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No, you need valium! Seriously though, the longer you take the more satisfaction you can derive from the finished model. I think that Wurger, Wayne and Ron would agree with that.
Also by rushing you're not getting your money's worth from the kit itself.... just think, two 1/48 scale kits = one decent bottle of single malt whisky.
On the sponge? is a bath sponge ok to use for mottling.
Hey keith, i'm not here to badger you about rushing but it always shows. I used to be a rusher, I would rattle can something then go touch it 5 minutes later because I was impatient and wanted to keep building. Once I "chilled" out I started getting models that looked, well rather nice. Here is a b-25 mitchell I built last Christmas when I got back into modeling, I wasn't active on a forum and I was just rushing and building to get it done. A owe a lot of thanks to these guys, teaching me to slow down and prepare the model for the paint and take my time. We are always learning mate! I thought the model was the best thing I ever built too, until I got on a forum and got completely blasted saying how it was garbage
I know this was a practice model and how you hate the scale, but what we do in practice reflects our final result. Practice and patience and your on your way to some nice models!
[Note: The fuselage, the silvering on the decals, the non-painted fuselage, cut up decals, and whatever else is wrong. Patience has its rewards!!!]