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  1. DocRob
    I couldn't imagine either, but since last September it was impossible to get the stuff shipped here and there are no hobby shops around. That's the (little) price you have to pay living on a remote island and I will not go back to the big city, not for all the rattle can primer in the world . Cheers Rob
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    Nice progress with your Panther and yes, I remember the tube was the most annoying part of my build many years ago. It was the first time I thought about soldering PE. Cheers Rob
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    Very nice, I like the cast texture and the little baggage extras catch the eye. Cheers Rob
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    I made some small progresses with the cockpit tub. I decaled the Ip's, which is a first to me. Normally I hate decals and they hate me equally , but to my astonishment the provided panels went on ok, with a heva dose of Set and Sol. Next were some detail works in the wheel wells and after everything is dry I will seal it with a coat of future and apply a wash and do some highlighting. Cheers Rob
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    I'm a happy guy today, to you it might be nothing special, but today I received three rattle cans of Tamiya fine primer. Since last year it has been simply impossible to let the stuff being sent to my little island, due to security changes in our small airplanes the mail uses. Somehow these three cans made it through, via ship. It would be easy If you could tell in advance, that spray cans should be shipped, but there is no way of choosing. Cheers Rob
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    This is looking great, your way to depict different materials and textures is making your Gotha look exceptional. Cheers Rob
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    Normally 1/48 is not my prime scale, and modern jets aren't my cup of tea, but in case of the SR-71 I could make an exception after seeing one in Huntsville some years ago. It looks so badass . Cheers Rob
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    No worries, I like to learn and drift away. Cheers Rob
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    Looks promising and better than my TA-152 engine, but mine was not for showing, I had the cowlings closed. Cheers Rob
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    That is a good idea, just leaving it the way it was airbrushed does not feel right. I will do some detail painting and then decide what I will do. Thanks Harv, building this MIG is a breeze compared to other builds I had recently. Cheers Rob
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    Today I sprayed the internal sub assemblies in different shades. For the air intakes and wheel wells I used AK's Extreme metal 'Dark Aluminum' and I haven't made my mind up, if I use a wash here, because the effect might be to stark, given the quality of the pars. The inside of the Jet engine was sprayed with AK's Jet Exhaust and will be added with some already painted parts in Radome green. The nozzles were firs treated a coat of Jet exhaust, then some pronunciation with Burned Metal and after that Clear Dark Blue and Clear Smoke of the AK Chrystal range, which are translucent. Until now I have used primer only for the metal gear struts, as the internal assemblies need no masking, a first for me, but it seems to work and you don't loose detail. Cheers Rob
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    Looking great, beside the headless crew . The wash brought a lot of life into the Marder. Cheers Rob
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    Nice idea great execution. I love subjects which are off the trotten path and nearly helped me to this kit some weeks ago. Your monster cave pit looks great. The Revell cockpit looks not too shabby detail wise, shame that they missed out on the decals. Pure Heavy Metal dude. Cheers Rob
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    There is a special edition kit on the market, where all the goodies are included. It's the one I have with the number AMK-88003-S. This kit is a de - may - er , give it a try. Cheers Rob
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    You made it right at the finish line and your dio is looking great. The lifelike atmosphere and the ruined house are exceptional, congratulations. Cheers Rob
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    Thanks Ryan, I hear a group build looming, where I have a head start . Cheers Rob
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    I found the AK real Colour not very smelly, I use a spray booth and didn't notice any stand out smell. When I clean the airbrush, I did smell the cleaner with an agressive odor. Cheers Rob
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    Some minor works were done today like the air intakes, which, no wonder, fitted great and some priming of the metal wheel strut parts and then it was test fitting time, which seems almost senseless with that kit. I don't know if you ever had a test fit session nearly without adhesive tape. All major components are snap fit and only the nose cone needed tape. I had bigger gaps after trying to fit and glue parts, like with my dreaded Meng Komet. I raise my hat to the AMK engineers. Cheers Rob
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    Nice and thorough detail work Danny, good to see this one progress. Cheers Rob
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    The full palette of horror. I felt a little dizziness while spraying and it was not the odor of the AK-paint . There is one example of psychological warfare against the own pilots. Cheers Rob
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    Thanks Gus, you recently finished your great Corsair Gus, but the Mig-31 in large scale is a different breed size wise. It's huge even in 1/48 and I would had chosen this scale, even if there would have been a decent 31 in 1/32 scale. I'm not dogmatic about scale, to me the subject has to attract me, but yes, I prefer large scale too, generally. Never heard the expression barf green before but it fits. I have the Citadel emerald in my paint rack as well, but found it to - yeah emerald. The AK tone is a little taken back on the colourful side and sprays exceptionally well. Cheers Rob
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    Don't be so cruel on yourself, only because there is no resin to grind . But some truth is there, because failing on a near perfect kit will us make feel worse than to destroy a super unrefined resin kit. Cheers Rob
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    Don't open the box Ernie, you're done instantly. Cheers Rob
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    Me to, thanx for raising the bar, so epic fail is the only possible option . Cheers Rob
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    Hi Ernie, this kit makes you a believer, it is purely awesome, yesterday I had to tie my mouse hand on my back to not hit the buy button on their Tomcat. The only kit I remember being equally made was the Birdcage Tamiya and if I look at it design wise, I tend to give the edge to AMK here. They do everything to hide the seams. That paired with the snap fit accuracy of the parts makes it outstanding. The finished cockpit slides into the one piece front fuselage, which is such a great solution, no seams and again perfect fit. The supplied wheels are not the best and after sawing the Brassin wheels off their cast blocks, I'm lucky that I bought them. Today I finished building the wings, where two sets of flaps are included, neutral and lowered, Then I sprayed the wheel hubs and some engine parts Radome green and finally prepared the cockpit in that weird turquois shade, where I used my firs AK Real Color and it worked great. After a coat of Future I'm ready for decaling the pit. Cheers Rob
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