and I enjoyed painting it over the course of a few weeks
349838
This is a decent project to relax with, but don't expect a masterpiece. I bought it for an evening hobby, and I enjoyed painting it over the course of a few weeks. I don't know much about painting, but the brushes seemed a bit cheap and with smaller areas I found it hard to make the paint go where I want. I bought the canvas-wrapped version of this product and painted it on a small easel, and looking back I can't imaging painting this on a flat canvas on a table. On the wrapped canvas, the numbers wrap around the edge and it was a bit hard to paint, but in my opinion it would be easier painting a curved edge than hunching over a table and then having a canvas drying on my limited table space.

The colors are a decent match to the  product photo, but what appeared light blue in the picture is actually gray paint. I included 3 pictures; 1 with flash and 2 without to see how the color appears on the canvas.
178548
Overall, I am happy with how my piece eventually turned out. You might notice I said eventually... using this stuff takes a lot of time and effort. To get the look I wanted to had to use 7 (!) coats of paint from MMS. To be fair, my hutch was red and I wanted a layered look, but I expected more like 4-5 coats than the whopping 7. Then 3 coats of two different types of wax, which I was expecting to be one coat. The good about the wax: it really gives a nice patina to freshly painted pieces. The bad: I used the linen color (off white) for my top coats of paint and felt using straight antiquing wax was too dark and made it look dirty. Like I rolled around in mud and wiped myself off with my furniture kind of dirty. What I found worked best for a lighter painted piece was to use one light coat of another wax (I used a homemade beeswax/mineral oil blend), then use a light coat of antiquing wax, then (finally!!) a light coat of my homemade stuff to get the excess antiquing wax off.

In the end, like I said, I like the final piece a lot. But it was a crap load of work, and I will probably never do it again. It's taken me months, with some breaks, to paint one hutch and then finish it with wax.

As a side note, you probably don't need the large size unless you are going to do this a lot (clearly I am not). For the entire hutch I used maybe a tablespoon or two. You can't really even tell that I used any looking at the jar. A little goes a very long way, so consider buying the smaller version.
2093738
I like it. There are many reviews that do not but I like the simplicity of it. It is somewhat remedial in its execution but that is part of what makes it cool. For an inexpensive piece of art, it is a good deal for something that is actual paint on canvas, with dimension from varying application of paint.
4002820
A surprisingly good restoration, retimed and cleaned.
1814391
I painted this for my mother for her birthday. It came out BEAUTIFUL! It takes a lot of patience, and there are some difficult areas in the painting, but the final product is absolutely worth the time and effort!
2448048
It was really awesome when it came in but after having it a few weeks the paint starts to chip. I've had it a few months now it's structurally sound but the paint is almost gone.
1654559
Paint goes on easily and covered my nightstand well, but I had to do multiple coats.
2480193
I didn't like the color so I bought spare paint and repainted it. I wasn't too thrilled with the quality especially considering the price. It's also kind of a light weight but, after a few tweaks, it accurately looks good. I used the smaller ones for the livingroom and the big one for out guest bathroom. Can't really complain.
1213550
I love the color.  Although it is painted on the glass it seems to be holding up fine after a few weeks.  It is easy to clean and fill.  I love the blue on the glass and the white flowers as opposed to the red with yellow flowers.
2471660
Still working on this painting but it is a nice relaxing activity. It is challenging but not to hard. I am not an expert just someone that like to paint and relax so it is perfect for me.
4206450
All-in-all I was pretty happy with the outcome. Like all painting projects, preparation is key and the most time consuming.
1971382
I expected paints to come sloughing off, which did not happen.  I was about to give up on this stuff, but had let one of my ruined fine detail brushes soak in it a few days just to see.  When I took it out and cleaned it, it still seemed hopeless, but I shaped the bristles and put the bursh away anyway.  A few days later when I went to paint, I took that brush out, and LO!  It was completely restored and good as new.  I was quite startled, and pleased.  This stuff does seem to work.
3805125
Unlike the other review for this item, the clear nose/windshield was present, and also the clear side panels/windows. With Heller kits, you have to paint over the clear parts and leave the windows unpainted, which works quite well. Some "filler" was required to fill in the gap, but that's half the fun. Don't expect to build one of these in a day. It takes me a few weeks at least, spread out over maybe 20/30 hours. Also, the instructions were present, with six steps and a paint/decal guide on the back (in the old days they were sometimes just a single drawing showing all the parts connected by arrows).

The problems didn't begin until I tried to apply the decals. Something that LOOKED like a decal sheet was present, but they had forgotten to put enough glue on them, so they wouldn't adhere. Professional modellers use special decal setting solution for that, but I don't have that. The decals are very important for this kit.

UPDATE:
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I was able to get the decals on the helicopter by using a brush to add water to a glue stick normally used for paper, and brushing the thinned glue on the back of the decal and on the surface of the model.

It left a residue that could be wiped off when dry. I only did that on one side, on the other side I made up a decorative pattern using leftover decals.

For paint, I used acrylic craft paints as they are much cheaper than expensive hobby store paints. The disadvantage is it tends to come off or wrinkle if the model is handled too much. That shouldn't matter if clear acrylic enamel coating (from the automotive paint section at Kmart) is sprayed on

Couldn't get the rotor to spin as the plastic axle seemed too short.

I actually like Heller kits, and skilled modelers can make very good models with them.
224814
The paint was great quality and spread beautifully.
3595085
This painting turned out beautiful! I love it! The kit came complete. The canvas was rolled and had some wrinkles but as I worked on it it got flat. Recommended!
4731614
It was a great activity to do as a hobby. I tried very hard to enjoy myself painting this but I don't know if it's just painting isn't my thing or if it was just the product in general. I took me about four long nights to paint this. The paint mixing was hard for me to do and the colors in the water are so peculiar which is a reason why i gave it a four star instead of the five star. When i finished it was simply beautiful and I'm very pleased with the way it came out. As a Paris freak i found this as a great accomplishment. Great Activity and it's fairly easy to paint on. I would recommend this to any Paris fanatics out there
3137727
It is a small thing but i liked the way the background went from a light blue at the top to a faded yellow at the bottom; helped locate a pieces to a general area