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If these are the same as the God Hand nippers they must be pretty nice! Thanks, I'll will take a look at these. I've been pretty impressed by the God Hand nipper I have.

I may get one of those Tamiya Tomcats. ! Haven't built a Tomcat since I built the big Tamiya Tomcat in 1983.

An armed Rei Hazumi Egg Girl would make an interesting juxtaposition and the M 134 minigun would fit the bill!

I think the little armory stuff is 1/12...same as the Egg Girls. I was thinking of arming the Rei Hazumi Egg Girl figure with an AK or a type 38 Arisaka.

Two items came from Plaza Japan. First, from Tamiya, their WW I British Tank Mk. IV Male (w/Single Motor) #30057 in 1/35. I wanted this one since it was released (despite the motor) but I thought the $100+ US price was too steep for anything in 1/35. However, Plaza Japan had it for $34 US not bad...so I jumped. Also from Plaza Japan came Tamiya's Monkey 40th Anniversary (16032) in 1/6 scale. This boxing includes different marking choices and added parts than the Monkey in 1/6 I bought recently. I got this kit for about half the price I saw on Amazon.......... So, all things considered even with the pricy over seas shipping....I got both kits for less than the price of the MK. IV alone ,if I ordered it from a US supplier. I also got three more of those Hasegawa "Egg Girls" that I ordered earlier..... Those came on Monday. The Egg Girls sell for about half the price on Plaza's website. I won't trouble you with those in this posting.......unless. P.S. the Monkey 1/6 kit was $28 US.

Mine was built from a pre 1917 hex receiver and had whatever markings on the receiver ring neatly machined off. So who knows when or where the donor rifle was made. I also had in my collection a Remington contract made example of the '91...talk about nice. That one was in beautiful condition. Nicely finished in blue with an American black walnut stock

I had a Finnish reworked Mosin Nagant......A M 27 I think, it had a very heavy barrel and shot well. Always wanted a Lahti pistol but could never find one.

Nice Work! The painting on the fountain is spot on!

Items on the bench...... Still working on the Friuls for my JSU-152. Got one side done and almost done with the other. I found that my Dspiae rotary tool really speeds up drilling the track pin holes. Also been working on the T 55a....Got the painting done. I will have to build a set of Friul tracks for this one too.

There is a rotary valve between the cylinders that controls direction and can , in a limited sense, control speed, but no, you can't get this thing to run slowly. Your build looks great.

Yes, It's an Opel blitz...Tamiya being afraid to use the Opel name due to trademark infringement problems probably.... My bad, forgot about that. I have the same kit. I had to buy a decal (Archer transfers) for the name on the grille because The name plate on the grille is blank in the kit.

Very nice! Is that the Tamiya Blitz?

Not sure if I sold anyone on the idea of posting a Hasegawa "Egg Girl" build😃

Looks Great! Well done. That's got to be one of the coolest looking military vehicles out there!

"Here I am... Stuck in the middle with you"

Looks like a great kit. I built the tamiya kit in the 80s and would Like to do a warthog now that the kits are so good!

Today, A big-scale model of a small motorcycle. From Tamiya, their Honda Monkey 2000 anniversary (16030) in 1/6 scale. I already have the 1/12 scale version but will probably build this big one first. Looks like a good one.

Looking good! The Cutlass was surely one odd bird!

Thanks, not a model RR just a couple of locos and some track. I Here's a Video of mine of the Cranko o gauge live steam loco Running on some Lionel track. The coaches were made by Hafner. They are there just to slow the Loco down. The Loco Is powered by two single-acting oscillating cylinders. The 6 drivers are quartered and are driven using side rods. The cylinders can be reversed using a rotary valve between the cylinders.

Nice Work Peter! The only model railroad stuff I have is a couple of live steam locos. One is a live steam loco made in the early 1950's by Cranko of New Zealand. It runs on lionel track and Uses a four wick alcohol burner. The other is a freelance gas-fired Loco I built myself.....runs on 45mm LGB track. Always interested in seeing RR stuff. Thanks for posting!

Back to working on the Tamiya JSU-152... Today starting the Friulmodel tracks for this one (ATL-54). Spent most of the day doing this, but not much progress. About half of one side. These tracks require small--very small-- track pin heads to be glued to outer edges of the track links. A daunting task considering their size. The T 55a has been set aside while I wait for Tamiya USA to send a set of replacement decals. I also added a "lens" to the JSU's headlight by putting a drop of UV curing resin on the headlamp and curing it quickly with the Dspiae UV flashlight I purchased recently....... Worked Great!

Another Hasegawa Egg Girl... This time their No. 25" lucy McDonnell " (coveralls) in1/12.I like this one. The torso is molded mostly in one piece, with separate arms and pieces for her hair. this one might be the most challenging one to paint of the group I have. I added a pic of a built-up "Lucy".

Ok.... This time something Different !. A couple of items from Hasegawa. Two figures from their 12 Egg Girls Collection in 1/12 scale. These started out as Companion pieces to the distorted little egg planes they sell, and apparently, have grown a following of their own. About a month ago I was gifted one of these. That was their No.8 "Rei Hazumi" (school swimming costume). Well, I like painting figures and, admittedly, It was pretty cute, so I thought I'd look into this Egg Girl thing. I have never worked much with resin, but assembly and painting looks pretty straightforward. The castings look pretty good. Decals are provided for their eyes and eyebrows. Anyway I bought a couple of these which arrived today. A third comes tomorrow. First; is their No. 43 "Rei Hazumi" (Casual Clothes) in 1/12 scale Second; is their No. 21 "Rio Asaka" (School Gymnastic Costume). An odd departure for me for sure, but a possibility a relaxing diversion from building tanks, We'll see. Also a set of 20 Ultraviolet LED lights 365nm, 3v. I'm going to use these to light-up some fluorescent paint on the War of the World kits I got a while back. We'll see how that works out. Last; another bottle of Dspiae fluorescent paint.....blue this time.

I always watch these builds with interest. I like to see any builds, especially if they demonstrate skills I'm not familiar with. I like to see the scratch building and detailing of these builds. So, please continue.

Mine too!