Inaccurate Details and totally missing sections

flyguy wrote:

You might consider doing what I did with mine - sold it to another poor, unsuspecting slob !!!

I'll buy that fer a Dollar

You might consider doing what I did with mine - sold it to another poor, unsuspecting slob !!!

I did something similar when I was deep into my Doolittle Raiders B-25B build, and getting just a tad obsessive with the little scratchbuilt bits and very frustrated with trying to make correct stenciled serial numbers.

While at the hobby shop, I saw a 1/72 Fokker DVII marked down to $4.75 and thought, Why not? It had a really cool red and blue paintjob on the box top. Before I left the store I swore to myself:

• I would build it right out of the box.
• I would not buy any aftermarket PE, decals, etc.
• I would use only the paints I had on hand.
• Any scratchbuilding would be minor embellishments only.

And that's exactly what I did ... and it was fun! Did I hand paint the lozenge scheme under the wings? Nope! Left it completely off - who's going to see it, anyway? I did do a little rigging with stretched sprue and styrene strip, and drilled out the exhaust pipe and machine gun barrel cooling vents (amazing what you can do with a No. 80 bit), but that was about it. It looks good and I'm happy with it.

Now back to plane No. 8 ...

I have some projects like that from time to time.  What I do is start something on the side that is simple, usually out of the box, and just build it for the fun of building it and not worry about accuracy.  That way I take my mind off my accurate build that was frustrating me and concentrate on the actual construction which I really enjoy.

You may also want to try a different section of the build, such as th island, or the air wing.  Work on it from different angles rather than from the hull up.

With a clear mind, and a competed build, I am able to return to my accurate project and tackle the problems I am having with it.

Scott

You need to recognize that there is no perfect kit.   Some are better than others in representing the appearance of the subject.     You need to go into any project with the forethought to recognize what is present, what is missing and can be replicated, and what is missing and can be done without.   You need to define these terms for yourself.   No one can do it for you.   You can ask for counsel, but in the end each level of "accuracy" is your own decision.

That being said, Gold Medal Models makes replacement elevators for the Tam Enterprise ...

1/350 ENTERPRISE ELEVATORS

Perforated elevator platforms to replace the four solid plastic platforms included in Tamiya kit of CVN-65 USS Enterprise in 1/350 scale. Etched in heavy sheet brass with full see-through gridwork, reinforcing strips, tie-down rings, and even the extended plating on Elevator No. 2 as seen in prototype reference photos. Sheet styrene can be used for side plating on underside by using the kit's elevators as guides, or the plastic side plating may be carefully cut away from the Tamiya elevators and transferred to the etched brass versions if desired. These four etched platforms are exact matches for the plastic parts to ensure a precise fit. Instructions are etched into the edge of the brass sheet.

http://www.goldmm.com/ships/gms3elvt.htm