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Never saw this! Very nice!
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Paintwork looks great!
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1 hour ago, Landlubber Mike said:
Are you planning on building the Betty any time soon? I was recently looking at the kit on the shelf the other day and thought it would be a fairly quick and painless build. I kinda need something like that working through my JRS-1 at the moment.
Not sure when, but I agree it looks like a quick trouble-free build and
an aircraft would be a nice departure for me. However, I have some unfinished kits to get to. I looked at some builds online and most agree
that the interior color call-out should be a "bamboo" green instead of
what the instructions call for. Anyway, I'll need to buy some paints first.
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On 4/20/2024 at 3:00 PM, BlrwestSiR said:
Nice drill bit set and pin vise Paul. Still buying up the world's supply of Fruil tracks too.
Yes, got another set today--------but these are special;
First, they are the ATL-54 set that I've been looking for, for soo long!
They fit the JSU-152 I'm working on now. They are the light type with
guide horns on every other tack link.......A set that has been hard to find for
me....finally found them!
Secondly, they special because of the trek---the virtual odyssey --that
they took to arrive.
Sent from Avondale Arizona, to Phoenix, then to San Francisco (754 miles in the wrong direction),
to Oakland California, back to San Francisco, to Chicago Illinois, to Palatine
illinois, to Waukegan Illinois, to Wandsworth Illinois, finally to Beach Park Il.
Now normally, when I order from Andy's there's no side trip to California.
Things arrive in a couple of days in Palatine Illinois and then I get them the
next day. Not in 11 days!
Anyway, this set includes: 90 links with guide horns, 90 without, the
usual brass wire, and a bunch of little "bungs" to close up the ends where
the wire is inserted---- very tiny, these bungs!
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Congratulations! You must be very proud.
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Turned out, well, spectacularly done! Great subject and markings.
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Looking forward to the tape coming off ! This is a cool subject. Too bad there's not a styrene example in this scale......You know, for mere mortals,
like the rest of us!
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Assembly done (mostly). Still waiting for the Fruilmodel tracks.
Shown here in black Surfacer. My JSU-152 coming along..
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Here's an video
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47 minutes ago, FullArmor said:
Looks fun👍. Massive gun. Was this used to destroy fortifications?
Well yes, The 152mm gun probably would wreck anything it was aimed
at , but I think it was conceived to destroy tanks. The tamiya instructions
state that it was called, in Russian, "the beast Killer". Years later, these were
taken out of storage, and used to collapse the foundations of the Chernobyl power plant. They were left at the site and remain there today.
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I always wanted to build the Monogram kit but could never find one.
I'm interested but the price is perhaps a bit more than I want to pay.
I paid over $70.00 for the Tamiya Betty , and that was hard for me to do
for a 1/48 kit.
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Now I'm working on this....A Tamiya JSU-152. I had read some reviews on
this kit and some builders claim to have had fit problems with the upper hull.
I found NO issues with fit none. Either Tamiya fixed it or the reviewers/builders did something dreadfully wrong. I added an Aber Barrel
that looks great. Just a few more parts to go and assembly will be done.
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28 minutes ago, DocRob said:
Thank you Carl, I´m indeed aware of the two side collets of the Tamiya pin vises. Mine took hold of a 0,3 mm drill bit a while ago, but seemed to be worn out a bit due to constant use of tiny drill bits.
Cheers RobNot to interrupt here but sometimes hitting the collet with a little
degreaser will help the bit from slipping....even Tamiya extra thin can be used. I even did this with my new Dspiae before using it.
Do this with a small brush on the part that fits inside the pin vise.
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24 minutes ago, DocRob said:
Nice haul, Paul, like Peter, I´m interested into the quality of the DSPIAE drill vise. I have the Tamiya one, not bad, but yesterday, I tried to hold a 0,3 mm bit with it and couldn´t tighten it properly. A 0,4mm bit worked.
I once built a Prague Uprising Hetzer from Academy, the `B´ version on your sheet. It was a nice little kit and looked different.
Cheers RobThanks, I have a Tamiya Hetzer....didn't know about the Academy kit.
I'll see if I can download that kit's instructions on scalemates... To get
the color call-outs.
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20 hours ago, Peterpools said:
Paul
Nice additions for sure. When you use the Dspiae please do a review, as I'm always looking for a better pinvise and heard very good things it. Will be very much appreciated.
Well Peter, I've already used it and my impressions are positive. It's
solidly built and very easy to use. Formerly, Dspiae used two set screws
on their drill/pin vise to hold the bits in place. I think the change to a twist
Collet makes more sense. The drill bits look to be good quality and are
very sharp. I've tried the drill with other bits I purchased from Amazon and
Harbor Freight and they fit. Please note the bits have what appears to
be about 1/8 inch shanks ( 3 something mm.) and the drill does not adjust to smaller shanked drill bits. Drill bits with this size shank are common and Dspiae
sells sets of these. I paid about $20.00 US. For the set. The set comes
in a nice case and the usual Dspiae packaging ...also nice.
Incidentally, I purchased the set because I was looking a set that included
drill sizes typically called-out in Tamiya's instructions.
The sizes included are : 1.2mm, 1.1mm, 1mm, 0.9mm, 0.8mm, 0.7mm, 0..6mm, 0.5mm, 0.4mm, and 0.3mm.
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Some items today:
From Dspiae, a nice drill set. (AT-SHD). This is typical Dspiae quality.
It includes a anodized aluminum and steel hand drill having a smooth
palm swivel at top, a twist collet Chuck ,and a magnet that holds the bit
in place while inserting the bit. It also comes with 10 tungsten drill bits.
Next; from ASK Distribution, a mask set for the Tamiya "Betty" I bought
recently. Their G4M1 Betty Type 11 1/48 (200-M48059). Lots of windows on
a Betty.
Next; from STAR DECALS, their set for Hetzers used during the 1945
Prague uprising. An impulse buy, it just looked interesting. Jagdpanzer 38(t)s were used with their main guns removed and replaced with MGs
and some weird graffiti and markings.
Last; more Friulmodel track sets.
ATL-14 for my Tamiya JS-2
ATL-71 for my Tamiya Matilda.
I had another set on the way but USPS decided that the parcel needed
a 700 mile detour westward to San Francisco instead of sending it eastward to Illinois-- inexplicable
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Amazing work Peter! The finished model looks amazing!
370 decals......after 75 or so I would have run out of my house screaming!
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Would using a hair-dryer work?
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Glad to see more work on this. An amazing- looking kit!
Nice work!
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Barry, now That's modeling ! The details done in brass....outstanding.
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1 hour ago, Peterpools said:
Paul
Looking good and some mighty nice progress
Thanks.
I'm calling this one done. That's just the way I like it....a clean build.
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17 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:
An oldie but a goodie (I hope).
For the price, it was hard to pass up.
And something to help with sanding on the F-15J build.
Cool sander....linear, thats different!
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My Churchill tank.....
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1 minute ago, BlrwestSiR said:
Who doesn't love the DS. Such a gorgeous looking car.
My thoughts exactly..... Also love the Traction Avant!
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Soo.... What did you just get???
in Modelling Discussion
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Agreed.
If anyone has watched any of my "What did you just get" posts I prefer
out of the usual subjects, but I agree...build what you want. The hobby is
meant for ourselves to enjoy.