Finished model Vs. Kit in 1/18 scale.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Wed May 30, 2007 5:43 am

I guess I think too much.
I know that Admiral came out with an F-86 with no decals and painted silver. I think that this was a big hit. We were able to put our oun markings on them and do an easy custom job.
Would it be more appealing to have our beloved 1/18 scale in the finished form so we can addmire the beauty or would an oppiton of plain unpainted be more to our liking?
This poll if for both AIRCRAFT AND AFV collectors.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Wed May 30, 2007 5:47 am

Someday I will learn to proof read.

It should be Finished not f#%"d or what ever I have up there.

tosborne3 · Post by **tosborne3** » Wed May 30, 2007 7:04 am

Having the diff options of decals would be nice, however I believe that most would prefer that all the work was already done for them. I myself would love too choose the decals, but if we mess em up, like most of us do, then where does that leave us.

Post by **aferguson** » Wed May 30, 2007 8:14 am

i prefer prebuilt....decals don't look as nice as the printed on markings a prebuilt comes with.

I don't see alot of point to selling unpainted kits really. It's just as easy to repaint a prebuilt model.

Maybe prebuilts coming with optional decals would be nice..

Having said that a few of the 32x planes are now offered in unbuilt and unpainted kit form.....i don't know how sales are for them, but they seemed to be popular.

Don't see the point of them, myself..

Jackson · Post by **Jackson** » Wed May 30, 2007 8:52 am

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Wed May 30, 2007 9:45 am

I will not vote but I would like both pre-built with and with out paint, and decals.

Post by **aferguson** » Wed May 30, 2007 9:50 am

c'mon...vote.

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Wed May 30, 2007 10:25 am

aferguson wrote:c'mon...vote.

Ok i just did.

FieroDude · Post by **FieroDude** » Wed May 30, 2007 11:10 am

I voted for pre-built and pre-painted, as well, mainly because I still have the same unfinished A-10 kit that I have been working on intermittently for 7 years (which would be fine if it was a 1/6 scale scratch-built or something, but a cheap 1/48 kit?). Not to mention several unbuilt Ferrari kits that have been collecting dust for a decade. Like Aferg said--the pre-painted ones are just as easy to repaint and customize. But if I had to build and paint them all, 1/18 my air force would number maybe 1 or 2, not 18.
That being said, kits could be cool, if they were done with multiple marking options and maybe alternative assembly options (optional ordinance load-out, or combat damaged panels, for example).

EnemyAce · Post by **EnemyAce** » Wed May 30, 2007 11:22 am

I think one of, if not the big reason why we're attracted to these toys is precisely because we don't like fiddling around building models, and, not surprisingly, this poll shows that out.

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Wed May 30, 2007 11:30 am

EnemyAce wrote:I think one of, if not the big reason why we're attracted to these toys is precisely because we don't like fiddling around building models, and, not surprisingly, this poll shows that out.

I agree I hate makeing models, but don't mind doing small custom jobs on them.

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Wed May 30, 2007 11:51 am

pickelhaube wrote:Someday I will learn to proof read.
It should be Finished not f#%"d or what ever I have up there.

You can fix it, just edit your first post.

Btw I am like you, I never proof read....I know I should, I am a bad man.

V2 MAN · Post by **V2 MAN** » Wed May 30, 2007 1:05 pm

Voted

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Wed May 30, 2007 5:09 pm

Thanks VMF I used your tip and it worked !!!.

Now if I can only learn how to spell.

Tinman · Post by **Tinman** » Wed May 30, 2007 5:35 pm

I don't have the time or patience to build kits. Give me prebuilt or give me...well, whatever.

Studly · Post by **Studly** » Wed May 30, 2007 9:42 pm

Voted ...I Must admit iam a Old Kit Builder from way back but its nice to get it already done you can always customise them

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