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Originally posted by Spec2 Girl
How hard are models to actually build. Can someone with absolutely no experience in modelling (although I did study art at a senior level at high school) be able to do a good job?? I?ve seen an R33 GTS25t Series II model kit and an FTO one that I would really like to do, but am too scared I?ll make a complete mess of it. 
Are the instructions fairly easy to follow??
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Start with a model you don't care about.
Check your local hobby shop for a discounted car kit
and start on that one. That way it doesn't matter
much if you make a mess of it. Easy way to build
confidence !
A more expensive way of 'buying insurance' against
messing up is to buy two identical kits. Build one,
keep one for spares. If you don't mess up
you can either build the other one or sell it.
When mail-ordering kits I usually buy one extra
in case a kit gets wrecked in the mail.
Instructions depend on the manufacturer, most
japanese brands break down assembly into steps
using pictures and arrows, sometimes
the painting instructions are in japanese though.
HTH,
-- Eric.