I was surprised to find the ProModeler version at my LHS in the summer of 2014. There was no way I was going to pass it up.

Looks great for something "slapped together."  Congrats!

That is one big plane. Nice build!

Impressed with you modesty! "Slapped It Together!" WOW!

Thanks everyone for the kind words, If I ever get a chance to get a hold of a pro moddeler version I will definateley give it go. I know everything after market is geared to that kit vs the original. 

Nice job on that golden oldie.  Its always fun to "slap" one together.  However, yours looks far from beging just slapped together.

Wow thanks Baron! Guess it is me instead of the kit, Chukw's Helldiver turned out incredible! I'm going to have to go though those 29 (!) pages to see how he did his... 

Thanks again! 

B-One Fixer: Sorry for derailing your thread there. 

Nice finish!  It is an old kit, but not all that bad, but your finish really dresses it up, well done!

The ProModeller kit is a completely different kit, and out of the box, you can build a nice model of the Beast, too.

You can go really nuts and super-detail it like Chukw did several years ago.  You can find his build thread through a search.  But even if you don't go to the lengths he did, it's a pretty good model, too.

Darren Roberts

 

 

Gamera

BTW: I was working on the Promodeler kit and had to shove it back in the box for awhile. I'm not sure it's that big an improvement at all. 

 

 

 

That's a bummer that you're having trouble with the PM version. Trust me, it is leaps and bounds better than the original Monogram Helldiver. The original is a fun, nostalgic build, but lacks details. The PM/Accurate Miniatures kit is absolutely gorgeous.

 

Could very well be the problem is the modeler and not the model here. The kit is nicely detailed and most of it fit pretty well. But the wing roots were giving me fits. Seemed they didn't want to fit without 2-3mm gaps and I had the dihedrel messed up a few times. I think I pulled them off and replaced them about 2-3 times. 

Gamera

BTW: I was working on the Promodeler kit and had to shove it back in the box for awhile. I'm not sure it's that big an improvement at all. 

That's a bummer that you're having trouble with the PM version. Trust me, it is leaps and bounds better than the original Monogram Helldiver. The original is a fun, nostalgic build, but lacks details. The PM/Accurate Miniatures kit is absolutely gorgeous.

Really nice work!!! Great job on the colour demarcation lines, something I find a bear to mask and paint. 

BTW: I was working on the Promodeler kit and had to shove it back in the box for awhile. I'm not sure it's that big an improvement at all. 

We need a time lapse photo of the wings going up and down!

Very nicely done.

Toshi

Thanks BK, I have never seen the PM version in person, but I am pretty sure it is leaps and bounds beyond this one. Still a fun kit though.

Sweet !! One of my Faves for sure. I have the PM version in my stash. Planning on dusting it off this next summer. It looks really good, you killed it mang.

BK