A guy I thought was a friend gave me a Certi wz. 34 armored car. I thought to myself "OK, I'll just replace a few parts with styrene strip and sheet ..." I might as well scratchbuild the stupid thing.
Worst kit I ever finished: Alan SU-76. I can't believe DML re-boxed it. Maquette, too. Absolutely UGLY kit of an important WWII vehicle.
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The worst model you've ever encountered?
Hollowpoint
Member Since: January 24, 2002
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Posted: Friday, November 08, 2002 - 06:50 AM UTC
Bodeen
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Posted: Friday, November 08, 2002 - 11:22 AM UTC
Anything by Glencoe (because you can't contact the company for missing parts), Lindberg cars...Encore Models Polish Armored Car. And I thought the STEELERS are AMERICA's team. Jeff 
lifestyle
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Posted: Friday, November 08, 2002 - 06:54 PM UTC
Anything I coulndt Finish Would be the worst IVe encounterd But iVe finished the only two I have built and am quite happy with tamiya. LOL
Gatekeeper
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Posted: Friday, November 08, 2002 - 07:08 PM UTC
LOL...interesting convo!
Ummm...I have had a couple of models I messed up but in the end they turned out fine.
The worst model I have ever attempeted is the Dragon Sd.kfz. 165 "Hummel". the instruction are very poor and the peices are out of line, out of shape, and very difficult to get right with poor instuctions!
Cris
Ummm...I have had a couple of models I messed up but in the end they turned out fine.
The worst model I have ever attempeted is the Dragon Sd.kfz. 165 "Hummel". the instruction are very poor and the peices are out of line, out of shape, and very difficult to get right with poor instuctions!
Cris
Valkyrie
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Posted: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 06:02 PM UTC
I can't remember the brand (it was during the 80s) but it was absolutely the most horrible kit I have come across. They're full hull 1:700 scale ships ( i bought two- HMS King George V and IJNS Kongo). Fit is good with fair details but on the port side, right in the middle of the ships, is a bloody hole and switch for motorisation (which means for the KGV, it lost the port forward two 5.25" AA turrets. Hell, there were only one shaft..purely to propel the ship in the bathtub!!!! Argghhhhh...even Tamiya's motorisation holes are underneath the model! Definitely the worst 'models as toys' example.
Oh, BTW, I still have those ships....as decorations in my tropical fish aquarium!
Oh
Oh, BTW, I still have those ships....as decorations in my tropical fish aquarium!
Oh
FAUST
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Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 03:27 AM UTC
I share the same problem with you gatekeeper
I bought the dragon hummel a while ago.
I also had the problem with the poor fit of the parts
This vehicle is still not finished by now. biggest problem came with the gun
and that`s exactly the part where I stopped at this model
It`s still in the same position as I left it
in the box and hidden away very deep at the bottom of my cupboard.
Maybe if I really like to torture myself again I will get it out to finish it sometime
I bought the dragon hummel a while ago.
I also had the problem with the poor fit of the parts
This vehicle is still not finished by now. biggest problem came with the gun
and that`s exactly the part where I stopped at this model
It`s still in the same position as I left it
in the box and hidden away very deep at the bottom of my cupboard.
Maybe if I really like to torture myself again I will get it out to finish it sometime
Bravo-Comm
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Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 03:38 AM UTC
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I can't remember the brand (it was during the 80s) but it was absolutely the most horrible kit I have come across. They're full hull 1:700 scale ships ( i bought two- HMS King George V and IJNS Kongo). Fit is good with fair details but on the port side, right in the middle of the ships, is a bloody hole and switch for motorisation (which means for the KGV, it lost the port forward two 5.25" AA turrets. Hell, there were only one shaft..purely to propel the ship in the bathtub!!!! Argghhhhh...even Tamiya's motorisation holes are underneath the model! Definitely the worst 'models as toys' example.
Oh, BTW, I still have those ships....as decorations in my tropical fish aquarium!
Oh
propboy44256
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Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 04:46 AM UTC
lTD models, limited production runs, its IAR80, had flash so thick, it broke the piece part hwen removed!
SS-74
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Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 04:57 AM UTC
I saw a couple post here listed DML Hummel as the worst model. I have to respectfully disagree. Although with its inaccuracy here and there, it can be built into a nice representation of the vehicle. I had did this one out of box, and found no major fitting problem with it. I actually like it.
So far, maybe its my limited model experience, I haven't really encountered a very bad one...well, the DML Panhard was rather bad, but it's a rebox from some French maker...
So far, maybe its my limited model experience, I haven't really encountered a very bad one...well, the DML Panhard was rather bad, but it's a rebox from some French maker...
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