My dear wife bought me a fabulous kit from Micro-Scale that has been languishing in the closet for several years because I was afraid I could not do a creditable job on it.
Have you experienced the "kit fear?" I opened the kit several years ago and looked at all the pieces and then read the instructions two or three times. Indeed, I was intimidated. Architectural terms, spray this, dry brush that. Cut chimney angles, weather this way. Whoa. The instructions went neatly back into the box. The box sat neatly on the shelf. Turned off the light.
It is a wonderful 1940's Mobilgas Station and is really a craftsman kit. Now, I will say, I have learned quite a bit building the Munoz Lines and I have done some things I am proud of so I thought it would be time to tackle this. The City of Munoz is the last major area of the layout to be finished and I wanted the entire City to be craftsman kits.
Of course, easier said than done. I opened the kit again last week determined to dive in. Just like I felt the first time I went off a high board. Once you jump, you ain't going back. Took a deep breath and started priming.
Well, I must say, the kit now seems much easier than I thought it would be when I opened it two years ago. The instructions were clear and the building and roof went together pretty quickly. And, a bonus, it looks pretty good. My skills have improved. All except one skill, however.
I cannot put the acetate windows in without screwing them up to save my life.
I am no glazer.
I'm gonna need to take a class in windows because I suck at windows.
I did a beautiful job on the frames.
I did a beautiful job painting the frames.
I did a beautiful job inserting the windows and door frames. And then, I screwed up the acetate.
I had my clear glue for acetate.
Runs like water.
I turned to fast setting glue that runs slower, but got it all over the acetate.
Bummer.
Is there a skill that has been difficult for you?
Scrapiron the Glazer . . . not
May be much easier in 1/48 scale.