I have had this sitting around in my model stash for ages and I NEVER EVER had any inclination of making it.
I can't remember from whom I received it from but I am pretty sure it was a joke present meant in jest but . . HAha, the jokes on them, 'cause now I am going to actually make it!
Just not in the way the manufacturers originally intended . . . .
This is a fun little kit designed to be made by an adult and given to a wee little ankle-bitter to throw around and break.
These kits are cheap and easy to come by [I believe that my gift giverer paid a whooping $2.00 for this "Legendary" model], but the kit isn't the real prize here.
The real prize is the instruction sheet.
"The instruction sheet?" I hear you say, "why would the instruction sheet be the real prize?"
Simply put, that despite the lack of any real helpful instructions, the sheet does come with something rather valuable . . . 3 detailed [possibly CAD] drawings of the pieces that make up the kit.
Now I am going to make the kit, partly out of spite and partly to see what I can do to improve it but mainly to see how the kit comes together .
Because . . . I plan on remaking it out of styrene sheets at a scale that makes it usable in a CS match . . DUH-Duh-DAAaaa!!
[alright, truthfully, hands up all those who didn't see that coming?]
And the best part is . . any of you can give it a whirl too.
Now I imagine that the original wooden kit will take a couple of days to build, mainly because it is made out of plywood and wood has certain tolerances and assemble requirements . . in other words I can't breeze through it, so you will just have to put up with me for a few days.
But after that, the real fun will begin as we start to apply the knowledge from this little build into making some DIY CS mini's.
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I have no idea if this will even work, I am simply bored and figured I will make it work. YOLO!
