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    Theres a few discrepancies and some misinformation ... But otherwise ... this is Holden in less than 30mins ... Rog
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    I'ma wait until the next delivery gets here and my ZM collection is complete Rog
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    Working with Holly's always reminded me of one of the last scenes of Kellys Heroes ... When Oddball buys the Tiger off the Germans Moriarty: Now look, Oddball. The trade for the uniforms I can understand. But to buy this tank, you got to be crazy! Oddball: It's a mother beautiful tank! Moriarty: It's a piece of junk. The fuel system leaks all over the place! It's a piece of junk! Oddball: Always with the negative waves, Moriarty. Always with the negative waves! Moriarty: Crap!
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    ... Or maybe BOTH lol Rog
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    True ... Andrew (my vehicular Jedi master) always said a Carter was to be used wherever possible ... although they were hard to get out here and expensive when available ... When Edelbrock started releasing gear here in the late 80's/early 90's, Andrew declared that the "copy" was sufficiently well built enough to replace the over complicated Holly messes we had to endure up until that point. Rog
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    On the plus side it DOES have a flashy new looking Edelbrock carburettor ... I had one on my Charger's 340ci small block ... but I agree ... a smaller cast iron or an alloy 5.0 would be lovely. Rog
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    I tend to think theres a happy medium ... The guy who taught me mechanics back in the early 90's (when I was a full on rev head) had a saying: "Subtle is the way to go - the amount of hardware protruding from the bonnet is inversely promotional to the size of the male genitalia" ... also balance in the build ... power delivery needs to be balanced with proportionate changes to suspension and braking. My Charger was a speed animal ... and yet looked completely stock from the curb!! ... I don't want insane levels of performance for the ute ... hence the lack of engine mods ... just slightly better power delivery and better economy. The cold air induction system will still have the MAF Sensor to regulate engine tuning ... Also a nicer sound doesn't hurt. The header back exhaust sounds lovely on the demo's I've heard. Rog
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    This is odd ... I definitely remember the talk some years back of a possible export to the US under the El' Camino label ... That never happened?? Also ... I know that there is a mob over there that import Aussie utes and do a full R-to-L hand drive conversion for the new owners Rog
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    Ohhhhh ... ... That is gorgeous!! ... project standard resto' or hotrod?? Rog
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    The main reason I wanted one before they got too old was the loading height ... the tray gate at the back drops down to mid thigh level making it extremely easy to load/unload items without straining your back. The "Utes" sold here now are all imported Gernman/Japanese/Indian/Chinese designs for the American market with a higher ride height, twin cab, 4WD design ... RAM are selling the bigger (F250 sized) optionwzith their ad's trying to appeal to the Australian muscle car fans ... If I do trade out of this particular ute ... it will be to upgrade the package and maybe a newer model with low Km's. For now ... I'm happy with what I have ... but I'll be looking to upgrade the intake/exhaust at the end of the year Rog
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    ... I don't think you missed anything ... Anything i posted in the trade section should remain there - but that reminds me! ... I'm no longer looking!!! ... Annnnnnnd the thread title will definately be changed now thanks Ern!! ... as Carl mentioned earlier ... we sold ours to them ... some lucky Cannuck pilot would have found the discarded chewing gum stuck under the IP and cigarette burn holes in the upholstery buy now ... watch out for the dodgy shift into 2nd gear ... I dunno whether they got any supplementary A/C from the Sates though?!? Rog
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    Yeah ... I noticed that after I replied - on about the 3rd read through ... I turned 50 last year - brain isn't as sharp as it used to be! ... I looked up the Tamiya website ... rattle cans and lacquer jars only ... which raises an interesting question ... Thanks for the paint standard designation ... I knew it had to be something like that. As for the paint ... I started using acrylic's years ago because i hated the preparation, clean up and lingering smell of enamels - an added bonus was that the paint dried really quickly too. So what's different with lacquers?? are they stinky oily things that take forever to clean up after or are they more like acrylic's?? Tell me about it ... They were the kings of 1/35 before Dragon started turning it on - so why don't we have a designated RLM colour range (instead of random colour names)? ... I hate the thought of having a mixed set of different branded paints ... it'll get confusing ... BUT ... I'm beginning to like Carl's suggestion of Mr.Hobby's acrylic's more and more - it's not the first time the suggestion has come up ... I'm thinking that might be the way to go - phase Tamiya out and replace with Mr.Hobby. Rog
