. . . however, it can be done. Not everyone can do it. Not to toot my own horn, but I built the Trumpeter 1/350 Nimitz inside the roughly 30-day window, and the 1/32 Trumpeter A-10 in nine days (spare time). The point that you made is valid - not many "here" would want to do it out of the box without adding parts and make it into a contest model, etc. That's the thing about pure review models; you use only what came with the kit, and make shortcuts if necessary. Several models that are quickly made to appear in magazines and on-line reviews have shortcuts such as one finished side, some unpainted parts - I mean gray paint that is close to the gray plastic can be skipped as I did on the Nimitz. Magazine reviews have a built-in handicap in that there's another 30 (or so) days between the completion of the review and the publication release (setup and printing time, not to mention shipping), so going even longer on build time just makes a "new" kit review an "old" kit review. It's tough work, and takes a certain mindset and skill set to accomplish. I have received one volunteer for ship models so far, and three for the WWI aircraft solicitation (Plane Talk), so there are some who are willing to give it a try.
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