Making Mistakes

[Caprice 9C1]

Well due to a case of not so steady hands, I find that every once in a while I make a mistake. I hope I'm not the only one.....

So here's my question. Do you guys find yourselves obsessing over the little mistakes that you might make on a kit? Even though it's impossible to notice by anyone other than you, is it the first thing your eye goes to when you look at the kit?

Case in point: my latest model is the Tamiya Toyota GT1 TS020. I used a little too much glue on one of the suspension members, and when the part was placed on the transmission, it looked like a kids peanut butter and jelly sandwich with too much jelly leaking out the sides. Not too big a deal, a little judicious scraping away of the excess, and a little touching up with some enamel and it's gone. The problem remains, however, that I know where the flaw is, and it bugs the heck out of me.

Do I need to go to therapy? Do I place the kit, which is otherwise flawless, at the back of the bookcase in the hopes that I won't have the urge to admire my handiwork? What to do........


Michael

[kicker1_solo]

yes, my friend. A good therapist is what comes to mind.
Actually there's quite a few people like that on here, I am not one of them. About what you did, I wouldn't have even scraped the excess glue off. Each of my models has at least 3 mistakes that I can notice. You would probably notice at least 25 mistakes on my models. Do I build nice models? I like to think so. Are they perfect? Far from it. I say don't fret too much over the little things you do, and just worry about the big things.

[tonioseven]

with what he said! I count on the fact that there are gonna be mistakes in every model I build I do try not to make the same mistake on every model, though! Sometimes I'll tear apart a finished model just to fix a small problem! Never mind the fact that I have over 300 of them to build! and I'm not geting any younger! Enjoy life! Build them all!!!

[daggerlee]

Yeah, they don't really bother me though. I feel having 50 cars with 1 mistake on each of them beats 10 cars with no mistakes. Besides, most of your admirers wouldn't notice anyway

[Daryl]

I'm slowly learning not to bother myself about the mistakes i make

[erix7]

Originally posted by Caprice 9C1
... Do you guys find yourselves obsessing over the little mistakes that you might make on a kit? Even though it's impossible to notice by anyone other than you, is it the first thing your eye goes to when you look at the kit?

I used to but sooner or later you'll get over it.

... Not too big a deal, a little judicious scraping away of the excess, and a little touching up with some enamel and it's gone. The problem remains, however, that I know where the flaw is, and it bugs the heck out of me. ...

Michael

Michael,

Are you building kits for a living or as a hobby ?
If it is just a hobby then lighten up a bit !
Nobody is perfect, you can find flaws in everything if you know where to look.

If you can still correct the flaw without damaging other bits, I'd do so if I were you.
Difference between a good modeler and a great modeler is to know how to correct
or hide your mistakes, everyone is bound to make some mistakes anyway.

A friend of mine builds rally cars. The ones with
the perfect paint jobs get only a speck or two of
dirt, the ones with the flaws in the paint get heavily weathered.

Good luck,
-- Eric.

[martinu]

i've been making models for 5 years now, and every single model i've made, i've made mistakes, they have ranged from too much glue, to too much spray paint.

I find that my mistakes annoy the hell out of me too, but wen ever sum one looks at my models (people who don't make models) they say they look perfect.

I guess it comes down to the fact that modellers have a fine eye for detail, and that we're all perfectionists (don't quote me, i know i try 2 b)
so we try and make our models look perfect, even though its extremely difficult.

when ever i make a mistake, i try to fix it, if not i move on and continue making the model, afterall making models is all about having fun.