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This came today.......Tamiya's M561 U.S. 6x6 Cargo Truck Gama Goat (35330). This was a 6 wheel drive articulated vehicle. What looks like a trailer is actually connected by a universal type joint and was permanent part of the vehicle. These were used from 1968 and into the '80's. Apparently, they were plagued with maintenance issues, were noisy, and slow.....So, not a big success. Anyway, an interesting vehicle.. And a nice kit and looks like interesting build.

Working on a Tamiya M51 Israeli Sherman..... Had a misshap last night... Broke off the right tail light and had to search for it for a long time before finding it and managing to glue it back in place..major headache. Otherwise no other problems. The fit has been very good with this kit. I've left off the suspension units to facilitate painting later of the tires and return rollers....I'll mask the areas where these glue on when painting to get a good bond when attaching these later. Still have a ways to go.....

Another kit from Tamiya came today; This time their BRITISH TANK DESTROYER M10 IIC ACHILLES (35366) This was the American M10 modified to take the British 17 pounder gun. One thing I didn't know about these was that they were powered by a General Motors 6046 which was a twin-engined powerplant made up of two Detroit Diesel 6-71 Inline 6 cylinder two-stroke engines. It was possible two run these engines independently, if needed......strange. Later versions of the M10 used the same V 8 engines as used in the later Sherman tanks. I looks like a decent kit and likely a fun build. There's some nice cast metal texture on some of the parts, including; the transmission cover, gun mantlet, and turret counterweights.

I usually reinsert the needle from the back as well.

Oh, it makes me sad....so old...so little opportunities..... Like Marley's ghost.......

The eclipse is a great 'brush...I have several of them, some over 20 years old... ..pull the needle from the front...easier to do that way. A couple of years ago I Rebuilt them by purchasing new parts where needed....easy to do and really...not too cost prohibitive. I now have essentially new eclipse airbrushes. I've since moved on ..a..little bit to Iwata's "better" airbrushes... My skills probably haven't improved, but I decided to make the move......Iwata makes great products... And I'll remain very loyal to the brand.

Well, keep up the good work John, enjoy watching and admire the results!

Thanks for posting.... Subscribed to channel, looks cool!

Jeeezzz, John you're a Mustang building machine! I can hardly keep up! Anyway, great to see you're on another project. At this pace, there'll soon be a shortage of 1/32 scale Mustangs.....unless, that is, you have a massive cache of them! Oh, you know I'll be watching!

Had a bike just like that....and my friends and I made a ramp and jumped just the same. Brings back memories, ......cool time it was, the seventies! My bike was metallic blue with the white sparkle banana seat.....

WoWzaaa!

Hey, nice work, and grateful for the info...looking forward to the rest of your build. Thanks; Paul

I have three Paasche H's , one for each nozzle size. A very useful 'brush! Great for flat & clear coating, base coating, putting on primer and most likely, the airbrush I'll use for painting the Tamiya Monkey I recently purchased. A great, simple, design that's been around for decades.....and for good reason! As for cleaning, I've been using Tamiya's airbrush cleaner.....O.K. It's probably repurposed glue, but it works! Drop some in your airbrush's color cup, swish a bit with a large, soft paint brush, spray at high air pressure until the cup is empty....... and hey presto....you're ready for the next color! Works for me! Anyway, about the ultrasonic cleaner...probably not necessary, but hey, an excuse for a new gadget....always cool. Incidentally, I've found that those little dental brushes work well for cleaning my Iwata hi-line Hp-bh airbrush. After removing the frightfully tiny nozzle, I use one of these brushes with a little Tamiya airbrush cleaner to clean the tube the nozzle screws into....works a treat! Needless to say I use 3.5 magnification eye ware headset to do this.....that damn nozzle... It's tiny!

Tamiya clear gloss Acrylic has always worked for me......now with mr leveling thinner. I also have some Tamiya semi-gloss clear lacquer....haven't used it yet.

I had a look at MRP lacquers....interesting colors available. They had the exact matches for a project I needed but I decided they were too costly and I'm going to mix the colors from my stock of Tamiya acrylic paints. Anyway, interesting idea you have.

Looks great!

Nice work, great subject!

Found this on Sprue brothers https://spruebrothers.com/srd16002-1-16-star-decals-panzer-pzkpfw-iv-ausf-h-ss-pz-reg-12-hitlerjugend/ https://www.peddinghaus-decals.de/advanced_search_result.php?categories_id=0&keywords=Panzer+IV+H&inc_subcat=1

You mean the decal paper? Just have a look on Amazon....... Choose the paper that will work with your printer Instructions can be found on the internet. I haven't bought any yet because of my printer issue. Some paper requires the use of a spray over the printed decals. Kits for making decals are available........Oh, that question was for Martin.

Yikes! You should ask the seller to compensate you.....if it was an Ebay purchase file a complaint. Anyway try the links i gave you Peddinghaus in particular, they may have that. Or try to get in touch with Trumpeter......they have a Facebook page. I think they are handled by Stevens International.... Try them. This past year I got some replacement parts ..decals and an entire sprue.from Takom. Or you can scan Martin's Image and make a decal from that. I've been considering makeing some decals using my Mom's laser printer.....they sell the needed decal paper on Amazon. I just couldn't get my tablet to work with her printer...but I'm working on it. I think, however, if you paid for a complete kit you should have gotten it! Saying that I think you should take it up with the seller. I know there are.....Silly.....bans on putting swastikas and the like on models in Europe but this is ridiculous! info@stevenshobby.com

Oh well, ...live and learn. I have an Iwata Hi-line Hp-bh and cleaning the needle requires removing the nozzle..... A tiny thing, with a special tool. I'm always afraid I'll lose that nozzle...or strip the threads! But that's the way to do it best.

I remember trying out a neighbor's monkey back in the 70's. I had a Yamaha YZ-80 back then. Tamiya had a 1/6 scale model of the early monkey...they reintroduced it a while back as a " fortieth anniversary" boxing....would be an interesting build.

Yes, I think it will be fun to make this little monkey. It will require a different skill-set from military models...and different paints. Some of these paints only available in Tamiya's spray lacquers.....Camel yellow for instance. I may buy the spray cans and decant the paint from them to use in my airbrush. I know the red metallic lacquer can be purchased in bottles from Tamiya.... In this case I'm looking for the Tamiya lacquer thinner that has the retarder in it....can't find it in stock anywhere. A question... Can mr. Leveling thinner be used with Tamiya lacquer paint? I'm not sure if Tamiya makes an Acrylic red metallic paint...I'll have to see. The instructions of the kit tells you how to simulate the anodized finish on the forks of the motorcycle.... Interesting. Can't wait to see your take on this kit....I'm sure yours will be great! Paul.

Still, it seems an odd thing to do......can you still post an image of the defaced decals? I'm just curious..... Also I hope the links I provided can be of some help. Paul.