Andy Ball May I take a seat?, like to see how this one goes...

Guy Rump Following as well, I have this one in my stash

Patryk S. Thank you Gentleman! The kits itself is a bit problematic - very soft plastic which can be accidentally oversanded, small parts have big sprue attachments and i managed to break the pitot and control stick no matter how much i tried to go gentle on removing them. Additionaly there is a big gap where the wing attaches to the cockpit. But nothing that you can not overcome. The yahu instrument panel fits great and the cockpit parts also do not need to much adjustment.

Andy Ball I've done the Special Hobby one, I can't recommend it enough (in Kittyhawk variety)

Patryk S. Will definetly pick the SH version in the future

Patryk S. The story so far: fit if the fuselage was ok, but i have spend a lot of time with sanding, filling and rescribing the radiator and upper cowling as they do not fit to good. As this model is a comeback to the hobby after 12 years, this is actually my first time doing resin and photo etch so the kit is going along pretty slow due to myself trying every technique on a junked academy f6f hellcat which is the silent hero of this build. The yahu panel fits great and also the quickboost resin is spot on. Aires wheels are ok but the masks in the set do not hold at all so had big overspray. Wing to fuselage fit is not so good as ia had to shim of some plastic from the lover fuselage to get a better fit. There are 2 gaps between the right wing and the fuselage.

Andy Ball Although this is a return for you, you have at least had a full exposure to most challenges that model-making comes with, you will survive, and you'll thrive!!

Guy Rump It's looking good so far Patryk, keep going!

Patryk S. Thank you guys! Actually I am very satisfied with this build, just thought that a mainstream kit from not so long ago would be less of a problem. I am enjoying my time with this build and im going definetly to finish it, hopefully until end of this year. Thanks for looking!