I'm off to such a quick start oh the Hellcat that I feel like Guy, only with less talent!![Dunce [D)]](/emoticons/icon_smile_dunce.gif)
OK, for those of you who have never built an Arii or Otaki kit, let me give my my sales pitch. I love these kits. Let's start with the negatives:
- It's not Tamiya or Hasegawa on terms of fine detail
- It's basically accurate overall, but rivet counter will tear it to shreds
- decals aren't the best
That being said, there are so many good things about these litte kits:
- Simple construction...hey if I can throw a kit together in about a week, this is a 2 day kit for most
- decent EXTERNAL detail with engraved lines
- Cheap: most can be found for about $10 or less at shows (The Hellcat cost me $10 with Edurad PE, resin flaps and a resin engine
- The fit it relatively good
- They are FUN. I've enjoyed all of their offerings I have built so far and they all pretty much confirm to my comments
So, here's where I am.
Here you can see why the more serious builds or rivent counters would want either AM parts: not too much detail on the insides:
The over all shape and exterior detail is pretty good:
I will have to fill the wing root seam on the underside:
And where I am goingto need to hear your insight is the canopy glass: You can seethe gap between the aft-most window pane and the frame. What do you think would hide this: Kristal Klear? Future? White Glue?
All of this was done in two nights, no more than 4 hours total, including time waiting for paint to dry.