kerc Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Man, I hate this. I've been stuck with my Mustang II project basically because some chassis technical things that need to be fixed. One part of me sayd that I should fix them in the correct, prototypical way, but I can't push myself to do it. So I'm thinking about how I used to do models, and that if the tires didn't fit on the back, I'd cut the chassis inward, or remove the front fender liners to get the nose down...And I realized I had more fun when I didn't worry about getting things prototypically right. So screw that, I'm attacking the chassis with an X-Acto and a file tonight!
Harry P. Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 If modeling isn't fun, you're doing something wrong! So hack away at that chassis, and have fun!
CAL Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 kerc said: Man, I hate this. I've been stuck with my Mustang II project basically because some chassis technical things that need to be fixed. One part of me sayd that I should fix them in the correct, prototypical way, but I can't push myself to do it. So I'm thinking about how I used to do models, and that if the tires didn't fit on the back, I'd cut the chassis inward, or remove the front fender liners to get the nose down...And I realized I had more fun when I didn't worry about getting things prototypically right. So screw that, I'm attacking the chassis with an X-Acto and a file tonight! I used to be like that to the result of many a stalled projects. If it is something reasonably correctable without rebuild the whole thing I will correct it, but I fould too offten once you fix on thing the thing next to it is out of place, so I would fix that, before you know it the whole kit was being corrected. I fould that if you build it for what it is has been much more rewarding than driving yourself insane trying to fix everything because frankly you just cannot fix everything. If you want to do that go up a few scale sizes and start scratch building model cars out of brass.
cruz Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Hey, I let Bill Geary worry about those things!!!! I have enough troubles just following the instructions!!!
Harry P. Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 marcos cruz said: I have enough troubles just following the instructions!!! "Following instructions"??? Is that some new way of building models???!!! I may have to try that method sometime!
Aaronw Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 harrypri said: "Following instructions"??? Is that some new way of building models???!!! I may have to try that method sometime! I think that is the paper with the little pictures, but I'm not sure.
CAL Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 harrypri said: "Following instructions"??? Is that some new way of building models???!!! I may have to try that method sometime! Instructions, pfffet, instructions are for girls and when all else fails.
kerc Posted September 17, 2008 Author Posted September 17, 2008 Instructions? That explains why I had such a hard time cutting out and sticking those black & white decals...They never looked right.
Raul_Perez Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Aaronw said: I think that is the paper with the little pictures, but I'm not sure. Is that what those are for?! I've been using them to line the bottom of the bird cages.
CAL Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Raul_Perez said: Is that what those are for?! I've been using them to line the bottom of the bird cages. Mine rarely make out of the bottom of the box.
jarheadndn Posted September 18, 2008 Posted September 18, 2008 heres my directions. the side cannon is all built from the box and directions, and the gatlin gun on top is wraped in them too.
MrObsessive Posted September 18, 2008 Posted September 18, 2008 Instructions? Surely you jest! They just come to me as I build along............otherwise I would never get anything done!
Harry P. Posted September 18, 2008 Posted September 18, 2008 Speaking of instructions and "doing it right"... Apparently the model companies are on a quest to totally idiot-proof model kits. I was at Hobbytown yesterday, and I saw a few kits (Revell?) that had a big colorful burst on the cover. It said something like "Build in under 20 minutes!" Is that really where we want to see model kits go? So simplified that they can be built during a TV commercial break? What happened to patience and craftsmanship? Oh wait, I forgot... the entire human population now has ADD... Seems to me that if a person doesn't want to invest any time or effort into a model car, they're better off buying a pre-built diecast and calling it a day.
torinobradley Posted September 18, 2008 Posted September 18, 2008 Instructions? Is that the protective sleeves for the decals or the workbench liners?
Peter Lombardo Posted September 18, 2008 Posted September 18, 2008 If I let inner fender walls get in the way on some of my builds, some the cars I did that were “down in the weeds†would look more like “Donks†getting ready to takeoff. Instructions??? What are they? If I read the instruction manual, I might learn how to actually use my cell phone properly. Real men don't read instructions. We like to blame the manufacturer for making something to complicated.
Zoom Zoom Posted September 18, 2008 Posted September 18, 2008 Sometimes it takes a "simplification" of complications to move a project from the back-burner to the front. My recent "Nismagnum" went from sitting on the sidelines for a year and a half to built because of three ingredients: a good friend recently finished a custom NISMO R35 GTR based on the all-new Tamiya kit (he's done a whole series of custom NISMO models), I collaborated w/him and another good friend at a modelpalooza about my Nismagnum and decided to glue the hood shut and not worry over what engine to use! In the downtime I also finally warmed up to the round taillights which at first screamed "Cobalt" instead of Skyline. Made all the difference in the world. In a few weeks it was done and it's one of my favorite builds! I have a vintage Astro I showcar that's been sitting for a long time; I finally figured out how to properly hinge the body so it will open (I don't want to simplify it that much that the body is only closed, it's too "unique" not to work, the engine cover/canopy opens and brings the seats up with it), but now have to tighten up the join area between the canopy and the body. Kinda fiddly...if it was easier, it would have been done over a year ago! It's a fairly simple kit otherwise. So yeah...it happens to all of us in one way or another. I like to "marathon build", and if something isn't working, that project often goes unloved for a really long time...if it ever gets revisited.
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