Or... is it really that bad.
Well the time has come to embark on a detailed build of this kit which has gotten a very bad name as being a pig. Lets see if we can, despite that reputation, make a silk purse.
This has been lurking in the stash since I bought i 2013! where it got parked up after reading some very bad reviews.
What's in the box:
Well a whole heap of sprues, lets have a very quick look.
A good solid box with a rather nice graphic depicting the subject out playing in the sand.
The sides of the box show the two other options that can be built.
A winter camo version, which has no serial shown.
And a GR1 out of 54sqn, and a profile of Sadman... which will be my victim. More on that in a bit.
The sprues are well packed, each 'set' in their own plastic bag.
Did I say the box is FULL.
The clear parts are just that: Clear.
Nose parts with interior detail and open panels!
Be fun painting that!
Smaller parts of the fuselage, cockpit and weapons pylons etc. X2
The detail is actually rather good.
More 'gubbins'
Main Fuselage parts.
Fine panel lines and rivet detail...Lets hope they dont all get sanded off!
Bombs! loads of bombs X2
Even more bombs X2
And last but not least :
Decals.
More decals for the Sadman version.
And some PE to get the hump over...
One last one.
For the first time ever I have had to wash the parts off. Most where covered in release agent.
Right then I'm off for some lunch!
Well the time has come to embark on a detailed build of this kit which has gotten a very bad name as being a pig. Lets see if we can, despite that reputation, make a silk purse.
This has been lurking in the stash since I bought i 2013! where it got parked up after reading some very bad reviews.
What's in the box:
Well a whole heap of sprues, lets have a very quick look.
A good solid box with a rather nice graphic depicting the subject out playing in the sand.
The sides of the box show the two other options that can be built.
A winter camo version, which has no serial shown.
And a GR1 out of 54sqn, and a profile of Sadman... which will be my victim. More on that in a bit.
The sprues are well packed, each 'set' in their own plastic bag.
Did I say the box is FULL.
The clear parts are just that: Clear.
Nose parts with interior detail and open panels!
Be fun painting that!
Smaller parts of the fuselage, cockpit and weapons pylons etc. X2
The detail is actually rather good.
More 'gubbins'
Main Fuselage parts.
Fine panel lines and rivet detail...Lets hope they dont all get sanded off!
Bombs! loads of bombs X2
Even more bombs X2
And last but not least :
Decals.
More decals for the Sadman version.
And some PE to get the hump over...
One last one.
For the first time ever I have had to wash the parts off. Most where covered in release agent.
Right then I'm off for some lunch!
