What is worse? Not opening a kit for extended periods of time or opening them and leaving them unbuilt for extended periods of time? Hmmmm....

I'd tell you guys that I just opened a kit I bought in April, but I'm afraid you'd make me turn in my man card!

i got kits from years ago i haven't opened. maybe i need to change the gender on my driver's license.

pyrman rules!  Following his example, I think I can let mine sit another day before I open it.  

I'd tell you guys that I just opened a kit I bought in April, but I'm afraid you'd make me turn in my man card!

Gamera: you really need to take a cold shower!

How about a cigarette and a drink? ;-)

Gam - "Yesh Bitbite... you will feel the urge, the willpower fails you... MUST RIP OPEN THE CELLOPHANE AND RUN YOUR FINGERS OVER THOSE BEAUTIFUL SEXY SPRUES!!!!!!!"

Stik - "You and your kit have gotten to know one another- you may now fondle your parts."

Gee, you guys make it sound so dirty.  Now I feel like I need a shower.

Blacksheep - Here's a site you might be interested in that talks about the kit's flaws and how to fix them.

http://www.usarmymodels.com/MANUFACTURERS/Tamiya/tamiya35190.html

Ok BB, it's the third day now. You and your kit have gotten to know one another- you may now fondle your parts ;-)

Heh - I placed the order on the same kit at my LHS last week along with some paint.

Yesh Bitbite... you will feel the urge, the willpower fails you... MUST RIP OPEN THE CELLOPHANE AND RUN YOUR FINGERS OVER THOSE BEAUTIFUL SEXY SPRUES!!!!!!!

Quick, call the doctor! I think he might be completely mad!!! Not opening a kit in 2 days is bad for any modellers mental health...

bitbite

Don't hit me with those negative waves so early in the morning.

I have an excuse. Its 9pm my end.

Done meditating.  Here's the shrine.  Notice how the shrink-wrap glistens in the candlelight.

Don't hit me with those negative waves so early in the morning.

bitbite

Oh, I got it a couple days ago.  I think everyone purposely "missed" that post.    It's still in its shrink-wrap waiting for me to finish my SAS jeep, which should be in the next day or two.

Ye, seems I missed that as well, and this.

Two days, what are you, sick. I have to break open a kit instantly, other wise I might become a collector not a builder.

"BB, you have far more self control than I. It would take an act of God, Congress, and physical incapacitation to keep me form opening the shrink wrap on a kit as soon as it arrives here. Two days???!!! You are a monk!"

Yes, grasshopper. A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else. Now I must go and meditate in front of the still sealed box and listen to what it tells me.

Your Churchill looks gorgeous, Cliff!

That's looking great. I think we will soon have our first finished build.

I only use the tripod for finished build pics.

Bitbite: Whoops! I had to scroll back, I thought I read you had ordered the kit, not that it arrived. I have to agree with SP, I'd have pulled the cellophane off like it was Christmas morning and well... greedily fondled the parts...

SP: Sorry, nope this one only mounts the big mortar on the front.  Though I'm still not sure what those weird mounts on the side are for, maybe the mat or a dozer blade???

Gamera, is that the AVRE Bobbin that lays down a quilted mat? ;-) Seriously though it is coming along very nicely! Looks very good to me.

BB, you have far more self control than I. It would take an act of God, Congress, and physical incapacitation to keep me form opening the shrink wrap on a kit as soon as it arrives here. Two days???!!! You are a monk!

Oh, I got it a couple days ago.  I think everyone purposely "missed" that post.    It's still in its shrink-wrap waiting for me to finish my SAS jeep, which should be in the next day or two.

Thanks Bitbite, looking forward to your Sherman when she arrives.

Screw tripods!  Even without one the awesomeness of your Churchill shows.

Ken: Hey if it works for you great!!!

Anyway the Churchill after drying. Not the best photos but I really don't feel like dragging out the camera, finding the tripod, and then finding the USB cable to connect it to the PC when I can just snap a cell phone photo and tap a few keys on the PhotoBucket app to upload it.

Sorry but I am not only crazy but lazy too...

Just put on the wash today, we'll see how it turns out.

SchattenSpartan

Gamera

Lol, I took the kit in and put the dots on at our IPMS meeting. None of the armour guys showed up but I had several of the auto guys staring at me like: 'OMG, he's finally lost it! He's putting little dots on that tank- he's completely friggin' nuts now!!!' 

I know what you mean. All of the guys at my LHS were looking at me like that when I assembled a set of HGW seatbelts there...

 

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Now I see Gamera looking at me & my P 38 Like his buddies at LHS were looking at him

Gamera

Lol, I took the kit in and put the dots on at our IPMS meeting. None of the armour guys showed up but I had several of the auto guys staring at me like: 'OMG, he's finally lost it! He's putting little dots on that tank- he's completely friggin' nuts now!!!' 

I know what you mean. All of the guys at my LHS were looking at me like that when I assembled a set of HGW seatbelts there...

Ken: yikes, that's a lot of putty but everything does look nice and straight. 

Yea I know, It was really showing thr seams. But It will sand down nice. LOL

stikpusher

SchattenSpartan

Finescale screwed up and double-posted my reply. Just ignore this post...

Sure... blame the site for your double tap ;-)

Gamera, your AVRE appears to be breaking out in a pox!!! Better get that squared away quick! Just kidding, it is looking great and I look forward to the next updates!

Lol, I took the kit in and put the dots on at our IPMS meeting. None of the armour guys showed up but I had several of the auto guys staring at me like: 'OMG, he's finally lost it! He's putting little dots on that tank- he's completely friggin' nuts now!!!' 

SchattenSpartan

Finescale screwed up and double-posted my reply. Just ignore this post...

Sure... blame the site for your double tap ;-)

Gamera, your AVRE appears to be breaking out in a pox!!! Better get that squared away quick! Just kidding, it is looking great and I look forward to the next updates!

Thanks guys, when I get home from work it should be dry and hopefully won't look too bad. I'm still learning the whole thing, either they turn out too heavy and end up visible or I thin too much and yeah, they disappear.