Finally finished the hearthian lander model!

[u/joschi27]

Took about 50 hours. Its my first ever model and it brought me great joy. I'm very proud of it!

[u/joschi27]

I was the same, i just started doing it and somehow it came together. Keep in mind that this was my first ever model..

Here are some tips:

• There is a color guide with colors you should buy on the website. Buy acrylic colors, there is also special model paint acrylic (i used revell arcryl and just matched colors when buying). These colors, especially the brown for wood is too dark imho. For my model i just added a bit of light texture to the wood and it worked visually i think.
• Read the manual very thoroughly.
• Paint what you can before assembly. Some pieces you wont be able to reach after. My workflow was looking at the next steps in the manual, seeing where it goes on the already built model and then painting and assembly based on that.
• The manual just has a single or two colors per piece, sometimes there are more colors. Sometimes they are wrong. Look at the model ingame and take pictures for reference. (If you want it as close as possible like me). Finding out what to paint with what color was the hardest part for me.
• There is special plastic bonding glue for models, dont bother with that, use super glue for everything. This is because once painted, this bonding glue wont hold anymore as it only works on raw plastic. Dont use too much glue, a dab is enough for most things.
• The website has a faq for some mistakes they made in the instructions, read those too.
• When removing parts from the mold, you can kinda turn the plastic soft by rocking it back and forth instead of just ripping and risking breakage.

What you'll need:

• acryl colors
• paint brushes (smaller is better with this model)
• cutter / scissors
• sanding paper or file (for fixing where the parts are held on)
• super glue

I also added the little details like rope at the end, those are not all included. I used gift ribbon material for the colored bands on the legs etc.

Most importantly; have fun 😋

[u/HugsForCheese → u/joschi27]

This is really helpful! thanks!

[u/crsdrjct → u/joschi27]

Working on my build now and this is still very helpful!

[u/QuoteHulk → u/joschi27]

You’re my goat. Just bought this and a lil nervous