monthebiff Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Brilliant job and hats of to you sir, those HpH kits are not the easiest but well worth it when you get one over the finish line. Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 Mark Awesome built - simply beautiful work. Just love it. :clap2: :clap2: Peter Thanks Peter! Mark, Great subject and really nice job on the finish! Congrats!! Chris Thanks Chris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted June 15, 2017 Author Share Posted June 15, 2017 Sweet! Thanks! Holy moly, indeed a BEAST....excellent build, it's a really impressive "bulk" of an aircraft, very very massive and your model reflects it beautifully Jack. Yep, sit it next to a Wildcat or Dauntless (or a P-39 or Spitfire) and you gotta wonder if the laws of aerodynamics were set aside for it! Thanks Jack! Jack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted June 15, 2017 Author Share Posted June 15, 2017 Almost. But it's positively handsome next to, for example, a Fairey Gannet. The Gannet is neck and neck with the Fairey Barracuda for the "fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down" award! Gotta love the Brit approach to mission creep though - need the aircraft to do a different job? Crikey, we can pop-rivet this lump right HERE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanKB Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 The Gannet is neck and neck with the Fairey Barracuda for the "fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down" award! Gotta love the Brit approach to mission creep though - need the aircraft to do a different job? Crikey, we can pop-rivet this lump right HERE! Fairey went through a phase of incredibly ugly and ineffective aircraft - Gordon, Hendon, Fulmar, Albacore, Battle, Firefly, Barracuda & Gannett. They also designed a tactical nuclear anti-ship missile to be carried by the Gannett - the "Green Cheese" project. Thank goodness that was cancelled, as it sounded like an accident waiting to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share Posted June 16, 2017 Brilliant job and hats of to you sir, those HpH kits are not the easiest but well worth it when you get one over the finish line. Regards. Andy Thanks Andy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Nice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Bettencourt Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 That is awesome!! really nicely done, thanks for sharing this. Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alburymodeler Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Fairey went through a phase of incredibly ugly and ineffective aircraft - Gordon, Hendon, Fulmar, Albacore, Battle, Firefly, Barracuda & Gannett. They also designed a tactical nuclear anti-ship missile to be carried by the Gannett - the "Green Cheese" project. Thank goodness that was cancelled, as it sounded like an accident waiting to happen. Them be fighting words for sure................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 Nice!!! Thanks Ray! That is awesome!! really nicely done, thanks for sharing this. Rod Thanks Rod! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 Just saw this. Beautiful job on a difficult kit. Thanks! I would rank it higher than a typical IM kit, difficulty level about on par with a limited run kit but I was pleasantly surprised at the fit - it is well engineered. Having said that it is way over-engineered! It seemed to just go on and on, the end was dim light at the end of the tunnel for a long time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben L. Hernandez Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Very cool looking Helldiver, very clean build!! I wish some manufacturer would come out with a plastic version that's more affordable. Come on Hasegawa!!! Congratulations on finishing this beast!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Thanks! I would rank it higher than a typical IM kit, difficulty level about on par with a limited run kit but I was pleasantly surprised at the fit - it is well engineered. Having said that it is way over-engineered! It seemed to just go on and on, the end was dim light at the end of the tunnel for a long time! And i guess that over-engineering can hardly be seen afterwards, like detailing inside? Jack. Joel_W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted June 29, 2017 Author Share Posted June 29, 2017 Them be fighting words for sure................ Well, the UK did make up for it with the newer Aston Martins and Jags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted June 29, 2017 Author Share Posted June 29, 2017 Very cool looking Helldiver, very clean build!! I wish some manufacturer would come out with a plastic version that's more affordable. Come on Hasegawa!!! Congratulations on finishing this beast!! Thanks! I doubt you would see one from Hasegawa, the entire airframe is essentially open bays, doesn't really fit with their current philosophy. I'm not sure which mfg would take on the challenge (and get it right) Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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