Favorite Assembly

Anonymous

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November 2005

Favorite Assembly

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 12:35 PM

I was just thinking about modeling and how much I like to make tanks... however, I dislike modeling the tracks. What's your favorite part of the assembly process... least favorite? For me, I enjoy researching (photo'ing) and scratch building interiors.

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Moses

Member since
February 2003
From: Long Island

Posted by Moses on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 12:48 PM

Well probably not answering the first question, but my favorite part of building my tanks is painting and weathering. Don't get me wrong, I have a great time building them, but the kit does not come to life until it is painted and weathered. As for my least favorite, it has to be the wheels and tracks without a doubt. I use ModelKasten Workables almost exclusively, and for most of you who know, it can be a real tediuos job.

"ZIM FIRST, ASK QUESTIONS LATER!!"

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 12:50 PM

My favorite part is building all those neat little road wheels. Blush [:I]

My least favorite part attaching all those tiny handles and footsteps which, if you ignore them,make the model look horrible. Evil [}:)]

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Rob Gronovius

Member since
December 2002
From: Fort Knox

Posted by Rob Gronovius on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 1:11 PM

I like assembling turrets. I wish I was talented enough to build stands like we used in the armor school. I would display various turrets like they were turret trainers, with the cut outs so the instructor could teach the tankers what to do and what's what.

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djmodels1999

Member since
December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 1:23 PM

I prefer to put the model into a diorama. That's always fun. The idea being to tell a story where the model itself is just an element, not the main focal point. But as far as building goes, I hate cleaning up the wheels and I love packing in details!

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kaleu

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

Posted by kaleu on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 2:30 PM

My favorite part is painting the vehicle and weathering the vehicle. I like being able to use "artistic freedom" to finish the vehicle in a certain style. The part I least like about modelling is cutting off and putting on the small pieces. It seems I either break them when I am removing them, or I have problems with tweezer launch. Another area that gives me great pleasure is doing research online to find a paint scheme and or unit markings that would look good on a kit.

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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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 6:08 PM

TWEAZER LAUNCH! Small parts kill me but, I do manage to get them all on.

My favorite is research! Planning on what my finished piece will do in the diorama display.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 9:08 PM

My favorite part of the process is getting all of the fiddly little parts in the right places - when it goes good, there is a definite amount of satisfaction. My least favorite, without a doubt, is doing the decals. I would rather sit around all day doing tracks than decaling.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 9:23 PM

It's been a while since I've done a tank, but if my memory isn't all shot, the least favorite part had to be the road wheels. Building and painting the things used to drive me nuts. Especially the rubber tires like the Panther and Tiger used. My favorite part, though, is seeing it finished and knowing the results were worth the effort.

Rick

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shermanfreak

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January 2003

Posted by shermanfreak on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 9:49 PM

The build .... just the build. Don't mind even doing the tracks as long as I'm building.

The most fun is when it's a real dog of a kit and you can turn it into something that looks great.

Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 12, 2003 8:05 AM

My favorite is when I add an aftermarket piece, and it comes together with the kit. You put something there that "shouldn't be there," a foreign object, an alien artifact even, and not only does it look like it belongs, it actually makes the thing look better! (Hopefully.)

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 12, 2003 9:06 AM

I like to work on vehicles I've served on, like a 548, 113, 577, 109A5, 992, 109A6
1074, 1075, and so on.
it's fun to look at my pictures or to go to my track park to refference my model building from the real vehicles.
And my least favorite part is going to the field in these things and modeling the roadwheels ( I hate road wheels!!!).

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 12, 2003 3:38 PM

i like to add accesories and place items on the completed tank.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 14, 2003 7:20 PM

I'll have to agree with what Moses said previously, my armor models just don't come alive until you start to weather them. That also seems to be the same area where you have the most artistic licence. Least favorite has to be the tracks. I don't mind painting them. Don't mind weathering them. But when that last individual link just won't quite fit...........

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RAF120

Member since
March 2003
From: Exit 7a NJ Turnpike

Posted by RAF120 on Saturday, June 14, 2003 9:01 PM

I hate to do road wheels, they are so monotonous.
I love to weather and add accesories and turn each individual kit into a diorama of it's own.

After reading all of your responses I think we could build a pretty nice tank and keep everyone happy. I'll start by mailing all my road wheels to tiger dude.