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    Being one of Colin Chapman's most successful designs, it doesn't have much excess to it. Except for maybe power.
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    Ok, the ADHD is strong with this one. That and I can't find one of the prop blades for the B-24. I need to stop putting parts away for safe keeping. So let's see how I do on this one. Inside the box: The body panels are stamped aluminum. In the regular kit, they're left NMF but for this release they're painted in a blinding yellow. One piece main chassis. It's ABS so fairly resilient.
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    To be honest, I have about three Tamiya Spitfires sitting on SAC landing gear and they all look fine. I think it depends on the shape of the gear legs. Something like the Spitfire which is fairly thick and straight, they're ok. "L" shaped legs like on the F/A-18 or your TSR, they're more likely to bend.
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    No, no, no. Use them for nose weight. At least then they'll be useful.
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    That's the one!
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    There was a Seafire XV conversion available on eBay but the guy doesn't seem to be making it any more. The closest I come to that is the Freightdog Seafire 47. It's still sitting in a drawer. I need to to re-do the wings which @Jeff sent me new donor ones. If Graham at Iconicair ever releases his Griffon conversion for the Tamiya kit, I'll be first in line for one. Or three.
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    Lovely work Peter. If you need a replacement clipped wing tip let me know. I have lots of them in the stash. Carl
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    The IX kit can be built as either clipped wing or full span.
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    Picked up another Tamiya Spitfire IX. It was hard to pass up for $100 CAD. They're close to double that these days. Now to figure out markings for it. Maybe a NMF one? Would certainly be different. Carl
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    Great job on the engine. Makes sense to not do stuff you won't see. Carl
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    Ernie, thanks for checking in. Doing an RCAF bird just made sense once I found out we used them. The Eduard Riders in the Sky 1/72 kit was the impetus for this and I almost bought one but then found the decals for this kit. The wing shape is a huge mistake on Hobby Boss' part and Iain is doing a great job fixing it. I probably have the skill to do what he's doing but I knew that if I tried, the motivation to finish would be a huge bear to maintain. I mean, I'm almost to the home stretch and I'm already looking at other kits to build and set this aside again.
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    Don't look too closely or you'll see a lack of progress. I'm stuck on the props as I'm not keen to work on them for some reason. Need to get back to it and get them done...oh look shiny yellow thing.
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    Here you go: https://www.zoukeimura.co.jp/download/A1H1p_advice_en.pdf If that doesn't work, here's the page it's on: https://www.zoukeimura.co.jp/en/products/sws03_skyraider.html
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    Drivers here in Toronto are getting to be the worst. Folks don't stop for lights any more, much less stop signs. One of my wife's best friends just had her son killed Thursday by a driver not yielding and turning on red. He was 26. Her son is dead and the driver might, and I emphasize the might, pay a $200 fine for turn not in safety if they don't get off.. Complete BS.
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    Looks like Titan Models is working on a 1/72 kit of the Mriya. https://www.titanmodelkits.com/future-releases.html It'll be a combination of vac, resin and 3D printed parts.
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    Glad to see this back on the bench. I managed to get one for a great price a little while back. The first one I built I didn't have any issues with the wing fold. ZM had revised instructions for the wing fold on their website that supposedly make it easier(?) to put together.
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    So I got the Element fixed and she's running fine. I'm parked on the street and a delivery guy backs into the driver's door. They promptly take off. The door is nicely crunched in and since it's a hit and run, I'm on the hook for the $1000 deductible if I bother to file a claim. Plus the inevitable rate increase from filing a claim. The neighbour's security cam shows the crags but the angle is wrong to make out a plate.
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    Nice set of car kits Peter! I built the Tamiya version of the XJR when (the correct) tobacco markings still came in the box. A couple AM companies do them if you're thinking of getting the car to look as it raced. Speaking of decals, the yellow 'vette with the stars and stripes is a C6.R and it looks like you've got a pair of C7.R kits. Carl
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    It's a nice kit. It goes together very well. I don't recall any issues when I built mine. There is no interior detail though.
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    Nice pair of tracked kits Martin. The Sheridan is a fun looking tank. I bought the RFM version as I wanted a later variant. Let us know how the Cromwell/Centaur is. I keep waffling on getting the Tamiya one.
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    A cat in a Caterham box. Trying something new with said Caterham kit.
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    Lots of lovely progress there Peter. The wing leading edge inserts on the Spitfire always give me problems too. Even after build 9 of them. Carl
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    You mean 6 scale feet. Which in 1/35, is about an inch? Either way, it looks very good. Carl
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    Fantastic results from a less than fantastic kit. Makes me want to take up basket weaving. Carl
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    That would be more displacement than the engine in the car!
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