird devoid of surface detail it's no big deal.  If you want to re-scribe same same...but I don't like the smooth look and frankly the wings, wing root, coolers etc can't be made to look good on that kit while keeping the factory details. Regardless of what my skills may ever improve to that's not a kit I can be happy with. 

it's no knock in Revell either.  I love their spitfire mkii, p51d, b-25j, and b-17g in 48 scale.  All of which other than the pit are actually monogram iirc.

I hardly ever throw anything away and after years of that I realize it's not a moral issue, it's a practical one, and I'm a lot more harsh about what I decide to keep now than I used to be.  Oddly enough, I have the remains of a Monogram Corsair that I built in the 60's that I have used as a paint mule, still on my shelf.  That kit's mold has suffered a lot through the years and all the kits it has produced, the one I recently built with my grandson was not nearly as nice as the one from the 60's.

My advice is don't beat yourself up, if it makes you feel bad, toss it.  However, I wonder if the skills I have, whatever they might be, are at a higher level now than they might have been if I hadn't suffered through some tough kits to a reaonable conclusion.

Toss it if you want,keeping it is okay,but sometimes you just want it out of your sight to purge yourself of bad memories. 

I'm with Goldhammer on this.  If you have room for it, make a "shelf of doom", and if nothing else, you can use it in the future to experiment with new techniques.  Sounds like it would be a great simulator for trying different methods of cementing things together and filling seams.  We definitely all see things a lot differently on these models now than we did when we were 10, so that's definitely understandable.  My own "shelf of doom" is populated mostly by models that got to a point where I wasn't quite sure how to deal with something, so I put them away in hopes of maybe having an epiphany later down the road.  That has happened numerous times when working on the next model, so then I can go back and finish the doomed one.  Along the way, you also end up discovering new tools, new materials, etc., which also make finishing the dogs a lot more plausible.

Thats a good idea...

As for being on the builder...well I agree that it was on me to buy the thing. I should have researched it more...but I built it as a kid but didnt remember it being so nasty...of course i wouldnt have known back then as I was probaly 10.  This thing is a design nightmare from the word go...litteraly no ammount of putty can fix obvous and hokey design flaws.  

If this were a rare kit...yea id say its worth it but lets face it.  The 48 scale Tamiya kit is not expensive and pretty solid.  

I've been building for about 2 1/2 years now and I mostly agree with GMorrison's comment.  No question some kits are absolute dogs but a skillled modeler can get a great result.  I have trashed a model and shelved a couple more.  So I certainly understand the frustration and moving on.  After my failed experience, I try and make sure the next project will get to the finish line.  Do some research and select the next kit with a good reputation for fit and engineering.  Once the confidence and skills improve those kits we give up on can be conquered.  

Don't toss it, keep it as a paint mule to practice different techniques.

Don't feel bad.  Sometimes is best to just punt and move on

I'll be frank. A botched build really is on the builder. There are a lot of kits that aren't well designed but are worth a shot if it's an unusual subject. Revellogram kits are almost always good to very good kits to build. I can list a few that have given me trouble, like the 1/48 A-10 and P-61.

But take it upon yourself to make them work.

Bill