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#1
11-15-2001, 09:48 PM
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I started a new kit today. Its very low-quality, and needless to say has been sitting around for quite some time.
It should tide me over until I can get a hummer model. Here it is. 
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My Wheels 15' Kia Soul SX 2.0L 13' GMC 1500 P/U 5.3L Last edited by Rich; 11-17-2001 at 06:22 PM. 
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11-15-2001, 10:08 PM
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 my dad bought it for me way back in june, and its been sitting in its box in a heap in the corner since.the local hobby store doesnt stock any quality kits, if I want anything good, I have to order it, and dad probably just bought the monte from walmart or somthing. I ordered the Tamiya kit of the Ferrari 360 spider (dont have the kit # on me right now) but its gonna be atleast a week before it arrives, and this monte will be done by the end of the weekend, due to the fact that ive got it 1/2 painted already, (its going quite well  ) and theres like a dozen parts to the whole damn thing. Finishing it will make my dad happy, and im sure I can find a place for it amongst my other models. maybe ill go with a couple of custom touches to liven it up a bit.
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My Wheels 15' Kia Soul SX 2.0L 13' GMC 1500 P/U 5.3L
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#4
11-15-2001, 10:11 PM
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Well, you do a kit, you get your own thread.
 Let me know if you want to change the title.Take notes. And pics, if you can. 
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11-16-2001, 11:15 AM
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I know the kit you're talking about...
As long as the pieces fit together like they're supposed to - that's my standard for quality. I forget who had trouble with the Shelby Series One - but that's one kit I'll never forget assembling. Looked nice on the box, but what a fitment nightmare that was... Anyways - have fun with the kit - and they look sweet in white .
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11-16-2001, 02:12 PM
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Ill be posting up a pic of the body after the 1st coat in a bit.
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11-16-2001, 03:49 PM
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Ive taken a couple of pics of the body. Ignore the crappy quality as I am unfamiliar with the operation of this webcam yet.
I wont post them here on AF, cause I plan to take alot of pics over the course of this kit (and I will continue to do this with every kit, now that I have the webcam), and I dont want to flood AF with pics. They will all be in my shaw@home directory, and you are all free to take a look, and check back daily as there will be tons of pics. the link to my webspace is http://members.shaw.ca/HuMMerMan/ once again, I apologize for the shitty pics, and they will improve as soon as i get a handle on the camera's features.
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11-16-2001, 07:20 PM
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11-17-2001, 06:36 PM
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    This kit is going fairly well so far. I have other kickass kits sitting around now tho, and I want to tear one open and just chuck this one now. Only a couple of Minor screw-ups at this point. I mounted the engine into the frame, and without throughly checking the fit properly, i glued it in, lator noticing that the exhaust does not line up due to a slight problem with the manifolds that would not exist if this was a better kit. Now I have to pull out the engine and fix the problem. No biggie. Other problem that pissed me off a bit more was I clear-coated the hood this morning, and on closer inspection there is noticible dust under the clear-coat. I must have forgot to dust it off before beginning The stripping of the hood has already been completed, and its primed again (still wet)
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11-18-2001, 11:45 AM
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Looking good so far.
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Current Build.....1/12 Scale Camaro......Almost finished!!!    View All My Models Here.
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#13
11-18-2001, 08:02 PM
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Update. I almost threw the kit at the wall tonight, everything was going great until decal time
I HATE decals.  Ended up making a royal fuckup of one of them, and then in my fury, I couldnt figure out how the hell to get it off. Ended up scratching the hell out of the paint, and then I took it back to my workshop to fix the paint job. Then I forgot to take the winshield out and I oversprayed onto it.  Only time will tell how this fix will turn out. I hate decals, and I will paint the striping on myself cause its more fun anyways. Only thing is, if the fix turns out like shit, I will have to strip it down properly and re-paint the body, meaning wating quite a while, in which case I will probably get a start on another kit.Ill take another pic of the body after school tomorrow. Im hoping it turns out 1/2 decent, I really dont want to have to strip it. Keeping my fingers crossed
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#14
11-18-2001, 08:09 PM
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 Damn! Sorry to hear it. Go find the "What do you hate about modeling" thread and add your 2¢ there, too.
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#15
11-19-2001, 03:31 AM
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Bad luck about the decals.
Keep going though...the more you do the better you will get. Just takes time.
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Current Build.....1/12 Scale Camaro......Almost finished!!! View All My Models Here.
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