A bad kit can look good, the key is to pay attention to the basics. Being neat and clean are most important, if the modeler can do the best paint finish ever and he is messy with the glue or has jaggedy window trim, it really takes away from the model. That goes for detail painting and adding details to engine bay's also, things should be in scale and neatly placed. Everyone is in awe over Pman's models, and rightly so, if you notice he doesn't add much to them, maybe wheels etc. yet they always look special. It's because he has his basic skills down to where it's automatic, he doesn't rush and treats each part of the car as if it were a model in it's self. I see a lot of good basic skills on AF and if you keep this in mind as you look at models here, that's where the difference will be between them. My 2 cents.
