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    Decisions, decisions, I attached some of the major components loosely, to decide, how much of the engine will be shown. The good side is, that general fit of the parts seem to be really good. I tend to close the hood of the engine, because I will let at least the driver door and the front window open and the open engine hood shows only parts of the power plant. Another decision to be made is the paint scheme. At first I was sure to do a tri tone camo on dunkelgelb, but am not that sure anymore. The grey fits better to the vehicle. Were there grey RSO's deployed around D-Day? Cheers Rob The main components are not glued yet, that's why it looks like a Hommage to the stage design of 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligary' with it's weird angles
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    Nice PE-work Phil. those fenders look great and so many opportunities to let them look a little bit deformed realistically in PE. Cheers Rob
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    Stunning work Mike, your Fokker is a piece of art and it was a pleasure to follow. The depth of detail is breathtaking and there are lots of points for the eyes to discover. By all that detail work you at least skipped working with Lozenge decals a lot . Cheers Rob
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    Thanks Phil, I have no idea about the way the beast needs to stop. Given the max speed of 15 km/h, the size of the brakes (big) it shouldn't be to bad. Cheers Rob
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    Gracias Senhores, the kit is a pleasure to build and has lots of visible components, so function of the real thing is transparent. Cheers Rob
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    Outstanding, your metal sheets look like the real deal. You cannot reproduce this look in plastic, equal if you're foiling or airbrushing NMF, plainly amazing. Cheers Rob
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    Your Zim is looking great, I like it more than the pre formed stuff from Attac and the Eduard PE, it looks more 'applied' Cheers Rob
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    Nice work on the Zim. Is your Jagdpanther equipped with side skirts? With these mounted and the wheels and track added there will be just a little sight of the wrong pattern on the sides. Some mud caking and voila. I'm not sure these early Jagdpanther had side skirts and yes; I know you don't like your models dirty, but hey, it's armor. Cheers Rob
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    Nice, is there a WIP on the horizon? Cheers Rob
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    These look great, what are they, a kind of trout? We have these colorful ones in the Atlantic in great amounts here on the Canarian Islands. They are called Vieja (Old women) or Parrot fish in English, I believe. Can't imagine what smitty will make out of this name . They taste great, accompanied by a young dry white wine and look good while snorkeling. Cheers Rob
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    When I put only 'Peto' in my browser, I don't get the fish, but no male either , how could that happen, smitty ? If you browse for Peto fish or Peto pescado you get lots of pics and discription about naked fish. It's always about what you expect to find with that good ole internet. Cheers Rob
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    Here in Spain they are called Peto and if you want an explanation, the fishermen tell you it's kind of a white tuna. They do look like something between a Tuna and a Barracuda, but they are like smitty said part of the Mackrel family and can be as long as two meters and they taste pretty good with a salsa made of fresh mangas, red onions, chily lime and a little bit of palm honey. Cheers Rob
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    It is a beast Carl, and Gaz is right about the comparison to early Us tractors, true heavy metal . Cheers Rob
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    Thanks guys, these wheels are something special, but hey, no more tire pressure checking, and driven through a tight corner with max speed (15 km/h) on tarmac will lead to sparks flying around . Yeah Jeff, it's a great kit, the fit is good with the exception of alignment points, these tend to have some tolerance, fit wise. By break rods I meant the mechanical push rods for the breaks, which are about 10cm long, thin and attached to the sprue with six or seven attachment points. Not too easy to clean up without breaking them. Bee wax sounds good for the provided cord, never thought about it, but use the stuff sometimes for my hair to get a decent look and might try it for the cable. Tamiya extra thin works good with the cord as well. Cheers Rob
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    I finished the wheels and brakes, phew, I managed to clean the brake rods without breaking them. The crew must have been lucky to have no air filled rubber wheels, as changing a wheel/tire would have been an exhausting task, given the size of the wheels. Cheers Rob
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    Thanks Jeff, today I finalized the frame and added the winch and some minor aggregates. The engine is not glued onto the frame, because I will prime and airbrush these subassemblies separately. In the next steps I will determine if I show the engine by dry fitting the hood and decide, how much love I will pour on the engine. Cheers Rob
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    No problem Ernie, take this one picture for illustration purposes only Cheers Rob
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    It is a great kit, I have the Universal Carrier in my stash too and I'm looking forward to build this too. Cheers Rob
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    Hola Hombres, Today after lots of sun and surfing the last days, it was overcast, so a perfect day for some benchtime. I managed to finish the engine and most parts of the chassis are assembled. The kit is a gem, lots of detail, clever material mix and good fit. Another thing, I really like about the kit is, that you can steer the front wheels to add some 'drama'. Cleanup could be a little bit less for my taste and some of the locator pins don't fit to well, but that's not a biggie. The chassis-frame though is a bit warped, and I didn't check in advance. I bent as much as possible and the rest will be 'adjusted' with the ground of the dio. Last work for today was to drill 160 1mm holes into the steel wheels. Sounds bad, but wasn't, it took only 10 minutes with a micro drill. Cheers Rob
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    And another one by Bravo 6, which would fit your M4 perfectly. BTW, welcome to LSM, make yourself comfortable within this place of LS-nuts. Picture for illustrational purpose only. Cheers Rob
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    Thanks Jeff, very interesting. I'm always in the hunt for some more 'esoteric' subjects, I browsed the Spanish WWII page and whoops found some great stuff there. This one, a Schneider with the fitting decals and Spanish conversions is already in my stash. picture only for illustration purposes Cheers Rob
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    Looking great Martin, what about some French Mademoiselles? Picture only for demonstration purpose Cheers Rob
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    This will be epic, Jeroen. you should include the guy with the beard from Martins pic. Gus found a new weathering technique, it's called Jackrusselling .
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    Good old dinosaurs , that beast looks sweet. Cheers Rob
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    Wow Phil, some days of absence and I nearly missed your finishing that beauty. I love your way of painting and subtly weathering the Chevy. Everything looks good and 'busy' in other words, just right. Cheers Rob
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