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    Thank you for the ´what´s in the box´ and first impressions, Rog. I have build a Tamiya 1/20 Renault RE20 turbo recently and understand your thoughts about realizing, how these cars work through the build. I´ve spent some time watching reviews about the recent F1 kits, as they are also down my alley in general. I decided against the Lotus, because one of the fugly turbo blasters is enough. Building and painting F1 cars is demanding, because of their ´inside out´ character and there are plenty of improvements to make, if you like with all the kits. If you are in the market for a McLaren MP 4/4 you may wait a bit, Beemax / Nunu has announced one for 24, which I guess is superior to the Meng offering, which looks very simplified in places. For photo reference, there is a book available from MFH called ´JOE HONDA Racing Pictorial Series - Lotus 99T & 100T - FIA Formula 1 World Championship 1987 and 1988´ Cheers Rob
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    Yeah, Jeff, it includes my whole stash and all future buys in a random line up . Earnestly, there is about a third of my stash with relatively urgent must builds. With time there are some changes, but some kits are always in, and the Mossie is one of them. My immediate schedule depends on a lot of factors, like interest into a subject, variety, challenges, learning of techniques or external factors, like actual group builds. Cheers Rob
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    Your airbrush work looks phantastic, Peter. I hope the checkered decals will lay down well around the cowling. Cheers Rob
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    I can do that Phil, but my build schedule reaches very far into the future . Cheers Rob
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    Thank you Scott, you guys are so generous, it´s an honor to be among a bunch of great guys here. The transmission control module we were looking for, is produced in Hungary or Germany and not only for European markets. The US parts with the same parts number are also produced in Europe. It´s weird, because the transmission is a product of a German company named ZF. These transmissions are not only used in Jeeps, but also in Mercedes Vans and other cars. The shortage of these parts must effect a lot of cars with the same problem. Spanish and German Jeep branches, told us with hush hush voices, that these parts are not available right now and nobody knows, when they will be. US vendors including Mopar only ship to US addresses. We tried Ebay´s worldwide service from the US, but first they said, they don´t ship to the Canary Islands, which is not unusual, but when we changed the shipping address to Berlin Germany, they said the same. So far for worldwide service . Cheers Rob
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    Thank you Martin, I hope we are trouble free for a while, but If need arises, I will remember your generous offer. Trouble was, we could locate cheap parts in the US, but they were all sent back for one reason or another and in Europe these parts like control units are not available because of supply shortages. The prices for used parts are rediciolous and they are unbelievable rare. We found some in Poland, after searching in whole Europe. Of course, these parts would not be sent to the Canary Islands, so we had to pick them up in Berlin, phew. Cheers Rob
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    Nice haul, Rog, I will follow your future build log closely. I considered the kit as well, but gave it a pass, because I don´t like the turbo engines a lot, but I had to sleep about it for numerous times, as the kit seems to be great. Are you aware, that Beemax / Nunu offers a detail set for the Lotus, which includes tobacco ad, lots of PE, carbon decals and some turned metal parts? Cheers Rob
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    The camo looks phantastic Phil, like you, I try to do everything to prevent touch ups, which I hate to do. Normally, reality tells a different story though . She will be a stunner when ready. Cheers Rob
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    Couldn´t look into the car thread for month, because our Jeep had a problem with the automatic gear. It couldn´t be solved by the largest Jeep dealer in half a year, because they lacked spare parts. It would rot there for further years, had we not taken the initiative and try to solve the problem together with a friend, who is a car mechanic. After numerous iterations, I spare you the details, we finally found, the problem is a tiny control unit, which normally can be bought for 200$ and the prob could have been solved in two hours. Instead, it took nine month, now that´s a price for globalization. Lets forget about that, I´m a happy man , Jacky rolls again. Cheers Rob
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    No problem Bill, I will happily follow your build as a guideline for mine, later. I like the Mossie a lot, but it wouldn´t have been my first choice anyway. It seems, all the large scale twins are a heap of plastic and not so easy to tackle, but what is a GB without a challenge . Cheers Rob
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    Thank you Carl, this looks way better, than what HGW provides. Cheers Rob
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    Indeed, this and many others, I took many pictures, until my wife got ultimately bored. Cheers Rob
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    Now that´s something special, Mike. I nearly bought the kit, when it came out from Eduard, but hesitated because of the scale. I will follow your build build and watch you doing your magic. Cheers Rob
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    Those seatbelts look very good, it´s boring work with the HGW sets, but the result speaks for itself. Needless to say, I went through the same painful process several times. Do you have a picture or link for the Wako instructions; Carl? Cheers Rob
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    Good idea Carl, here is the link. Cheers Rob
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    Here are some pictures I took in 2013, while visiting NASM Pensacola. It´s the number 110639 “White 35”, supposedly a trainer variant. Cheers Rob
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    I checked my ProfiModeler modification set, but there is nothing. You can see clearly, that it´s not on the wingtip, though. I hope somebody comes up with proper information. Cheers Rob
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    I think so Chris, I have to check mine, which is still unused. I have also some white Prym elastic thread thread, which I plan to use for my Camel and Gladiator build. Cheers Rob
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    Yeah Martin, I can see that being by one third out of the GB theme isn´t close enough. The Sparviero will have it´s chance later . Cheers Rob
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    @Martinnfb One more question, before I choose. The new Sparviero kit from Eduard is a must build for me. This ugly flying tractor attracts me a lot. I know it has three engines, but could we just say, it´s a twin with an extra aggregate? There will never be a triple engine GB, so this poor fellow will never appear in one. Cheers Rob
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    I have about 30 detail pics from the Me 262 nightfighter from NASM Pensacola, I took a decade ago, If you want them, I can put them here Carl. Cheers Rob
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    I found rigging my wooden sailing boat is more complicated. I built three simple to rig planes from WNW and MikroMir, a Pfalz, a Hansa Brandenburg and a Fokker D.VIII and developed my method with Bob´s buckles and thin fishing line. The benefit of this method, is you strengthen the wing-strut connection and the plane will be more rigid in the end. I used a simpler effort with my two 1/48 SSW´s from Eduard with elastic thread. It´s not that hard with these simple planes, but with the AEG this would be a step up. I still have to manage British rigging with flat wire. Cheers Rob
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    That seems to be a fine kit and you´re doing a great and speedy job with the russification of the Havoc, Martin. Will she be ready tomorrow? Cheers Rob
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    You build as fast, as the Schwalbe was seen by it´s opponents, Carl. I have the same kit in stash and shuddered, thinking about the flimsy box full of AM, interestingly completely different from your choice. I will follow your progress, as the 262 is up my schedule, but that´s not meaning too much. Jet Exhaust from AK is a strange color, and one of the less durable ones besides Titanium, but I like the effect, you achieved. Cheers Rob
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    Nice choice Bill, the Mossie is such an elegant plane and the kit is supposedly perfect. When I saw you entering the Mossie into the GB, mine was off the bench, because, I prefer no double builds. Yours will be a stunner for sure. Cheers Rob
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