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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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    Your Dingo looks great with this weathering. Cheers Rob
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    That looks challenging, I wish you tons of luck. Cheers Rob
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    Enough chatting , first parts are glued. The engine is a kit in itself, consisting more than 40 parts. Quality of the kit is very good so far with good fit and some necessary cleanup. Attachment points are not always wisely chosen and some joint points are not fitting sizewise, but that's only minor stuff. On the other hand there are nice solutions used like adhesive foil on the PE-fret, which makes cutting easier and the risk of loosing parts to the carpet monster is reduced. Cheers Rob
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    Great choice, to build a ride for your Dingo . I thought about a Jagdpanther myself for that GB, but have only a G2, hardly fitting the timeframe and got skipped among others. I will enjoy your build though. Cheers Rob
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    Nice, I had that kit when I was a kid (kind of old kid, of maybe twelve years). Great to see this one participating. Cheers Rob
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    Thanks Kev, I often have a soft spot for not too common subjects. Cheers Rob
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    Yeehaa, your Dingo will be ready before D-Day memorial. But you're not only fast, your little scout car is looking great. Cheers Rob
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    I witnessed on several occasions that Russian functionaries did the same, when a lot of the former mentioned enlightening liquid was consumed. Never had the questionable pleasure to attend such behavior in a helicopter though . Cheers Rob
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