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My first HKM kit and I was really chuffed with the fit of the kit.
It is beautifully engineered and fits together nicely except for the top of the fuselage which gave me some issues.
I believe this is a known issue. I got the seam sorted [...]
A bit of a personal one this.
A nice if fiddly in places kit from Airfix dressed up as the Chippie I got a couple of flights in during a Summer Camp at Leeming, many, many years ago.
Primed with Mr. Finishing Surfacer 1500 Black.
Painted [...]
The Revell FGA.9 goes together really well and with the lovely conversion kit from FreightDog Models this builds up very nicely
Only a modicum of filler was required with only one bit of actual surgery.
This enables a completely ham-fisted [...]
Yet another little gem of a Kit From Arma Hobby.
A pleasure to build with a fantastic scheme to paint her in.
Primed with.
Mr. Finishing Surfacer 1500 Black.
Painted with.
Colourcoats Interior Grey Green, Azure Blue, Middle Stone, Insignia [...]
What a kit.
It all just fits together.
The wings are still just a dry fit.
I need to give a massive shout out to Airfix and their customer service as they replaced my clear sprue after i'd cracked two of the canopies whilst polishing.
I [...]
Was this a bit of a trial - yes.
Was it fun - Oh yes.
The Port wing got broken off three times but I think I managed to salvage it.
Primed with Mr. Hobby Finishing Surfacer 1500 Black.
Painted with,
Colourcoats Interior Grey Green, Dark [...]
This one languished around for quite a while before I got started with it.
It was bought because I thought the scheme was fantastic but left alone because I feared messing up the decals.
It needed to be built so I decided to get on with [...]
What a sweet kit this was to build.
No issues regarding fit other than those I created myself.
When you consider how much goes into the internals it's a credit to Airfix that it goes together so well.
Primed with Mr. Finishing Surfacer [...]
Yet another exquisite kit from Arma Hobbies that was a joy to build OOB.
No issues to note other than the ones I created for myself.
As with all Arma kits careful placement will repay you in the end.
Primed with Mr. Surfacer 1500 [...]
This really is a kit of opposites.
The cockpit internals and the overall fit is beautiful but the fit of the nacelles leaves a little to be desired.
Nothing a spot of filler and plasticard can't fix but it was a surprise after the ease of [...]
