It's a Failure! - Page 2

**elliott** · #11 03-21-2018, 12:39 PM

All good suggestions, particularly about spraying a protective coating on before you start and about keeping your hands clean.
Something that has not been mentioned yet - at least you had the gumption to post your model and ask for help. I wish more people would. See? No one made fun of your work. All the folks who responded just want to help. I encourage those of you who have "failed'' to post your efforts and ask for help. I'll bet you'll be pleasantly surprised at the results. End of sermon.

**Mike1158** · #12 03-21-2018, 12:46 PM

Sounds like good advice, it did not look that bad to me and Dave, they phantom (?) in the bin also looks pretty straight to me.

**Falco** · #13 03-21-2018, 12:50 PM

Thanks everybody for the helpful tips... my biggest takeaways are (specifically for S&P Kits):

1 - Tim parts to fit (for some reason I always trust the designer to get this part correct).

2 - Avoid getting too personal with the kits - stop fiddling with undried parts and keep my tools clean (baby wipes... need baby wipes).

3 - Protectant spray - Need to learn about all options available there and pick the best one for me).

4 - ALWAYS PRINT TWO KITS BECAUSE I WILL SCREW UP!

**ashevilleangler** · #14 03-21-2018, 12:50 PM

I've actually saved more than one build by torturing, and sanding the fuselage to shape first and then printing another copy of the skin slightly oversized on thin copy paper. I then layered that copy over the very messy but accurate fuselage. It works better than you might think.

Curt

**Falco** · #15 03-21-2018, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike1158

Sounds like good advice, it did not look that bad to me and Dave, they phantom (?) in the bin also looks pretty straight to me.

I was thinking the same thing...

**CMDRTED** · #16 03-21-2018, 01:06 PM

another tip for the constant motion modeler. I get impatient if i have to wait too long for something to dry. this is when "mayhem" lurks ready to strike. put the piece down, out of the way, step back from it and let it dry. work on another independent part., ie tail parts, stabilizers or landing gear just not the glue drying part.

**MichaelS** · #17 03-21-2018, 01:13 PM

Even when I did plastic modeling I would plan my time to have something to dry overnight. Still do that now with paper. Just remember that if you get tired you need to stop. The next time you have a go things will almost always fit better.

**airdave** · #18 03-21-2018, 01:14 PM

No, mine is a lost cause.
I have some parts installed out of order (...lack of instructions).
Some parts are mishapen (again, a lack of instructions and visual reference).
Some parts are just not fitting together that well.

I was expecting a fairly simple and quick build...one sheet, small scale right?
I wasn't looking for great accuracy.
But the lack of instructions or build diagrams made it very frustrating for me.

And the fuselage sections didn't fit that well together.
Cutting off the glue tabs, and using inside joiners, would have helped
...but its still obvious that dimensions aren't exact and didn't match well.

I started to fudge things together, but this wasn't the way I wanted to build the model.
So I decided to toss it away rather than continue.

**Falco** · #19 03-21-2018, 01:55 PM

I know how you feel Dave... I wanted to stab myself in the eyeball with my exacto knife just to dull the pain from having to look at my failure.

**Rata** · #20 03-21-2018, 04:07 PM

I've had a few of those Falco, only I'm not brave enough to photograph and post 'em! Yours doesn't actually look that bad to me- I probably would have kept going on that one, and as Thumb Dog says, learn from it for the Mk.II version. Good luck with your next project!