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                        Disgusted with my latest build

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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Wednesday, November 5, 2003 10:53 PM
                        I don't know if this will work for you but I force my self to take a break every 1/2 hour or so. It gives you a fresh perspective when you return and may stop you before you get in over your head. It works for me. I used try to jam on through and get done.

                        " 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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                        Bwog
                        • Member since
                          August 2003
                        Posted by Bwog on Wednesday, November 5, 2003 10:13 PM
                        'bout every third model i build turns to crap...so i plan accordingly and try and build from the bottum of my stack (it a large and ever expanding stack of kits)...i build these "discardables" with recless haphazard abandon! As it turns out these kits are the ones i learn the most on and have started turning into some real "keepers"
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 5, 2003 4:42 PM
                        The tester plane os a good idea. I have alot of finished planes I could consider a tester plane. It happens to everyone once in a while.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 5, 2003 4:06 PM
                        Welcome to the club nsclcctl. For me building is much easier mentally than painting. I enjoy building, but for me painting is a hastle. I only paint models so I can have the satisfaction of seeing them completed. I have to force myself to slow down and take my time while painting.

                        Berny13 is right, when painting has become tedious, take a break, find something else to do. Usually I'll work on some 1/72 scale stuff just to clear my mind.

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 3, 2003 9:19 AM
                        QUOTE: Yeah............one of the hardest skills to learn. Patience.
                        Takes longer to master than any other skill.


                        Boy oh boy! I know...I have a problem for that.Black Eye [B)]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 2, 2003 8:18 PM
                        In my much younger days, the models I didn't like were designated for the Fourth of July ordnance test. BB guns, firecrackers, lighter fluid and matches were the common destructive means used. And, I could always count on my fastidious mother to damage some models while trying to dust them.
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                        John P
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Joisey
                        Posted by John P on Sunday, November 2, 2003 2:43 PM
                        Unsuccessful paint jobs are why God made BB guns :).

                        I bet whoever owns my old house now are STILL finding shards of Fujimi Skryray in the yard.

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 2, 2003 1:54 PM
                        Begining with airbrush is not so easy ! don't give up .. as a lot fo modelers , I' ve had many mismatch (mismatches ?) problems . And that will happen again. When I don't like my paint job , I'm use to place my model kit in a plastic box / bag , filling it with a cleaning oven foam (containing caustic soda) . After a night I can remove easily the solved acrylic paint (using a soft toothbrush for example) - be carefull with small parts.. Don't do that in a closed room : iiritating & toxic vapors ! Try again / Kerhuon.
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                        leemitcheltree
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Washington State
                        Posted by leemitcheltree on Thursday, October 30, 2003 7:58 PM
                        Yeah............one of the hardest skills to learn. Patience.
                        Takes longer to master than any other skill.
                        Cheers
                        LeeTree

                        Cheers, LeeTree
                        Remember, Safety Fast!!!

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                        mgtaylor
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Orlando FLorida USA
                        Posted by mgtaylor on Thursday, October 30, 2003 6:51 PM
                        Listen I have a double action pasche and Iam still luky to finsh solid and two tone jobs so far. I am still figuring out the difference in needle size and performance. But two months? waiting on a hose adapter? Take a couple of bucks to a buck fifty and buy a small compressor ! It's worth every penny.
                        www.misterkitusa.com
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                        TANGO 1
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: A secret workshop somewhere in England
                        Posted by TANGO 1 on Thursday, October 30, 2003 4:54 AM
                        I've had the same problem too. When you can see the end in sight it very tempting to rush things. I did exactly that on a 1/48 A-10. Completely ruined the paint job. That model now sits on a shelf in my workshop to forever remind me of what rushed painting does to a model............
                        Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB
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                        ardy299
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by ardy299 on Thursday, October 30, 2003 1:59 AM
                        Hey we've all done it. All had disasters, you learn from it and go on. I always promise myself, next kit, next build gonna do better. What else can you do?

                        Bob
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                        nicodemus
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: St.Louis, Missouri
                        Posted by nicodemus on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 9:55 PM
                        Yep,
                        With you it was the Tamiya ME262, with me it was the Revell/Italeri(?) 1/48 scale F-22 Raptor,man what a stinker! I followed the painting guide (it's wrong if I remember my FSM review correctly), and rushed that job too. Even the fit and finish did'nt measure up, so that one sits in the very back of the display shelf. It's my 'don't let this happen to you' model :). Just look'in at that thing is enough to inspire my utmost care for the 48' scale C-47 I'm workin on right now.
                        Here's to a future masterpiece, good modeling

