![]() ![]() Quite often I’ll snip parts off the sprue, and actually test fit the parts together. I’ll have the sprues standing by, and as I look over each step in the assembly sequence, a check will be made on the sprue to identify the part. The first step in my builds now is to start with a very, very thorough look at the instructions. The process may take a bit longer, but I’d submit is produces better results, and makes for a smoother build experience. The planning is left up to the modeler.Īfter far too many gaffes, I finally decided to take control of things and spend more time in deliberate planning. It’s not that they are unfriendly towards the modelers work, but rather that the build process is seen as much as an engineering issue as anything. Or that I’d not properly checked the fit of parts to be added later – discovering too late that an incorrect placement caused fit issues.Īnd most manufacturers don’t present instruction sequences in a way that is cognizant of the realities of filling seams, painting, and other detail work. Many times I’d find assemblies constructed that would later prove difficult to access for painting. Yet more often than I’d like to admit, that process would come back to haunt me. In my own experience, the beginning of a new build would often mean a general perusal of the instructions, a look at the parts, and then I’d dive right in. While of course generally offered in jest, I think to a certain extent there is a grain of truth to that in the way we may approach a project. ![]() ![]() It’s an old joke among modelers that instructions are merely suggestions. ![]()
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