LSP_Paul Posted June 28, 2016 Author Share Posted June 28, 2016 fantastic - will follow right along. Patrick you're going to love this kit. Glad to have you along for the ride Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted June 28, 2016 Author Share Posted June 28, 2016 -- Oh Boy!! Ahhhhh Yep Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted June 28, 2016 Author Share Posted June 28, 2016 Excellent review, Paul. HpH makes hellova fine models. Sincerely, Mark Thanks Mark, I hope you will pop in from time to time and keep me on track, make sure I keep what's left of my sanity. I'm going to try to make this a fun model to watch being built, we will see if I win or the model does. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted June 28, 2016 Author Share Posted June 28, 2016 I am watching with interest. If I can be of any assistance, just let me know. I have a bit of Helldiver experience under my belt! Cheers- chuk Hello Chuk, glad to have you following along. I am more then positive ( if one can be that ) that I will be calling out for assistance for specific detailed information/pics of things as I tackle different areas of the kit. Paul chukw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 That's great looking kit Paul and will be very interested in watching your build, HpH kits are just amazing, but you really do need to be thinking a few steps in front at all stages on one of these builds or you will be in for a whole lot of pain however fine the quality of the castings in your hand look. You also seem to have lots of there very nice PE to play with on this on this one. Regards. Andy LSP_Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 You're all over this like a dog on a pork chop, Paul. Let me take a guess,... you like this kit? ShotMagnet, LSP_Paul, Girlscanplay2 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted June 28, 2016 Author Share Posted June 28, 2016 That's great looking kit Paul and will be very interested in watching your build, HpH kits are just amazing, but you really do need to be thinking a few steps in front at all stages on one of these builds or you will be in for a whole lot of pain however fine the quality of the castings in your hand look. You also seem to have lots of there very nice PE to play with on this on this one. Regards. Andy Thanks for following along Andy! I am sure we will find at least one " interesting way" of things needing to be assembled, that's what makes it fun! All the best, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted June 28, 2016 Author Share Posted June 28, 2016 You're all over this like a dog on a pork chop, Paul. Let me take a guess,... you like this kit? Emmm HMmmmm! I do love this kit. I've already got a bag and half of resin cleaned up as well as one fuselage side. The wafers on a lot of the parts are cast on are paper thin and come off very easily. The large pour stubs are thin where they connect to the part, so it's been really easy going, just tedious. Paul dpastern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL12354 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Ahhh--I love the smell of plastic in the morning! This is gonna be a great build! Girlscanplay2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Hi so , you are the first to pull the trigger on , be sure you will be spied , I have a seat , and am watching your build .....come on mate !!!!!! Alain LSP_Paul and Girlscanplay2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian79 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 4 pages and no progress pics? Isn't there a rule against this! LoL alain11, LSP_K2, Rick Griewski and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 There are so many great HpH builds going on maybe there should be an HpH Group Build? Sincerely, Mark LSP_Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 This is perhaps one of the more interesting kits I've been made aware of in quite a while. LSP_Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted June 29, 2016 Author Share Posted June 29, 2016 I got this kit late morning of the 26th, carefully unpacked and studied the kit, made notes and an outline for the review, took the pics, wrote the review, uploaded and collated the pics and text, edited everything down and submitted the review. Then I posted my build review, answered emails, PMs, build thread posts, and went to bed at 230 AM. Yesterday I got up at 8, and by 10 I was cleaning parts off and on for 7 hours. For anybody who hasn't had the pleasure of cleaning an entire kits resin of pour stubs, it takes a while. 2 hours into my first bag of parts and 3 "big" parts I thought to myself " I'm going to be here a bit". I started with the biggest bag of resin and have 5 medium sized ones to go. I did get one fuselage side and one wing top and bottom done, and my paint just showed up from Sprue Brothers! Modeling is good. It's now noonish on the 29th, here is where we are. What I'm doing now is cleaning everything up before I construct assemblies. I've chosen to do this so I'm not constantly having to clean up seams as I build an assembly so I cleaned then either lightly marking parts with pencil or have been bagging and tagging them so when I start to build the kit, nothing goes missing and it's ready to use. I have also been test fitting as I can to make sure all the parts will fit without interference from adjoining parts, this has been a problem on occasion with resin kits. Notes: The opening for the tail wheel assembly and tail hook mounting location require clean up with a knife and file and I removed material and profiled the openings slightly with my Dremel and a tiny carbide tip at low speed. I will make the final adjustments to these openings once I get the fuselage halves closed. The leading edge and outer wing tip of both the top and bottom wing are cast with the pour stubs thickness attached to the inside surface of the wing. ( see black lined area in pics). To complicate this, there is mold seepage in a few spots, so go slow cutting through it. I used a razor saw, and the backside of an xacto knife blade to slowly scribe the wing parts from the pour stub, then used a stiff sanding block with various grades of sandpaper to make sure the wings leading edges and tips were sanded flat and into profile. Thanks for following along, I'm going back to cleaning parts now Paul Wurzacher, Zero77, Spaced Marine and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Without consulting my crystal ball I can say that we will see a modeller getting divorced soon. Paul has got a new one... Happy modelling! And best wishes to you-know-her-name Enjoy! - dutik LSP_Paul and Girlscanplay2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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