Spectre711 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 I think the worst fitting kits for me are the Revell 1/72 SR-71 I have to agree that this one is a real turd! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric2020 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 (edited) I am thinking perhaps an idea to get a poll on the worst kits ever produced? just an example this short list Airfix AMT/ERTL ESCI F-100 1/48 Frog F-100 1/72 Hasegawa F-100 identical to Frog ICM Italeri F-22 F/A-18 Lindberg Mig-31 Monogram Revell Old F-4 series 1/72 & 1/32 Old issue SR-71 Top Master SU-22 Zhendefu EF-111 Edited November 6, 2011 by Eric2020 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalashnikov-47 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Glencoe 1/81 scale Curtis Condor. Very old kit. A pilot/A@P buddy of mine had one laying around and asked me to build it for him. It's been a few years so I forgot all of the gory details, but that kit was a PAIN! I did manage to make it look good but it took some major surgery That one is a classic PITA. It was orginally tooled about 1953 by ITC and it was on floats. When Glencoe released it, it was retooled as a land plane but the retooling job was done very very badly! I really think all you can do is build it with the landing gear retracted. That being said, I saw one a number of years ago somewhere that was built by someone with a lot more skills that I have...it was a beauty! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tyronesdaddy Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 (edited) For me it was the Czechmodel Yak-15, LTD Yak-9, Special Hobby IL-10 and Amodel La-250. I have to agree with the posters about the Monogram F-106. It is the worst fitting kit from them I have ever built. Also, the OEZ Mig-21. I tried to build one of those awful things twice and gave up both times. Edited November 6, 2011 by Tyronesdaddy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JB2013 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 (edited) I think the worst fitting kits for me are the Revell 1/72 SR-71... I have to agree that this one is a real turd! Guess it depends on the kit; each boxes are known to be either sharp in quality or crude. Worked on it before and I agree it was a pain, but with a little patience and a lot of effort the result speaks for itself. Edited November 6, 2011 by Jack Bogart Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ron Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 This is the worse fitting kit ever made. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dahut Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Its a toss up. 1. The Hawk/Testors P-47 2. The ESCI Alpha Jet Both are canines extraordinaire and both were stripped - then binned. Fortunately other options exist, although the Alpha Jet is still in the realm of the esoteric. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SteveV22FE Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 (edited) The FM 1/48 Bell X-2! To be brutally honest...it wasn't even close! The fuselage halves didn't line up. When the wings were joined to the fuselage, the wing chord was too big for the model and hung below the fuselage. I threw it away without ever putting glue to it. I could see that it was going to be a nightmare. The only thing good about the kit was the decals. Those got saved. Edited November 6, 2011 by SteveV22FE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Devilleader501 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I have built the Revell SR-71 and it went together without a problem in about 3 days it was actually a dream. That being said the Academy CH-53E I have gotten ahold of is being a nightmare. I actually stopped building it about a year ago because I was so mad at it I have barely even braught it back out. Im not sure if a bad kit got away from quality control or not but this kit makes me angry. I had it almost 50% done, gluing the fuselage halves together when I noticed about a 1/3 of an inch gap that I couldnt close up on the top side of the fuselage almost the whole length of the model. I had to take the top part of the interior and shave almost a 1/4 inch off of it to make it go together. Everything still seems to line up correctly but im sure its going to be noticable. I payed like 60 bucks for this model From Acedemy and am not really impressed. Overall the rest of the model seems to be going along pretty well but when you pay that much for a model you kind of have high expectations. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spejic Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 The Takara 1/100 F-8 from the mid 1980's is my choice. The fuselage halves didn't just have problems lining up - they were literally different diameters. It was like the left hand half was 1/100 and the right 1/72. Utterly unbuildable. This was the first model I threw away unfinished. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mossieramm Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Roden Heinkel 111c Valom Handley Page Hampden/Hereford AML Goppingen Go-9 Special Hobby Sack Sa-6 Any of the above, but whether that is due to poor kits, or just my poor modelling skills....I still have the kits in various stages of construction, except the Go-9, so maybe, one day.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Pegasus 1/72 EAP: http://s362974870.onlinehome.us/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=195047 http://designer.home.xs4all.nl/models/proto/protobrit2.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alvis 3.1 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Anything from Beechnut comes to mind. I have to say I'm shocked that this thread has gotten this far without the Williams Brothers infamous B-10 being mentioned. It was part of the beginning of ARC in its' own way. Alvis 3.1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lancing_Prowler Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Ive had bad luck with 1/48 scale academy kits, F-16c, F-15e, f-117 and ef-111, all had terrible fit but ended up coming out fine with a lot of work. IM working on the 1/32 scale Academy f-18c and fit is pretty good except the intakes. They are terrible! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SoarinSukhoi Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Anything by Tauro. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Air-Craft Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 1) Italeri's 1/72 B-52 - Opinions on this kit seem to differ, but the one I attempted was a complete dog, wing root's you could drive a bus through, engine pylons that didn't match the wings, crew hatches that were too small........... it's the only kit to date that I haven’t managed to finish! 2) AMT's XB-70 - the upper rear fuselage on this kit is just nasty! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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