Darbo Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I hate fitting the window glass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 BODYWORK! I hate it passionately, but it seems like every project I do requires a sizable amount of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Daddy Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 BMF hate it ,also fitting the windows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdurg Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Justin, how did you get inside my head? That pretty much sums it up perfectly for me too Haha. I'm like a bad song from the 1980's. Once I get into your head, you can't get me out. "Taaaaaaaaaakkkkkkkkkkkkkkkke onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, Take On Me.........." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOSWELL891 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 (edited) I hate putting in windows they are so hard for me to do Edited March 1, 2012 by BOSWELL891 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haubenschild Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 windows , trim , and engine bay painting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajaboy5b Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Clear coat,wet sanding and anything to get a nice show car paint job,I love everything else though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Haha. I'm like a bad song from the 1980's. Once I get into your head, you can't get me out. "Taaaaaaaaaakkkkkkkkkkkkkkkke onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, Take On Me.........." now thats just not funny dognabit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustBill Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I'm gona have to agree with the class as far as sanding the seams and pin marks and such being a pain. But I really hate scraping paint to glue parts together. I do as much cleaning and gluing of parts as possible before paint. For obvious reasons like engine halves and such, but I will try and construct as much of the model as possible so I don't have to scrape paint. All the body work and painting the body is my favorite. Sometimes I actually loose interest in a build after the body is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdurg Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I'm gona have to agree with the class as far as sanding the seams and pin marks and such being a pain. But I really hate scraping paint to glue parts together. I do as much cleaning and gluing of parts as possible before paint. For obvious reasons like engine halves and such, but I will try and construct as much of the model as possible so I don't have to scrape paint. All the body work and painting the body is my favorite. Sometimes I actually loose interest in a build after the body is done. Now I am admittedly just getting back into the hobby so there may be bad things about how I do it, but using cyanoacrylates (superglue) I have found that there is no need to scrape the paint. With typical "model glues", you need to scrape the paint and chrome off in order to let the glue "melt" the plastic to the plastic and basically weld them together. If there is paint or chrome in the way, it won't work. With cyanoacrylates, there is no need to scrape paint/chrome since the glue doesn't need to dissolve the plastic in order to work. Just make sure you use superglue VERY sparingly. It does not take a lot in order to get the job done, and overuse of it will fog up clear plastic amongst other things. But if you use small amounts it won't cause this problem and will save you the hassle of having to scrape all the paint off. A nice added bonus is that it "sets" almost instantly. Just make sure you don't get any on your fingers otherwise you'll truly be "one with your model." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustBill Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I know about using superglue. I will use it every now and again but I can't use it like I want to. It never seems to fail that if I use superglue for any length of time it gives me a sinus infection. It sounds crazy and I feel like a big old wussy but I have to go with scraping paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Survey says....fixing massive numbers of ejection pin marks & I'm not talking about the 2-4 annoying bumps you used to find in interior tubs. I've got an old Revell XK-E that will probably never get built because so many of its intricate parts require extensive work before they can be painted and installed. Some look like they were in the wrong place during a drive-by shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdurg Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I know about using superglue. I will use it every now and again but I can't use it like I want to. It never seems to fail that if I use superglue for any length of time it gives me a sinus infection. It sounds crazy and I feel like a big old wussy but I have to go with scraping paint. Yeah, if superglue was giving me sinus issues I'd stop using it too. I guess the only other way to avoid that would be to use small bits of painters tape on the areas that will receive glue? Not sure if that would be fully possible for really small parts, but at least those really small parts won't need much scraping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercman Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Gotta be Bare-Metaling the emblems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
race06 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 4 me Ram U said it all. Clean up b4 detail my bigest hate. great question! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randytheroadrunner Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Painting, my wife gives me grief, even with water base. "I can smell that!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Painting, my wife gives me grief, even with water base. "I can smell that!" tell her to get back into the kitchen and cook something up that smells better (DIYmirage does NOT actually endorse telling your wife to get back into the kitchen) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartster Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 tell her to get back into the kitchen and cook something up that smells better ([DIYmirage does NOT actually endorse telling your wife to get back into the kitchen) ]...Thanks for cleaning that up! I was on my way to talk to my wife.......Whew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 gotta love the white letter trick i dont use it too often but it's saved me more then once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niteowl7710 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I know this will sound odd, but I loathe the idea of cleaning up the kit. Sanding molding lines, cleaning up seams, injector marks, sink marks, etc. I absolutely can't stand the idea of doing all of that. Now I can do it all, and it's never as bad as I think it will be, but the idea of having to sit down and do it causes me...well to not sit down and do it. Then when I actually get the gumption up it turns into one of those "Why did I put this off so long?" things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boreham Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 The bit soon after ... You've gone throught he instuctions and sprues, identified the flaws ......followed by a plan that's as far form OOB . Then start listing what needs to be corrected a needed to build a decent looking model. pack it back into the box.. NEXT........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris M Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 ^ This And kit interiors, It's never what I would do in real life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I like everything about model building. Otherwise I wouldn't be doing it (building). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKcustoms Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Polishing..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridedoc100 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I gotta say it has to be installing the windows! Boy do I dread that step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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