Sazabi Reverse Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 http://www.hlj.com/product/CHI18062 Hi guys, I own the above noted resin kit. I have owned the above mentioned resin kit for well over two years. I can never get another one of those kits like that. I've not painted that kit at all. I refuse to touch it. I don't want to screw it up. As a result, I have what I guess you could call "performance anxiety". I don't have an airbrush and I refuse to paint that kit without it. Guys.....what do I do? This kit was a trade from someone in japan that I lost contact with. This kit's pretty derned important to me....I just want to do it justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan6 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Take the plunge. OR Get Rob Cruse, aka Jester to paint it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voladilk Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I can totally understand your trepidation with this one mate. If you refuse to paint it without an airbrush and you don't have one, then just wait until you do and you trust your skills with it. Practice on other models of a similar size and theme before you get to the one you don't want to mess up. Whatever you do, don't rush yourself into it. Just be patient and you will get it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Froggy the Great Posted April 11, 2007 Moderator Share Posted April 11, 2007 Just work on other stuff till you get up the nerve. ...says the guy who's had Gauth primed on his Shelf of Shame for 4 years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokingwreckage Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Pick figures that you think will give you practice in similar techniques, textures, and colours. Use them as "dry runs". Spend a LOT of time looking at the piece through a magnifying glass. Any detail you don't understand how to paint right, try it on another piece. Finally, before you paint it, if its resin you need to wash it very very carefully and thoroughly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisler Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 And in the end even Resin kits can be stripped if you don't like how its going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Wizard Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 First: I don't think it's possible to "fail" as a hobbyist. However: I can totally dig where you're at. I have a big ol' honkin' huge kit of the Enterprise from Star trek that I will not touch until I have built several other lighted models (my other hobby). If not having an airbrush is a barrier, talk to me. I have a used Paasche VL you can score for the price of shipping. I've upgraded to an Iwata (which I recommend!!!), so I can part with the Paasche. You're on yer own as far a compressor, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaslater Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I'm looking for some suitable Simon Cowell sarcasm, but then again, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warlordgarou Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 It's not a big deal. I've had this sitting on my shelf of shame for at least 5 years, maybe 7 or 8. Someday, I'll get the nerve to actually work on it. . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Eversberg II Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I had the Korean made Starcraft Space Marine multi part plastic kit...havn't finished it, been almost a year. Didn't realize till a month after I made it how rare it was... M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristof65 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I think that having something sitting around for so long is really an affirmation of you being a hobbyist. What hobbyist doesn't have one or more unfinished (or even unstarted) projects sitting in their closet of shame? I can't tell you how many half finished stained glass, beading and knitting projects my mother-in-law has sitting around, and she sells a lot of her craft stuff for money in the local boutique. Not to mention my wife's, my sister's, and my mom's projects. Oh, and let's not leave my dad and brother in laws out - they each have their unfinished hobby projects as well. My uncle has an unfinished boat sitting in his garage because he's searching for the right color of paint for it! So, no, you haven't failed as a hobbyist - you've succeeded! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sazabi Reverse Posted April 12, 2007 Author Share Posted April 12, 2007 First: I don't think it's possible to "fail" as a hobbyist. However: I can totally dig where you're at. I have a big ol' honkin' huge kit of the Enterprise from Star trek that I will not touch until I have built several other lighted models (my other hobby). If not having an airbrush is a barrier, talk to me. I have a used Paasche VL you can score for the price of shipping. I've upgraded to an Iwata (which I recommend!!!), so I can part with the Paasche. You're on yer own as far a compressor, though. Really? You mean it? Awesome!!!! Now to figure out compressor stuff (I've never used an airbrush before in my life, if you haven't already figured that out. ) @all: Thanks guys, it means a bunch coming from everyone here. I do have a load of stuff going on, mostly with work and school and the like, and yet every time I think of that kit, I get the same nervousness. But I'm sure one day I'll be skilled enough for it. I just....really have no idea how I'm going to paint each and every one of those tassles and get them glued on proper. (those are separate parts. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabascojunkie Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Don't feel bad, I've had a bare metal Verocithrax in my mini display case for about 3 years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisler Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Don't feel bad, I've had a bare metal Verocithrax in my mini display case for about 3 years now. Verocithrax? Bah! I have a Vermithrax from Martian Metals on my shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beowulfthehunter Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 I picked up the Freebooter X-mas Angel I got to commemorate the passing of my mom 2 years ago and it still sits unfinished on my shelf. I have never let a figure sit that long on my shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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