The worst model that you have put together?

[Drift F.C]

I was rebuilding my AMT 1953 Ford Flipnose ute and remembered how much of a struggle it was to put together - nothing fit!

What has been your worst model kit that you've bought?

[NewTom]

my worst one was my very first car model a Revell 1/24 Ferrari F-310B (it was a set with a Ferrari F50)
absolute useless terrible kit.... never bought Revell kit again....

[petesy]

AMT's 70 Chevelle was pretty bad. I bought it after reading a glowing review in a now defunct car modelling magazine.

When I opened the box the parts were horribly warped, and there wasn't much detail to speak off. After playing around with it for a bit I decided it's not worth the time and effort to straighten it up and just tossed it.

[Lambo003]

AMT's Lamborghini Diablo . . .

The kit is junk . . .

Actually, I never assembled it because after opening the box I quickly came to the conclusion that melting down the kit and sculpting an entire model from scratch would yield better results than the kit ever would . . . lol

To think there was over a 9 month wait for that kit and delay after delay from AMT . . .

[Drift F.C]

Sounds like AMT is the worst!

The newer AMT kits like the Catalina and Electra aren't too bad!

[tonioseven]

Trumpeter '60 Bonneville.

[ToyTundra]

1/35 humvee. I don't recall the brand, but it was terrible.

[bikouros]

Well, I'll forego my first few kits when I started out (10 years ago).
My worst over the last five years or so would either be

UT 1997 Porsche Evo. Looked great out of box, a million pieces and removable front and rear cowling. Absolutley terrible fitment. Due to so many pieces, things rarely fit together properly and was a general heap of crap when I finished it. I dismantled it a few months later for pieces. Interestingly enough, I purchased it again a few years later things turned out really well.

Revell Benetton B194. Need I say more? Paint was difficult and the decals were horrendous. Have it hiding in my box of 'rejects' in my closet.

Tamiya Arta NSX. The kit was really nice overall (its a Tamiya) but, it was my own fault it turned out horrendous. Screwed up th paint to an unfixable level, lost a few decals and even a side mirror! What a shame, it would have looked great finashed (properley). also in my 'rejects' box.

[Yovillian]

Originally Posted by tonioseven

Trumpeter '60 Bonneville.

Wow, the Trumpeter '78 Monte Carlo came to mind as my worst but then I just thought maybe it wasn't the kit but my extreme disappointment with it. Interesting another Trumpeter kit was mentioned...
I am currently building the Revell Porsche 914, but I knew going in it was tricky, had no real expectations otherwise, and am really enjoying the build so far.

[turbothirtytwo]

1/12 fujimi skyline, many details wrong. many details missing, terrible fitment of openable or other parts, loads of sink marks- maybe because its also ment to be a toy and a model in one BUT with some effort it can be built into nice replica

[tonioseven]

Originally Posted by turbothirtytwo

1/12 fujimi skyline, many details wrong. many details missing, terrible fitment of openable or other parts, loads of sink marks- maybe because its also ment to be a toy and a model in one BUT with some effort it can be built into nice replica

Here's what can be done with the kit... http://www.spc.org.uk/nissan/1-12-skyline.html

[turbothirtytwo]

hi tonio. I know steves build. I am taking lots of inspiration from it and thats why I bought mine, but I didnt realized from that pics its that bad.I´ll post some progress pics soon

[quadzero]

The 57 Corvette in my sig by AMT-ERTL. I couldn't believe how the fit was so bad and so poorly engineered. Despite this, I still enjoyed the model and would do it again. Althou to be fair I did scratch build alot and made many modifications. To build it out of the box would be clearly beyond my patience and skill.

[rsxse240]

Pretty much any AMT kit that came out before the 87 Chevy 1500 series pickup was the worst kit in the world with the exception of the 59 Mercury Coupe, that one was and will always be one of my favorite kits to play around with.

If AMT were not involved, I'd have to say the Tamiya Lamborghini LP400S (the motorized version) was hands down the worst model I've ever tried to put together, it eventually became a parts donor for some junk box project that ended up going in the trash.

[Ferrari TR]

I thought Revell would be leading here.
Lets see... Revell Ferrari 308 'Magnum P.I.' Tons of flash, the body where the engine cover goes was just a mess, the front hood was warped, the grill was badly molded and i'm sure there was more. It was one of the first models i built as an adult. I had a new airbrush, i was started with new paint (the then new Tamiya line) and still the kit was the hardest part. Then there's the Lotus Esprit, OMG. I've given up and restarted this PITA too many times to count. Their Porsche Speedster was no prize either. I'll give it some slack for its age, but the multi piece body was at best challenging. Their VW Beetle is a mess too, with tons of flash, bad chrome and complicated assemblys.