![]() After you collect yourself I'll show you a few more pics and let you tear me open. I'll show you a few shots first and let you squirm a little as you notice I deviated from any historical markings and painted it how I like it. My Tamiya Focke Wulf 190 A8, which I built completely OTB as I had no interest in spending any real time on it. OK, that's not a tank per se, it's sturmgeschütz iii G, but we'll cover that another time. I wanted to get on the "aircraft forum" and nothing was gonna stop me. I wanted to take one of my King Tigers and just run it over. I came close to smashing it a few times I gotta tell ya. Yah, the irony? As I was building it over the past two days and painting it and swearing and cursing, and spitting and writhing, she kept saying, "I don't think you should build planes anymore." Yah. So, WTH did I build this Tamiya 1/48 Focke "ME" Wulf 190 A8 you ask? Great question! Well let me tell ya mate, it's because my wife bought it for me thinking I needed to try something different. I'm still seeing "Nicht Verstatten" in my mind after all the decals I put on the wings today. I mean seriously, how many little dots and bits can you put on a plane? I feel like I'm back in college and I just got back from a rave. "No, no, you can't put those on until it's all painted piece by piece and weathered and then you can put it on." PLEASE.ĭon't even get me started on the decals. The things that hold the things that hold the bombs. The cockpit which I can't even see anymore. The landing gears flopping over on the desk. So here I am with a half cocked model "kinda done" and meanwhile, I have the fuselage covered in tape. What's wrong with you guys? You're missing the naked parts!! That's the best part!! And it's just not really possible. Then, if that wasn't enough, you can't really "finish" the model as a complete build and admire it naked like you do armor. I had less plaster around my leg when I broke it. I put less clothing on to go out in -10 C. ![]() Speaking of which.the TAPE!! The masking. I mean seriously, so much work and detail and frustration and for many builds, it's not even visible! WHAT? AND you have to do it first, paint it, weather it, then seal the thing inside and then cover it up with fifty pieces of tape. Maybe that's why I don't usually do aircraft. You guys are nuts or maybe have some defective disorder. Now, that being said, I have to be totally honest.I flippin' HATE the aircraft building and painting process. But seriously, I've always loved aircraft and still do today and although I have tanks running through my blood, I aspire to someday fly. So here I am, ready for you to like me.and my stuff. She's dead now, so I have to find someone else to like my stuff. My mum liked'em, but she had to because I was her little boy. You see, I'm an armor guy for 40 years and although I did a few planes when I was a kid, (A-10 warthog and ME109), I was not really any good back then, nor were the models. But seriously, there are some ridiculously well done modelers on this aircraft forum, and I am not one of them.at least in aircraft. ![]() You seem to like really difficult, frustrating and repetitive tasks. You have way too much time on your hands. Ready for some aircraft builder tongue and cheek?įirst off, I want to say how many of you aircraft modelers I admire and respect. Why I Hate Building Airplanes! (Tamiya Focke Wulf 190A8 1/48)
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