So I jumped to one of these Metal Earth kits. Have to say, it’ll test your patience. After having to spread the sides a bit to get the bottom on, I feel like it might go pingggg and snap apart like a rubber band. It was fun though all kidding aside and I got to use a micro tools bending set, metal bending dowels , metal snippers and the good ole head set magnifiers - for seeing and eye protect against shards during snipping…
PS - its not on a stand - just resting on my new as of yet unused model ship mounting stand…
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Congrats it is certainly one of the most difficult kind of kit.
I tried something like this some time ago, it was a helicopter.
Interesting but too difficult and too fragile, it breaks very easily.
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Wow, that’s amazing, great job!
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That is an absolutely beautiful job. A stunning model.
I’ve looked at a few of these kits and been tempted. I like doing photoetch and I’m good at it. But I’ve put the kit back every time. Just overwhelming fiddliness.
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Thanks! Was a bit of a challenge and fun.
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The cardbox of the kit with a wrong picture.
The model of one of the 2 prototypes of the Comanche helicopter
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Looks good! I’d do one of those. About how big is it? My ships about 8” long….
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Thank you !
It is a little kit.
The helicopter dimensions without the pedestal are:
Lenght: 11 cm
Width: 9 cm
Height: 3 cm
I bought it during a an airshow in 2019.
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Finely. Jewlers and watchmakers now have a kit that uses their skills…
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Is this a job for Bender Rodriguez? 
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