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[jbwelda]

i was being facetious (somewhat) above, what i have done in the past is just set it aside like others say, and then come back to it later and/or when a likely solution can be thought of.

i have found that often fairly unsurmountable problems, when all wrapped up in the complexity of a build, have rather simple fixes when you return to the project later. i have had several instances in the past few years where i pretty much decided i never wanted to work on that model again, put it aside, and some months or weeks later looked at it again and there was a fairly painless fix to whatever was styming me.

my problems in this area usual revolve around a finished car sitting too high off the ground despite trying and trying to engineer it to sit down low. those sort of problems are often the hardest, most frustrating. some may remember the jaguar xjs i had a build thread running on:

http://www.modelcars...l=+jaguar +xj-s

there were a number of "i am so tired of this..." moments in that build if i remember right. and it took forever for me to convince myself it had to be finished no matter what.

[jaydar]

You did not say if you do factory cars or customized cars. I think you probably have to wait longer into the build to judge if it is coming out as planned.

I treatt each piece and assembly as a kit. If it is not whst i want at that stage, I stop and fix it then.
Of course i do not do customized versions so i don't have to wait before i know if i am going to be satisfied.

[Joker]

Breath in...breath out..
box up the build and go fishing.

[Monty]

introduce it to the nearest wall at a velocity somewhat higher than an unladened Swallow.

[LDO]

16lb sledge hammer

[slusher]

It's only plastic, Carl. Pull it apart, purple pond it, whatever needs to be done to get it right.

Thanks jim, going to work on the refoiling one and the other l am going to start another kit to see how it goes...good advice guys...

[VW Dave]

introduce it to the nearest wall at a velocity somewhat higher than an unladened Swallow.

African or European?

[kenb]

I have a few builds that I'm not satisfied with. I put them back in the box with all of the loose parts and mark it unfinished. It goes back on the shelf. After a while I'll be looking for something to build and go back to it. A second approach usually has good results. If I look at a few months or a year later and still don't care for it I use it for spare parts. I feel that if you walk away from it for some time you can get back into the groove and revive it.
Ken

[FordRodnKustom]

Use it as a learning experience. If you don't want to fix it use it as a reminder of what not to do on the next one. Then move on.