new to model cars

[MPWR]

Nah, I disagree. I would always recommend a good Tamiya curbside kit as a first buid to anyone. Failing that, a good Fujimi kit will do (but be careful, because many Fujimi kits are not good- ask first!).

80% of building model cars is painting (the body, the interior, the chassis, details, etc.), and you will use these skills on every single car kit you will ever build. These skills are certainly enough for a first timer to learn on a build. Why bother adding the unnecessary headaches of fitting and filling the errors on a cheaper, less well engineered kit for your first attempt? Starting with a good kit that you can make a good model from out of the box on you're first go is probably going to be alot more enjoyable than having to fight with a cheap kit. Sure, many of us enjoy fighting with a poor kit and making a masterpiece from it- but why give yourself the frustration on your first go? This is supposed to be fun!

And lets get some perspective on cost. If spending another $10-$12 USD on a good kit instead of cheaping out and buying a fair kit is going to make the experince more enjoyable (and give it a better chance of success), than I consider that money well spent. If you find that you like modeling, you'll have plenty to build other kits of all levels of complication and quality. But for your first one, why not stack the deck in your favor and start with a good kit that you will likely both enjoy and finish?

[brettly]

well ive decided to go for the Fujimi 550 Marinello after reading this build..hope to pick it up 2day ...wish me luck and thanx for your help lads