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Started by rickshaw, March 27, 2012, 02:26:42 AM

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rickshaw

March 27, 2012, 02:26:42 AM
Why do they have to print them so bloody small and cluttered?    :banghead:
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PR19_Kit

#1
March 27, 2012, 04:07:29 AM
Blame the company accountants, it's all down to 'maximising profits' these days.  :banghead:
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

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rickshaw

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March 27, 2012, 05:03:43 AM
Last time I think, I build a Revell Armour Kit.   :banghead:
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The Rat

#3
March 27, 2012, 05:19:08 AM
If you have a scanner try printing them at high resolution and then printing them larger. You shouldn't have to go to that expense, but it's one possible solution.
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rickshaw

#4
March 27, 2012, 06:06:57 AM
Hadn't thought of that.  Too late now but something to consider for the future.  Good idea that one!   :thumbsup:
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TallEng

#5
March 27, 2012, 06:55:26 AM
Actually if its Revell and Fairly recent, they normally have them as an PDF to down load, So you could print
or even display them on your Desktop/Laptop and enlarge to your hearts content.
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Ed S

#6
March 27, 2012, 08:39:35 PM
Instructions?  This is WHIFF land, why would you look at the instructions?

:party:

Ed
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puddingwrestler

#7
March 27, 2012, 10:28:16 PM
Instructions are for the weak! Throw them away and just make it up as you go along, you will find yourself a happier modeller, and avoid the dreaded JMN syndrome!
There are no good kits, bad kits or grail kits, just kitbash fodder.

RussC

#8
March 27, 2012, 11:34:20 PM Last Edit: March 27, 2012, 11:38:53 PM by RussC
Instructions = cat box liners  :lol:

:cheers:

Seriously, when taking some of my graphic design courses a few years back, I used some kit instructions for "Show us the worst informational pages you have found" assignments. Bad drawings, bad typography and yes, layout problems up the w@zoo.
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rickshaw

#9
March 28, 2012, 01:52:37 AM
I defy someone to put together the Revel Boxer APC's suspension without the instructions and have it turn out OK.  Even with them, it is a challenge that has nearly defeated me.    :rolleyes: :banghead:
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puddingwrestler

#10
March 28, 2012, 02:43:52 AM
All 1/76 and 1/72 armour components smaller than a hull should be regarded as detailing greeblies for SF projects. They defy construction as anything else in my experience.
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Joe C-P

#11
April 01, 2012, 02:23:45 PM
Yes, avoid using the instructions so you can forget to mount the main gun in your German SPG before putting the hull together.
:banghead:
Fortunately it came back apart without too many cracks.

Blowing up the instructions doesn't help when there are too many parts crammed into a picture with little lines criss-crossing and not really reaching the actual parts or final locations.  :-\
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