| Re: Which Of These Sins Is A Deal Breaker When Considering A Diecast Model?
1) Overdone, inked panel lines. Prefer to have them toned down, but not totally dropped.
2) No pilot/crew figures. Not an issue, I look at pilots figures as an accessory, not a real part of the detail.
3) Poorly designed canopy with glaring gaps, overly thick frames, etc. Agree can be a fairly significant issue
4) Difficult to install and easy to lose "fiddly bits". I do not mind adding these little parts in that they add a little extra detail.
5) A basic lack of detail on the model. Agree, can make a model appear more toy like.
6) No stand or a lousy stand. Preferred, but not a real big issue
7) Wheels-up options, without the appropriate part for the tail wheel. Agree
8) Missing parts like pitot heads, bombs, etc. Agree, makes for a lack of detail issue.
9) Obvious gaps where key pieces of the model join together. Highly agree. Another fault that can make a model look more like a toy.
10) Attempts to pass off one mark of a plane for another. Depends how far off the model variations are. FW 190 models can be a bear with the two styles of rudders and armament setups.
11) Poor mottling, bad paint job, wrong colors, etc. Agree, though a little more forgiving when it comes to mottling.
12) Hard to justify prices. Highly agree. I just do not see the improvement in detail or quality in some of the higher priced models, some in particular have some pretty impressive gaps. Marushin I can justify do to the uncommon choices of some of their models. I do not have any of GMPs models (Wish they had been scale to 1/32nd), but they do look to have a significant jump in quality to justify the price.
13) Parts or features, not to scale. Big one for myself. If feature can be correct not a problem. If not correctable it is a show stopper.
14) exposed screw heads. If recessed and not readily visible ok, but if exposed to plane view, yep and issue.
15) water-slide decals instead of pad printing. Agree
16) blanked out / walled off jet fan intakes (Prop job intakes or radiators). Agree, goes back to a detail issue |