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belugawhaleman

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  1. Thanks, I saw fruils for the Conqueror somewhere, I'll have a look. These kits look like they'll be fun builds. I also have the French ARL-44 and I'm expecting another obscure tank in the mail.
  2. Another Amusing Hobby kit today. "Amusing Hobby" being perhaps among the silliest names out there, they do have some interesting kits of some cool subjects, at least in my view. This time I got their British Heavy Tank FV 214 Conqueror Mk. II (35A027) in 1/35. I didn't know much about this tank. It looks cool, it was huge, heavy, and had a big gun. It was pretty much just based in Germany, used briefly, then became a cold-war relic, I guess. Anyway, these kits look nice. I might start one of these while still working on my Churchill. This kit has individual link "Snap together" tracks, working suspension with metal springs, slide molded parts, photo-etch. and look well-molded.
  3. Slight progress on the Churchill build...... Road wheels (rollers?) On , and front fenders on. The fenders were a bit tricky as there's nothing (tabs) to locate them. I would back them up with styrene strips if I were to do it again... Anyway, before I go back home for a bit this weekend, (still at Mom's) to put some paint on, I'll perhaps start on the Friuls. One thing for sure, kit technology has come a long way since 1974 !
  4. I see Meng is keeping current...... A new Merkava 4 with the protective screen over the turret as seen in the Gaza conflict.
  5. Well done! Curious, ...how would you rate this kit? I'm a Tamiya fan.
  6. I was thinking of adding the cork during the build...It's clear the box art was inspired by the photograph.
  7. This arrived yesterday..... Another Amusing Hobby offering. This time their; Fv4005 Stage 2 Self-Propelled Gun (35A029) in 1/35. Looks like a great kit of a unique vehicle. Only one of these exists and is currently under restoration. It had an 183mm gun. Anyway, I'm starting to like Amusing Hobby's off the beaten track subjects. This kit Includes individual link tracks and working suspension. It looks well-molded with some large sturdy components.
  8. I have that big Takom Jeep in my stash. It looks like a pretty good kit with great detail. Looking forward to your build.
  9. The replacement for my ruined Takom SMK build arrived this morning. I'll be more careful this time! I was lucky to find one at a decent price.
  10. Well Peter, the replacement Takom SMK arrived today. I'm going to something a little different with this one. The most common picture of this tank shows a clean tank; no tools, cables, or storage boxes. These items added by Takom seem spurious... It's possible that these were added when this tank was sent to Finland where it was disabled by a mine and later recovered. I will however add the star decal We'll see. I'll use PVA to add the photo-etch this time! Thanks; Paul
  11. Thanks for posting. I would like to attend such an event.... I'll have to check if any are nearby. Lots of interesting builds! The snow blower build made me chuckle! It's cool that you met with Andy. If I had met him , I would have suggested a big-scale M3 Lee for his next release, but hey, that's just me.
  12. Well, after the SMK fiasco......I started another kit build. The Tamiya Churchill.. An ancient kit, it has required some putty on the turret but has, so far, been a quick build.
  13. Thanks. This tank had good armor, great gun, but terrible transmission and drive train reliability issues. It used captured ww2 German Maybach engines and in total....only about 60 of these tanks were made. Anyway, I think it was really a cool-looking tank. Its use of the Char 1 bis type tracks makes it really stand out ,I think, and I'm really looking forward to building this one!
  14. Thanks Rob. I was wondering if others used these and their opinions of them. By the looks of it they work well.
  15. Thanks for posting.....I always liked the Brewster Buffalo!
  16. Some more items today: From Amusing Hobby, their ARL-44 France Heavy Tank (35AO25) in 1/35. An obscure French tank that went from adoption to being a range target in just a few years. My first Amusing Hobby kit, it looks pretty good. It is nicely molded, and comes with photo-etch, and working individual track links. Also, from AK Interactive their Weathering Pencils For Modeling. I've been eyeing these for a while and finally found some at a reasonable price. I thought I would give them a try. There's 37 pencils in the set and they can be used dry or with water. And yes, another set of Friulmodel tracks. This time, their ATL-193 for FCM 36 French tank. I bought these for the ICM kit as the kits' rubber tracks.....not so good. I posted that kit on this thread, along with other kits back on March 11. The kit is otherwise very nice....although the two paint schemes look daunting.
  17. Good question. A Sci-Fi section might be a welcome addition. I recently Purchased some Sci Fi kits, mostly War of the Worlds related and wondered where I'd post them...that is, if I ever make them! BTW....Welcome to our forum!
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