Metal Earth B-17 Flying Fortress Color 3D Metal Model Kit Fascinations

The finished plane is great but you need some skill to construct the model. Not for the beginner.

These are great but they are tiny. The packs around about the size of an adults hand. I paid £6 for this which is fair enough but I would not pay more. I see prices increasing and decreasing on amazon all of the time. Word to the wise put an item in your basket and check every few days how much it costs and you will see what I mean. Sometimes you could save yourself quite a bit especially when it comes to big items. Anyway I'm happy with this it came quickly in excellent condition and I would buy more in future up to the value of what I paid. Thanks

Far too finicky / delicate, assembly instructions are not great. Kit ended up in bin.

Present for our 7 year old nephew who absolutely loved it. Thanks

Present for boyfriend. He loves planes, and the metal earth kits he enjoys making them

great service and goods as advertised.

the model was incredibly flimsy and very hard to use. It was extremely hard to cut out and put together pieces. But to conclude this was a waste of money and set me back £21

Thought the packet was empty on arrival. Model is absolutely tiny. Didn’t even bother to try and assemble it. Not worth the money at all

Es muy chulo, pero algo difícil de montar en algún momento necesitaras ayuda o mas manos, por lo demás un disfrute

produit a monter avec soin il faut de bon yeux et des outils !! petites pinces loupe et patiences pour enfant très manuel et doué

Produit sans fiche technique de montage très déçu

I built this model 6th out of the 8 I've constructed so far. Relative to the other kits, I would say this kit is about average. The ending model itself is quite nice. The construction is pretty fun and the number of pieces is average. For difficulty in building I'd give this a 3.5 - 4 on a scale of 1-5. The most challenging part of this kit is the tail assembly. Attaching the vertical stabilizer and tail to the fuselage is tricky and a touch frustrating. The ending fit on my model was a little weak. The other challenging part of this kit was the rounding of the engine cowl. The instructions imply that you should be able to round the cowl. I chose to leave it in its octagonal shape to avoid trying to round pieces that were also being folded. If you enjoy WWII planes, I would recommend starting with the Mustang or the Zero before building the Corsair. This kit is built from a single sheet of metal (as reflected by the price) as compared to the 2-sheet models that are more complex. Therefore the construction is quicker and more straight forward than some of the more challenging kits. Disclaimer regarding bad reviews by others (I'm starting to post this on all my Metal Earth reviews now): Be careful when reading the bad reviews posted by some. Some people blame their inability to complete this style kit on the kit itself. Don't be fooled, the kit itself is very high quality. The detail is superb, and the metal pieces are sturdy if you don't bend them repetitively (as you would if you made a mistake). Hence, I continue to recommend these kits to experienced builders with good manual dexterity. This is probably better suited to adult builders.

This model is very realistic. However, I do not recommend buying this for a quick project with the kids. The instructions were not real clear and the pieces were not easy to remove when it was time to put them on the model. But the end product is pretty cool if you can get there.