b757captain Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) The Beast is done! I dragged the kit with me to Japan and built it there, then dragged it back home for painting and finishing. My impressions of the kit are mostly good, though mixed on a few items. The quality and fit of the parts is really good (my first resin kit) and it's a heavy monster with lots and lots of parts! Maybe too many parts in a few areas. I tried to assemble the flaps to show off what could have been an impressive display but I gave up. The flaps and dive brakes are just too complicated and intricate. I finally threw in the towel and glued the outer skins in place. While the instructions are well laid out, there are some mis-numbered parts and other minor mistakes throughout the manual. I'm still on the fence about providing the manual on a CD - sometimes it would have been helpful to have a booklet in front of me and I did not have ready access to a printer. While I doubt I would tackle another Helldiver, I will line up for the next HPH offering that interests me (F7F Tigercat!) I used G-Factor gear, otherwise built OOB. The exterior colors are MM enamels and the interior is Mr. Color. I couldn't find Interior Green during my first hobby excursion in Tokyo so I mixed up an approximation - way too dark! I did find IG later but had the fuselage closed up by then so it was too late. I didn't do any weathering - I have to admit I reached a point where I just wanted to get it off the bench and on the shelf!. Plus I kept breaking things off! The final production has lots of things stuck all over the exterior that will fall off at the drop of a hat, so be careful during the final stages of completion. Without further ado: Cheers, Mark Edited July 6, 2017 by b757captain Jan_G, Nick32, alain11 and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) More pics: Edited July 6, 2017 by b757captain alain11, blackbetty, Bill Cross and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) And more pics: Thanks for looking! Cheers, Mark Edited July 6, 2017 by b757captain MikeMaben, mark31, tucohoward and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smitty44 Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Beautiful!! Dang it....there goes some more cash!! monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Awesome build, Mark! And just the second one I've seen finished. May I publish it on the website? Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Great work and that for your first full resin congratz Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Mark, Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanKB Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 You've done a grand job there. Excellent stuff. Interior colour looks fine to me. Relatively rare to see a completed HpH model, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Great job, I'd love one of those but I've sworn off resin kits for a while, I'm just a wimp. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 No guts no Glory! :yahoo: You made it! The first one completed I know of. Impressive model and well built! Regards - dutik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 NICE!! Real nice. Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karimb Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Great job on finishing an HpH kit, they're not the easiest of kits, specially for a first all resin kit! Impressive build and clean finish, bravo! Karim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) Really nice work. Wish there was one in styrene. Edited June 12, 2017 by Bill Cross Joel_W and CANicoll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 Awesome build, Mark! And just the second one I've seen finished. May I publish it on the website? Kev Thanks Kev! Feel free to publish. Mark CANicoll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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