                        Steve-

                        minutes to buy, hours to build
                        a humble ham-fisted modeler in the midwest-
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                        rangerj
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        Posted by rangerj on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 9:33 PM
                        When you build the PERFECT model it is time to quit! Otherwise, just keep working toward that goal and have fun doing it. rangerj
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 5:17 PM
                        I'm finally in the last stages of my Hasegawa A-4c which I began a couple of months ago. I find that the closer I get to the end of a project, the more impatient I am to finish it. I don't know whether I'm tired of it or if it's because it finally actually looks like it's all coming together and I'm eager to see it finished or what.
                        I agree with Berny. I have to force myself now at this stage not to hurry it. In fact with just the final bits and pieces and touch-up I have left, I have now turned my attention to making the base on which it will be displayed.
                        It gives me a break from the actual model while still doing something that's associated with it. That way I'm not feeling like "I gotta hurry up and finish this because I still have a display base yet to do."
                        Yes, patience is the toughest part of model building.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 4:09 PM
                        Yeah, I know the problem. There are heaps of partialy compleated kits around my place waiting for me to fix.
                        I would be the King of Impatients. I want it NOW ! However ..........A broken back and several weeks in traction dose teach patience, if nothing else. Dont worry patience is something we all learn......eventually.
                        Patience is a virtue
                        Get it if you can.
                        Usually found in women,
                        Seldom in a man! Anon.
                        Dai
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 3:13 PM
                        everyone has his letdowns.....dont lose that much sleep about it.
                        the important thing is the learning process, who cares about a few dollars especially when they havent be spent by the one judging...lol
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 11:49 AM
                        Its my signature. I try to keep my latest builds on my signature. Please don't be offended. I wasn't posting a pic of my plane.
                        I've had MANY that didn't come out the way I wanted. In fact, I have more paint jobs that I'm displeased with than I like. Patience has its rewards, you just have to wait for them.
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                        nsclcctl
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by nsclcctl on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 11:34 AM
                        Great, and Pix has to show me his!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 10:34 AM
                        Boy 'o boy...Do I know that..My P-39 was awesome. It WAS awesome. The canopy was warped...Just a little bit...So I was sanding away.. And I mean sanding away...Oh well..

                        EasyCo
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                        berny13
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley
                        Posted by berny13 on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 10:03 AM
                        Most, if not all uf us have had the same problem. It is hard when building, to go one step further then we should. The result is a hurried project that isn't to your satisfaction. I have found that when I get in a hurry, I just step back, take a break and then go back to building.

                        I have a sign over my modeling desk that says, "A person that has never made a mistake, is a person that has never done anything".

                        Berny

                         Phormer Phantom Phixer

                        On the bench

                        TF-102A Delta Dagger, 32nd FIS, 54-1370, 1/48 scale. Monogram Pro Modeler with C&H conversion.  

                        Revell F-4E Phantom II 33rd TFW, 58th TFS, 69-260, 1/32 scale. 

                        Tamiya F-4D Phantom II, 13th TFS, 66-8711, 1/32 scale.  F-4 Phantom Group Build. 

                         

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 9:23 AM
                        Knowing what you did that led to your disappointment is the most important part of improvement. In your haste, you gave up control of the process. Finishing it may have become more important to you than taking care in how you finished it. We all learn by seeing things with which we could have taken more care. I know that I have learned more from my mistakes than I have from things that went smoothly. The cost of the kit makes it a more valuable lesson, if its something you can't redo.
                        Maybe by placing the plane, or a photograph of it, near your painting station will keep the experience fresh the next time you are tempted to go faster than you feel is prudent. I hope you can save it, and I hope it can have some influence on your next build.
                        Good luck on your next painting session.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 8:55 AM
                        Well, nsclcctl,
                        Perhaps that could be your "tester" plane. Test finishes, paints and whatever else with it.

                        Over and out.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 8:55 AM
                        I does get discouraging. I spent two hours on a 1/72 scale A-10 doing light coats. Towards the end I started spraying like mad just to get it over with and the finish suffered. I need more time in my life, then I might be more patient.
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                        nsclcctl
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Disgusted with my latest build
                        Posted by nsclcctl on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 8:37 AM
                        As is often the ase, I rushed myself with this paint job. I am doing the Tamiya ME262 and have just botched the hell out of it. Not that it is horrible, but it isa not what I was working so hard to accomplich. I still can not get the gentle trasition in color. I am using a single action badger and it just ain't doin the trick. I have pourchased a nice Pasche but am waiting over a month for a hose to attach it to cans of air. So, I couldn't wait anymore. In addition, the colors, light and dark green just don't look good. I am disgusted but moving on. The bottom line is, I tend to rush and have no patience. When will I learn?
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