Worst fitting kit ever!

The Monogram 1/48 F-14A is not exactly anything to write home about either.

The Monogram 1/48 F-14A !
I have never seen anything SUCK and BLOW at the same time until now!

Revell-Monograms 1/48 F-14 Tomcat warped warped warped.
Putty on it is worth more than the kit.!!!
Never again will I buy that kit.

Any of you guys tried the Airfix 1/48 Bucc? Its a relatively new kit but...

If worst fitting kit ever includes all fronts (armor, cars, etc) then check out the Lindberg Auburn Boattail speedster... it's the only kit I EVER declared total war on. There is not even one decent part in that model kit. Save maybe for the box. It ought to include matches to burn it with.

Yeah I know.... it's a Lindberg..... why'd I buy it.....

Allan
You must have been unlucky.
Have 3 of them and had no fit problems.
Did you get the RN model by any chance, as I have heard that wasn't the greatest
but the RAF kit has no problems.

QUOTE: Originally posted by gbarnes QUOTE: Originally posted by Michaelvk The Italeri 1:48 GR3 Tornado was great.. Wasn't too sturdy, mind.. Then again, I think it ended up under something heavy.. As for worst fit? Airfix 1:24 FW 190.. Worst I have ever had the displeasure to dupe myself into buying.. Great, I just started on my 1/24th scale Airfix FW-190 last week, but at least I've had a warning. Seems that I heard someone else say the same thing before!

Heh.. Yeah, that was probably me.. I've given myself a break from it so I don't end up torching it. The amount of plastic could send up a cloud that would make Saddam say 'damn!'.. It nicely detailed though. Should be for something that size. Not perfect though. Test fit the fuselage/wing/cowling parts as much as possible!

I just bought myself a Revell 1:72 Ju88.. AARGH! Thankfully the purpose of it is a technology tester so I can get the salt weathering thing practiced. First of all the box lies. It states 'detailed cockpit'. The cockpit is two boxy seats moulded onto the cockpit floor and a seperate control colomn. There's so much flash I need to wear shades () and detail is somewhat boxy at best.. As for the fit of the canopy to the fuselage. Well, lest just say the crew might find it a tad breezy.

I am currently working on a 1/48 Blue Angels F-18. It is only my 4th kit since my return to modeling, but this thing is driving me insane. The fuslage had score marks so deep I had to use filler out of the box. Raised detail is almost completely gone and I even covered it with masking tape before I sanded. I know I am new to the up scale kits but I have a Tamiya Zero in 1/48 scale and a AM B-25 on the shelf to build and I can tell just by looking at them in the box they are infinately better kits than this revell.
I did see the CBP for the F-18 and saw that some others had some issues with this kit as well. I just hope with my meager skills I can make this at least look like an Angel when its done :)

Dave

Oggy,

Sadly, I built the RAF Desert Storm variant for a friend a few years back. I mustve done something wrong with it because I spent three quarters of a tube of putty on it. Really. I also had to shave off some plastic here and there to make the joints meet.

I went to my Pharmacy a few years ago and got some Dichloromethane.
It is available in model shops as Plastic Weld or also MEK will do just as well.
It welds plastic in place in seconds , but is harmful ,so I put mine in a tiny aftershave sample bottle so I handle it in small quantities.
I bought my first packet of Squadron filler in 10 years last week as the weld virtually guarantees a perfect join

My worst experience was with some russian manufacturer's (I'm not sure about it's name, because "instruction sheet" looks worse than cave picture from stone age) Su-17. Although it's injected molded kit, it looks like vacuum formed one - the flash is in only one place - EVERYWHERE. The nose cone was missing - I had to canibalize it from old Frog's Lightning (which isn't accurate, but nothing can spoil this kit, even removing parts with a chainsaw). The fit was pityfull. After hours of carving I decided that it's not worth trying to make a decent replica. Insted of it, I finished it wheels up. I don't have kids, but some of my friends do - they can have it buzzing around the room