And, I could not get the drop tanks to seat and stay in place.
LOL! So other than that it was perfect!
Yes. Yes it was!
BlackSheep214 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 6:21 am
A real nice clean build, Lyle. Well done!
Thanks, Tom.
Gary Brantley wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 6:35 am
That looks pretty good, Lyle! You finished her and now can enjoy the fruits of your labor. Well done again! At our age, it's just not worth futzing around with an old, ill-fitting model. Give us something we can build and move on...quickly!
Thanks, Gary. I think those kits are called Snap-Tite.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
LyleW wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 8:47 am
This POS is done. It looks like I didn't care after a point, and that is correct. There was just something about it. Parts of it were very well done and others, well....not so much. Anyway, this and the Sooter give me my two completions. And, Postimg isn't cooperating at the time of this post.
My Apologies Lyle, I thought I had replied to this. Nice perseverance on getting your P-51 done. I have always been a fan of yellow (and blue) nosed Mustangs. That kit can definitely be a challenge. It's actually one of my favorite monogram kits (but I am a bit nuts you know).
Big Joe: 'You just keep those Tigers busy and we'll take care of the rest.'
Oddball: 'The only way I got to keep them Tigers busy is to let them shoot holes in me...'
Oh, I thought you said it was a POS -- thought you meant the 'other' POS -- but now I see you meant Pretty Outstanding Styrene!
Big Joe: 'You just keep those Tigers busy and we'll take care of the rest.'
Oddball: 'The only way I got to keep them Tigers busy is to let them shoot holes in me...'
Yes I remember picking them up for $2.50 back in the day and the revell boxing for under $10 with the coupon @ Michaels as recently as three or four years ago. A nice thing about cheap kits is you really don’t have to worry about screwing them up…
Big Joe: 'You just keep those Tigers busy and we'll take care of the rest.'
Oddball: 'The only way I got to keep them Tigers busy is to let them shoot holes in me...'
exactly. I scrounged soda bottles at five cents each. If I got 20, I could go to the Wnn-Dxie, trade them in for a buck, walk next door to the drug store and get a kit for $0.98. The big time kits were something like a $1.49 or something. I think the Monogram phantom P-51 was a whopping $7.50 when released. Things have changed in our little hobby, huh?
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
You finished her and now can enjoy the fruits of your labor. Well done again!
At our age, it's just not worth futzing around with an old, ill-fitting model. Give us something we can build and move on...quickly!
Too right!
