Too afraid to build?

[kitefighter]

Does anyone buy model kits but never get around to building them because they're more afraid of messing it up than being rejected on a date? I've been putting off building that lovely Aston Martin DBS kit by Tamiya for more than a year now, telling myself I needed the photo etch set first, buying books and magazines on the subject and worse still, getting diecast models to satiate my appetite. I can resist no more. Here is my picture at the beginning of my project which I hope will shame me into bravery. I may not get there with you, but having seen the promised land in this forum...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2397373...57627185678560

kitefighter.

[Chieflongshin]

Just crack into it. Once you've done a couple of kits ( maybe even buy one you not bothered about to much ) before hand you'll be fine. I've done about 7 kits in last year after a 10 year break and using this place soon helps. Everyone friendly which is unusual on a web forum.

[DominiqueBeerts]

My :

If you're not sure if your skills are sufficient to tackle the Aston, just buy a cheap standard kit and see how you do getting it together.
Then when you feel like this is the day, pull the Aston out again. The kit is good (and let's be hounest: not too cheap either), and it would be a shame to start it too soon. It may be itching to get it done, but try to resist a few more weeks, and warm up your skills. It will pay off, believe me!

Success!

[Hemi Killer]

I would follow what the others have said. I was the exact same way when I started. I realized you just have to jump in head first and start doing it to get the experience.

This is an expensive kit, so practicing on something like a Revell kit would be a good idea. get something with similar body lines.

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

It's not a difficult kit, Tamiya kits generally are engineered so that even a beginner can put it together and look reasonably good...if they have the finishing skills that all kits require (paint, glue, prepwork for paint).

If you are that inexperienced that you are afraid, you shouldn't even worry over aftermarket photoetch...that stuff takes more practice and skill, and the most visible parts that "need" photoetch on the Aston, are already included as photoetch in the kit.

Practice on a simpler kit or two before plunging into the Aston. The biggest hurdles on the Aston are carefully block sanding the mold lines on the fenders away, and carefully blending in the rear spoiler insert piece over the taillights. Parts fit all around is excellent, better than many lesser and simpler kits.

[Marianitem]

I know that feeling "kitefighter". I have a r34 Z-Tune from Tamiya that looks too good for me, a Soarer which I want to mod hard (never done that = scared), a 70 AMT Charger that looks made not to be properly built, and so on.
Just get in the mood and choose a model kit that suits that mood. If you are just ready for a simple/quick build, do that. If you want a challenging/headwrecker, go for that other.
Also, I usually alternate between a simple build and a complex build, just to please both tastes and not hate any neither.
Finally, Good luck!

[Wishmaster]

I'm one of the worst to be honest. I had many ideas about the kits that I have bought over the years. But in the last 5 years I only built 1, even without the decals it should have (Tamiya Honda Accord JGTC).
I'm just a bit to scared or perfectionistic that keeps me from starting again. Buying new kits though never really stopped, since I still have ideas for certain cars/kits. And now, now I have around 200 kits to built...

Maybe I'm just not a builder, but a collector of ideas (and kits)...