Could you tell me how long it would really take a non-experienced model builder
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It depends how much detail you want to put into it. It can be built in a day or two straight out of the box, allowing for glue drying time.
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Hi Nicole, That depends on how skilled and steady handed the person is. What I mean is small pieces need to be painted before gluing them onto the model and also using sharp knives to cut the pieces from the parts trees. The model can be built in haste without painting but to get the full look of the model could take several weeks. I personally spent maybe 3 weeks working on mine making the pieces fit well and painting every single piece that needed paint to get the overall look I was going for. I even had to do research for painting it with the colors that the ship was painted on Dec 7, 1941. Really what it comes down to is how patient and steady handed the person really is. I hope this brings some insight. Thank you! --Eric S.
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I think that you could start with this. Just be careful and take your time, have patience, and have fun with it. It is difficult on some parts, but what models aren't ? There is much more difficult models out there but I would say this is fairly easy.
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I am not the fastest "mechanic" but was able to assemble it in about 2 hours. Someone with more aptitude in that area could probably do it in an hour. The instructions were fairly easy to understand. At one point I had to reverse a step because the diagram could have been clearer but overall it wasn't that hard to do.
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Extremely easy; it comes with directions/drawing and it should not take you more than 10 minutes. I did it and I am 71 years old.
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It is not difficult, but took 3-4 hours with a rechargeable drill and bits and sockets. Do not start until you figure out how it goes together. The legs and braces area little tricky.
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How long it takes depends on how good you are at "this" kind of thing. It is not easy - it is not especially difficult. If you follow the directions and are relatively strong - it's not a problem. I would recommend that you assemble it where you are going to use it as it is rather heavy. We didn't have to use any special tools - I can't remember if they came with it, but there was nothing uncommon that we needed to go out and buy.
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Ohhhh no.is going to be hard with no directions....to my took almost 15 days to build....sorry to Heard that...maybe you can ask for a copy of direction In same place...or returned.
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Hi Ashley, should not take more than a couple of hours. The instructions are average in terms of clarity. Lay your pieces out ahead of time and it will go smoothly. All the parts arrived safely. Nothing broken or missing. Best thing to do with all assemblies is take your time.
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A model that requiees painting, putting together rather complicated unless an avid model builder
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You would have to put it together. We can direct you to videos on how the process goes if you email in. Should take no more than 5-10 mins
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It took me roughly 12 hours with myself and a friend , and we're both autobody workers, with alot of experience with tools.So yes a decent amount
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That depends. I would guess that if you were to build it stock, no extras, no lights, and you have previous building experience, a person could get it together in a week or so. say, 15 hours. Add in extra parts, obsessive detailing, lighting, paint, and so on, it could readily be a year. (Assuming that you have petty distractions in life like sleeping, eating, family, a job, etc.)
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For this Hind in particular there is a part where you need to join the two halves, that's a tricky part. With no experience at all you will need extra time and patience, in the end is not rocket science. But of course, if you can afford some extra time and money for a more easy model first (think in the Revell Apache) that will make things better.
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Assembly takes about 5 minutes. Riding it ... that takes more time to learn.
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I worked on this about three hours for four days, about 12 hours total. there's a lot of repetitive building and its not very stable, but very cool when finished.
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Not at all. It took about 30 minutes including the time to gather and verify the parts and read the instructions. I do recommend following the instructions though, the order is important.
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I have built 3 of this model, and everyone of them has taken me more than 60 hours to paint,build,and do the things it needs to make it look like the 1-1 original car. I also am pretty anal about doing these cars! Time and patience is a gift, so use them!