Which of you kits are you afraid of building...

[racer917]

What I would like to know is what kit that you already have are you saving for when you skills "improve". In other words, which of your kits are you afraid of screwing up? Maybe it's a challenging build, a rare kit, an expensive one or any other reason. This is a kit you have every intention of building but for which you have not set a timeline. For me it has to be the 1/43 GT1 by Renaissance. What a gem. It was expensive, and with over 300 parts, challenging, and a beautiful car too. So let's hear from you.

[lotusmark2]

I think for me its my yellow Tamiya Enzo

[Merkava]

For me?
Most definitely the project where I take an AMT Back to the Future DeLorean, and turn it into a stock, 1982 DeLorean, complete with scratchbuilt frame, engine, opening doors/hood/trunk.


I won't start this one until I am completely confident in my skills, though, especially since the project has a lot of sentimental value to me. I used to own a DeLorean, but it was flooded during Hurricane Isabel . (I live in coastal Virginia, so everybody around me lost cars too.) This project will be a tribute to the car.

[gasman03]

for me........, don't know, I guess my skills have gotten to the point where nothing in modeling scares me.

[labandabonnot]

Resin kits (Profil 24 McLaren F1), because I won't be able to afford another one... For plastic kits, it doesn't really matter, I take (all) my time!

[Verminator]

Originally Posted by gasman03

for me........, don't know, I guess my skills have gotten to the point where nothing in modeling scares me.

I'm with you gasman, bring it on, if you do f*ck it up so what, 99.9% of cockups are recoverable.

[SupaMan89T]

for me it was my supra i know it sounds stupid but its like i had to make it right or i would disapoint myself and if i woulda messed it up i probly woulda hung myself but only thing i messed up was the tail light cover so all i did was beat my head with a pillow and called it a day. lol

[Vric]

humm The Ferrari 360 GT Tamiya with Reniassance transkit (full resin body)

I'm scare to miss this high priced kit

[Vric]

Originally Posted by labandabonnot

Resin kits (Profil 24 McLaren F1), because I won't be able to afford another one... For plastic kits, it doesn't really matter, I take (all) my time!

Lucky
Profil24 Mclaren F1 and Scale Production Ferrari 550 are 2 kit I would love to have

[PyRoTeKniKz]

For me it would be my custom rx7 that Im not sure when to do the putty...Im a beginer so I dont have much experience with it. I already did the styrene for the sides and back but the front bumper is scaring me and most of all the putty..

[willimo]

I used to be afraid of my Accurat Miniatures McLaren M8B but I think I'm to the point where I could do it just fine, My 787B is turning out a pretty good challenge, and I think after it anything else would b easy peasy.

[ProSStreet]

I recently purchased my first bike:
MoviStar 2000 Suzuki RGV-1
I dont wanna mess it up, ill just save her...

[labandabonnot]

Originally Posted by willimo

I used to be afraid of my Accurat Miniatures McLaren M8B but I think I'm to the point where I could do it just fine.

The AM M8B is quite similar in terms of building, fitting, final result, to the Fujimi Enthusiast Series kits ( ): high level of details, accuracy, but difficult fitting, and result depending of the time and attention given to test fitting and planification... The difference is the white plastic used by AM that makes the work a little more difficult, as it's hard to see exactly what you do on such a kind of transluscent white plastic...
If modeling pleasure is a kind of masochism (and it is! ), I'd rate this kit top of the top!

I'm sure you'll have a nice time with it! It's really worth the money!

... and such a wonderfull race car!!

[bigford550]

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Originally Posted by labandabonnot
Resin kits (Profil 24 McLaren F1), because I won't be able to afford another one...
i just dont want to mess it up!!!

[bvia]

My Tamiya 1:12th Williams and Ferrari 190 F1 kits. Worth about $300.00 and with Perfect Parts coming back into production, I'll soon have that much in aftermarket PE and machined bits as well.

As for kit's I DON'T want to ever work on again...Heller/airfix Peugeot 905. Surely molded and cast by Satan himself from the plastic gates of Hades.

Scratchbuilt kit I'm dreading? My 1:24th Allard 2JX. Currently it is located somewhere within a block of 2" X 1' X 1' Renshape.

hth,
bill