Revell 1/48 Maverick's Tomcat pretty rough

[BarleyBop]

There is no mistake, only try.
There is no try, only do.
There is no do, only oops!

My newbie anthem. I sing it every day.

 

[Edbert]

I just finished a Tamiya 1/48 tomcat, after doing that and a meng f18,...the revells and monograms just don't do anything for me

That is kinda where I am at overall, maybe a little lean towards the "I'm too old to fight a crappy kit" but I get it.

I'm nearing retirement and am financially healthy, so dropping $100 to $200 USD for a quality kit is actually a paying pennies for my time and effort while avoiding stress. The latter is one reason I enjoy building and painting...stress relief.

That said, when building a kit with 800+ parts, or one of those Zoukei kits with intense complexity, there's something beneficial of the cheapo ki that you can assemble (not counting paint and finishing) in a weekend. It helps keep the mojo going.