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Thanks Kevin, It makes sense to unload finished kits in order to create more space.

Thank you Rob. I had it unfinished on my desk for quite a while, so I decided to sacrifice it as a paint mule. To my surprise, the result was nicer then expected .In other words Reichenberg's mission had a happy ending. Just dropped it off at the local hobby store to join his unguided sister.

Out of the box. No fuss build for a blind ,old fart such myself.

Smooth !

Great build Dennis, following on LSP as well.

I would say, 3+ cubic feet of free space easily, well worth it.

Considering the copious amounts of Ford trucks being stuck all over the place, I don't know why they opted to sell it without the hooks. There is a related story from the last weekend. I wanted to show William a place in the foothills of the Rockie Mountains where I go to relax with my dogs . On the way there we met a family of four walking by the road. The lady waved at me so I replied and kept driving slowly along. William goes, " stop, they're in distress, they need help!" And sure enough, a guy took his new Wrangler to a muddy trail and got stuck. The trail was designated for quads and it was fairly rainy last week. We drove them to the nearest camp site where they had a CB radio to call for help. I politely suggested, to get some recovery gear and not to go out alone. Especially on an unknown trail, or anywhere in that matter. Get a buddy and a survival kit, study nature, check the weather forecast, be prepared. That dude was probably excited about his new ride and completely jeopardized the safety of his wife and kids. No drama, but it could have turned ugly real fast that day. , The storm was closing in and sure enough that night was pouring rain.

I guess that’s the nature of the beast. It will all work out at the end. I installed a set of tow hooks on my truck, which proved to be a little challenge, due the need for relocation brackets that I had to fabricate with basic tolls , no milling machine or even a decent bench vise. But it’s done and it looks stock on a plastic bumper.

Ok , I pulled the purging trigger once again and drop these babies off at the local hobby store. Both are new , but ginormous and the free space is the priority right now.

Last weekend my dear friend William @williamj came over to visit and forced me to have this. Thank you !🙏

In the meanwhile I slapped this together. No fuss just a sloppy quickie.

I tried lacquer thinner. I've had it all cleaned up and ordered a new set of decals. Wanted to build Franz Stiegler's mount, but not this time. Instead it is going to be this bad boy.

Really like how you distorted the netting on the intakes. Nice touch indeed.

It always feels good when you can get some cash back, to spend it almost immediately on more kits

No it wouldn't. I tried, Tamiya softener doesn't even touch it, I went as far as using Solvaset and Tamiya extra thin glue to melt it in. And noppity nope.

Das

The resin comes with a small UV light to cure it. Takes seconds of illumination and you can sand it. I approached it in the fast way. First, removal of the plastic lenses, then coloring the cut area with markers (sharpies) green/red, the application of resin blob, then sanding. Ten minutes tops.

Kits World Decals. Or whatever is left of them. Not buying that brand again.

Looking good from here too. Cheers Martin

What a great idea, following with interest. Cheers Martin

Impressive!

x2

Thank guys, I haven't but 1/48 scale for ages. It seems so small ,on the hind side it goes together fast.

As an afterthought I had to cut out the back wall in the wheel wells. slowly shaping the intakes, please ignore the paint. It’s just a temporary solution in order to get a better perception of shape.

Thank you for the preview Fran, ICM's 88s are absolutely stunning.