Jason: Sometimes the kits are just crappy to start , I have had bad copies of kits as well , that have gotten great ratings by other modelers . Or sometimes it is a good idea just to take a break from a hobby if it gets frustrating and do something else for a while , I do this all the time myself , as I feel it ends up being a better finish if your heart is somewhat into the construction to begin with . Sometimes I do more than one model at a time , switching off when I get bored , just to break up the monotony of the whole thing . My fave time is painting and weathering , which some dread . My least fave is scratchbuilding stuff , followed by some PE details , the tiny stuff , that can get tedious very fast . Another thing I do now that I did not do before is take my time gluing poorly fitting parts , hulls turrets etc , glue one side at a time instead of the whole thing , that way if there is a fit problem you may be able to correct it at different stages .