Kit problems

[Elijah04]

What kits give you problems the most

[Junhao]

Tamiya 1/20 BMW Williams FW24

[p9o1r1sche]

The ones I'm building.

[Scale-Master]

Tamiya 1/20 BMW Williams FW24

Why? I'm going to be starting one in the not too distant future, what problems have you encountered? - Mark

[Vric]

Originally Posted by Junhao

Tamiya 1/20 BMW Williams FW24

Same for me.. The rear crawl simply don't fit on mine

[Amazon]

What kits give me problem? The ones that doesn`t cooperate during the building process! They tend to loose parts( I had it 5 minutes ago!..) or the ones were the body has paint-allergy( paintjob screws up ..) and so on..

In short, every kit/buildup has some problems on the way from the opened box to the displaycase

[blubaja]

Hey,

Um...can't remember specificly, but fiddly front suspentions are a bitch. Getting glass to stay put w.o falling out or smearing it up wiht glue or paint.

Frank X.

[Junhao]

Originally Posted by Scale-Master

Tamiya 1/20 BMW Williams FW24

Why? I'm going to be starting one in the not too distant future, what problems have you encountered? - Mark

-Rear cowl doesn't fit
-Monocoque is divided into two parts, which means u have to paint the seat, glue it in place then paint the exterior with the seat masked. Makes painting a hell of a job.
-2 tone paint scheme, masking of body is quite hard with irregular pattern.
-Fragile decals

Maybe it's just I'm not good enough to build the kit but I've built the Ferrari F2001 and it's just fine.

[Scale-Master]

Thanks for the heads up on the Williams. I built the Ferrari F2001 too and thought it was a beautiful kit, the Williams kit parts look impressive too. Since I'll be doing the Williams for an article I guess I'll pass on any work arounds I find... - Mark

[Vric]

Originally Posted by Junhao

-Rear cowl doesn't fit
-Monocoque is divided into two parts, which means u have to paint the seat, glue it in place then paint the exterior with the seat masked. Makes painting a hell of a job.
-2 tone paint scheme, masking of body is quite hard with irregular pattern.
-Fragile decals

Maybe it's just I'm not good enough to build the kit but I've built the Ferrari F2001 and it's just fine.

well beside the 2 tone paint problem (I found it easy since they give decal to go over the joint line) I got the same problems as you.

[hirofkd]

Oh, c'mon. Tamiya kits are works of art compared to some poorly done resin kits.
I have TKM's Lincoln Mk.VIII, and well...it's like this:
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~xr2h-fkd...viii/mk800.htm

It's faster to scratchbuild it instead of fixing this model.

[tonioseven]

Geez, it looks to have come from the behind of a very sick man!!

[RallyRaider]

Yikes, that TKM Lincoln will take some beating on the worst possible kit list. Fashioning a model with a rock and chisel would require less work!

[Technoman]

Originally Posted by hirofkd

Oh, c'mon. Tamiya kits are works of art compared to some poorly done resin kits.
I have TKM's Lincoln Mk.VIII, and well...it's like this:
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~xr2h-fkd...viii/mk800.htm

It's faster to scratchbuild it instead of fixing this model.

Oh my, that is absurdly crude...

[Sticky Fingers]

I think that's the worst kit I've ever seen!!!

I'd like to see one of the top modellers on this forum have a go at it and see if they can make something which resembles a car!!