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Old 08-29-2007, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by mlomaka
my frustration level is making me stubborn i think but this model is already costing too much and causing too much frustration. i just ordered the spare parts from Revell which is another 4 bucks (and time). i used the box my wheels came in to return them which was express or something so there is another 5 bucks for shipping into my wheels (which i shouldn't have to pay). i went out of town to find foil, got crap, got over charged for other items i bought at hobby lobby, waited in line for frickin ever so that is a huge expense in my book - both time and money. add all that up plus the other things like i could only find a giant can of the blue color i liked for the stripes and i'm at almost max aggravation. so the bumpers are likely to end up black. that chrome service isn't over priced or anything, but they have a 10$ min which means if i wanted to make it worth my time i would go strip a bunch of other bumpers and shiny bits from other models and send it all at once ... however, i need to get some drawings done more than i need to get models built. ggrrrr is all i have to say. what's worse is that i bought a viper kit to steal the seats and brakes from and now i'm thinking of putting the rest of the Viper into a Cuda. uh ohhh. but then i thought, why do everything viper but not have the seats? the brakes i can build ..... but if this then that, if that then what? you know what i'm saying? i need to take a break i think.
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