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I wish I'd never bought these kits .

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Think we should run this as several guys asked about kits in the previous thread on tools I've never used.Should expect this will throw up some real gems. Ok those with a stash to beat any horder let rip, and why not include paint .
John .
 
Well John, in general I don't have regrets but I could add these two as 'disappointments'.

I once bought this one to have a sherman with a 3 part-gearbox in the front (as in the boxart, see the 2 big-bolt-lines on the gearbox).
But in fact the sprues inside were a re-box from the very old 1980 italeri kit N°225, with the single part gearbox :smiling5: ...
Also it had only 'world of tanks' (game) decals so for me this kit wasn't useful.
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This one was very cheap but the detail and fit was extremely poor, it's still waiting for me to finish it on the shelve of shame...
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Steven000 said:
Well John, in general I don't have regrets but I could add these two as 'disappointments'.

I once bought this one to have a sherman with a 3 part-gearbox in the front (as in the boxart, see the 2 big-bolt-lines on the gearbox).
But in fact the sprues inside were a re-box from the very old 1980 italeri kit N°225, with the single part gearbox :smiling5: ...
Also it had only 'world of tanks' (game) decals so for me this kit wasn't useful.



This one was very cheap but the detail and fit was extremely poor, it's still waiting for me to finish it on the shelve of shame...
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Morning Steven, thanks for posting .
Yes the power of a picture , as in the case of the Sherman, as to that plane the box art looks about as plain as it could get !
 
I don't tend to build wingy things but I once picked up a Hobby Craft 1:48 Vampire FB kit at a show ( My Dad served on Vampires in Jordan in the 1950's while in the RAF)

It turned out to have 3 separate kits in the box - no instructions or decals for any of them!

The production quality was atrocious. In the end I gave 2 of them away and the other is still in bits being used to test techniques.

Mark
 
Too Many! Most of these are acting as foundations for my stash - 1/72 Flower Class Corvette - 1/72 Gato Class sub - 1/35 Dragon Scud - 1/72 Airfix Hercules - 1/35 Heller Leclerc, just a few on the bottom layer - of these the Flower Corvette & the Hercules, not built due to size, the Scud & Leclerc not being very good models! What I can say, though is all of them were purchased at substantial discounts. - A case of ebay-itis saw me buying models ( in the 2010's ) purely because they were a bargain. - I've since cured myself of this habit - I think!
Dave
 
way too many in my stash, just about every aircraft kit qualifies but what stands out is hms victory in 1/228 by revell....i have connections with nelson so love the idea of having a victory built up and on display......then i think about rigging and the idea goes away
 
beowulf said:
way too many in my stash, just about every aircraft kit qualifies but what stands out is hms victory in 1/228 by revell....i have connections with nelson so love the idea of having a victory built up and on display......then i think about rigging and the idea goes away
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I would build it anyway rigging in that scale would be like a hair .
 
John. I’ve sold all the ones I wish I didn’t buy and I’m very cautious when I see a kit I want to build now I go check out the reviews on many web sites and YouTube just to make sure I can build it and close the accuracy. This is a good thread also thanks for starting it
 
Interesting thread. I don't recall having a build that was so bad I didn't want to finish it. It just makes me more determined to try and fix it. Having said that I only get kits from well known manufacturers.
 
HI John well ive not built many kits for yrs as for the last few yrs building ships but just when I finished my Nimitz I thought id have a change an do a few aircraft kits as I was at hannants the the first three I bought were great then I went an bought this kit below an it was not cheap either terrible fit an had to do major surgery with a Dremel an a dimond cutter IMG_5159.JPG
 
an a couple of pics of it in the end of the build it dint turn out to bad but never again IMG_5162.JPG
 
Emhar world war 1 tanks, those kits are truly awful. The only kit I have binned because of the kit vs my ability.
 
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1/72 ZTS Plastyk MiG-19 'Farmer'. It was purchased just last February. I'm not averse to doing surgery on sprue joins but this was just over the top and consequently it was consigned to the bin. As a consolation, the stash had an instant reduction of 1.
 
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Time I chip in, some very dodgy Eastern European kits, think it was Parc. Badly molded , things didn't fit, large gaps and instruction written with out any clarity.
Learnt my lesson in buying too cheap. Looked really good ................................... on the box

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Good thread John

I bought a CMK 1/35th Bergepanzer Tiger cheap on E-bay, what a .......................... rubbish, especially as I have the Ryefield kit!
I must have had a serious "Its a Bargain" moment!
I'll eventually sell it on as a Vintage kit to a collector who wants to keep it and not build it, because it really is awful.
The others have all been moved on, ARK, 1970's Italeri and MasterBox Pz I's, and some of my early E-bay failures!

But I am sure I'll pick up some more rubbish in the future!

The nature of building a stash on E-bay LOL

Steve H
 
Well i`ll pitch in too John,
No with a kit though....... some figures!
These are without doubt the worst set of figures i`ve ever seen,,,,,,,,,,, the box art should`ve warned me off i guess.......
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...... you don`t wanna see INSIDE the box........ that way nightmares be!!
Cheers,
Andy
 
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