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    Ok fellas ... thanks again ... For the Hornets ... In respect to the actual colours used: Smitty has a point, so because the "Hornets Down Under" book is due to arrive here sometime next week and it might have references to any paint changes - I'll put that on hold .. Although I did note that Mr.Hobby acrylics have the FS numbers, Carl - are these some sort of U.S. or N.A.T.O standardised thing?? I'm officially redesignating the "British Standard" paint listing for the RAN Skyhawk as "Bull S$#@" ... as no model paint seem to be available in that colour... If I can find a local stockist of that brand that carries a full range of colours I might take a photo of a Google searched swatch and just go try to match. Tamiya MUST have something though ... because they produce F-15s, 16s etc ... all of them are grey! Rog
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    Hopefully Ern is going to amalgamate my Aussie A/C threads into one ... so instead of creating a new thread - I'll stick this bit in here. Again ... because I'm totally new to this jet thing I'm a little stumped on paint ... I use Tamiya Acrylic's ... I don't mix (at least SUPER rarely) - I tend to find the nearest colour to what I'm after and just go with that one ... That being said: these colour call outs a diving me silly!! ... Help? Rog
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    So ... My Aussie Decals arrived for the Trumpeter A-4E er G and the F/A-18.B Rog
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    Easy ... a Macchi Jet!! ... Or more accurately - an Aeromacchi MB-326 for my RAAF collection. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aermacchi_MB-326 Rog
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    Aeromachi = Differing bowls of pasta ... Ragu, bolognaise, Napolitana, Marinara etc ... pick your pasta type ... pick your sauce!. Rog
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    I had the same crap happen when I ordered the Ho.229 book ... and others on Amazon ... and then the vendor wants to know why I won’t give 100% on the feedback score!! Rog
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    ... Ok Dale ... I'm not going to comment on just how utterly suspect THAT looks!! ROFLMAO! Rog
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    Yeah ... thats what I was thinking while looking at them ... I've had other input that says the front IP was the same B to D ... but that the rear was completely different - early or late ... Meh! ... As long as the layout is vaguely familiar ... in '32 scale? ... She'll be right - Mate! ... I decided to wait until the kit actually arrives and I can flick through the sprues myself before I look at resin ... Meanwhile I e-Bayed a new reference book ... some of the pics and text look to be interesting ... and hopefully it'll highlight the differences between Aussie birds and anything out in the rest of the world. Rog
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    Excellent ... so no additional charges beyond what I would have paid via the debit card! Decided to take the punt yesterday and attach it to PayPal ... bought gear from Spruebrothers. Thanks all for chipping in!! Rog
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    Detours are cool ... the more I learn now ... the less I'm likely to stuff up come the time!! Rog
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    Ok ... Just to be safe I might pull the trigger on the Avionix set ... unless Wolfpack do one ... having an extra set of vertical stabilisers never did anyone any harm I suppose!! ... question IS though, which IPs does the resin kit have?? ... Thanks for your input again mate! Rog
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    Smitty ... You, Sir ... are a champion!! I think I get all of that! ... even though you've given me the simple version! To clarify ... I just ordered the D (Bats) kit from Sprue brothers ... along with some GT intakes (and some for my other A, F and G kits). I also ordered some Decals off e-Bay as below: Of the F/A-18B's ... I'm looking to do the top one - 3rd Sqn. Darwin, March, 1988 ... So from your notes - I'm looking at the early (pre upgrade) version with analogue IP's? ... Front and rear should be basically the same as they are a trainer format ... and these IP's Should be included in the box? ... So the Avionics 'B' cockpit and tails is probably preferred but not necessary? Rog
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    To build an RAAF twin holer ... I have a spare A kit - so theoretically the vertical stabilisers are covered ... my question is more cockpit related ... Can I utilise the kit parts to make the B cockpit or do I HAVE to shell out for the resin conversion?? Also is there any notable external differences between the B and the D that will be glaringly obvious in '32 scale?? Thanks in advance Rog
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