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I have one (currently in storage) and it is a reasonably decent enough model to build difficulty-wise.

As with all resin kits steeping it in hot water for several seconds at a time will help you when you have to straighten out the inevitable bits that don't align 100% correctly when cold. I had to a fair bit of dry fitting until I was happy with mine.

I found that I had to do a lot of careful trimming & shaving of the resin to ge the cockpit aligned into the fuselage, but it's just a case of trial & error. I recal quite a bit of resin flash on the hull sections as well now that I think about it.

The wings are a pain to stay on if you just use superglue but some carefull pinning might help out. Alternatively just add some .03mm plasticard strips to reenforce the wing / hull join when you attach it.


I like it as model in it's own right and I had fun painting it up. Game-wise it makes a nice objective, or it makes for a nice throwaway lander (crappy AV & no weapons) for a unit.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/279659/1341717.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/279659/1341717.page GMT
I'd like to get a few to use as terrain (landing bay) and as a party transport (Dark Heresy RPG) more than for use in a 40K game. I think I'll order one and see if I can replicate it a few times in plasticard ... assuming I can muster up the attention span for a project like that.

Squirrel ?!!!!
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My kit was built with five-minute epoxy and quite a bit of pins, the engines were pinned to the fuselage, the wings were pinned to the engines, the landing gear was pilled to the underside, etc. The fuselage halves needed a fair bit of filler (I used Mr. White Putty). I still haven't fitted the front glazing, though.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/279659/1343392.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/279659/1343392.page GMT
It sounds like even this smaller, simpler kit (compared to FW's Valkyrie) is still typical ForgeWorld with misaligned parts, gaps and significant clean-up required.

So who has plans for a plasticard one ??]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/279659/1343645.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/279659/1343645.page GMT