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    Actually, the Hs129 was bought and paid for back in Oct of 2019. It just took a while for Lucky Model to get it in and then for it to cross the Pacific via boat(I used their $4 surface shipping promo). I wasn't in a rush and the price was too good to pass up. Plus there weren't any local ZM dealers. My LHS now carries them so it's easier to get their kits and I get to support a local business.
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    Hubert, thanks for sharing the results. Knowing the difficulties folks have had with casting clear resin this may be a good alternative. Now off to look at a 3D printer and everything that entails.... Carl
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    Thanks Gaz! Actually the purple wire was all I had in the right diameter for the handle.
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    Thanks Gaz! I spent the evening working on the turret. I lost one of the handles for the commander's hatch so made one from wire. I used the purple to add some bling to the tank. From there, I added the rest of the turret details. One oddity is that RFM give you enough periscope guards on the PE fret but only 4 plastic ones which is 1 short. So I ended up using a mix of the two. I then added the gun barrel and mantlet. Finally the spare track armour. Here's how things look at the moment. So into the home stretch.
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    Ernie, when I did Reluctant Dragon, I used the Monokio decals for the markings. They included a pic of the plane but the angle doesn't show the quarter windows. I left them clear on mine.
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    I had a couple boxes waiting for me at home today. The plastic is from Takom. And one more ZM kit.
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    I still remember seeing the Nitto kits at a local comic book shop. The second floor was full of sci-fi models and they had a whole section of just MaK kits.
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    Ohhh, I could be a happy guinea pig for one of those.
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    They look to be 3D printed. I'll be curious to see if the production ones are the same or if they're cast.
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    I posted this in the Lancaster tips and tweaks section but just in case I thought I'd post it here. Resin2Detail has just released a pair of pilot's seats for the Lancaster. https://www.resin2detail.com/product-page/1-32-avro-lancaster-seat-upgrade-for-hk-kit-no-belts
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    Resin2Detail has just released a couple new pilot's seats for the Lanc. https://www.resin2detail.com/product-page/1-32-avro-lancaster-seat-upgrade-for-hk-kit-no-belts I've got a pair on the way so will let folks know what they're like once I have them. Carl
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    WNW?

    BlrwestSiR replied to Peterpools's topic in WNW Chat

    And Ian beat me to it! I wonder what they'll have. Carl
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    Nice Universal Carrier. I have a Tamiya one in the stash and am trying to figure out if you can fit the Riich running gear to it. Carl
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    Love it how we all help out one another.
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    Sasha the welding girl! I think yours is the first I've seen in the wild. Have you seen any of the Brick Works figures?
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    The interior looks spectacular. Carl
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    Thanks @Bomber_County! I can't recall if it was Patton or not but definitely heard that before. I think the Germans tried concrete armour too.
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    Gaz, I feel your pain after just having finished building effectively two sets of tracks for my Firefly.
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    Well it took a couple nights at the bench but the tracks are done. Once I got into a rhythm, it went fairly smoothly, if a bit repetitive. I left off a few random duckbills as they tended to get knocked off and you can see the odd one missing in pics.
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    Looks good Gaz. Nice surgery work on the doors. Carl
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    Nothing like a good distraction. Can't wait to see this. Confession time. I've yet to build a 190 in any scale.
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    Rob, is that a Wave MaK kit? How do you like it? Carl
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    Peter, the newer sets of individual link tracks go together much easier these days. A bunch let you put several together at the same time and include jigs which speeds things up. For example, the Rye Field Panther tracks have the pins all evenly spaced so you glue in several at once. The kit tracks aren't bad from an assembly point. It's just they don't have the duckbills on the end. At least I can use them on an Achilles.
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    Stunning looking Razor. Thanks for describing how you do the prop too. Carl
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    The duckbills arrived yesterday. As expected, they're made to fit Bronco tracks only so fortunately I had the foresight to grab a set of those at the same time. The Bronco tracks are more pieces than the Rye Field ones with 5 parts per track- front and back pads, one pivot, two end links. The duckbill set replaces one end link and they're keyed to fit the ends of the pivots. I ended up assembling the pads and pivots first so everything stays flat and then adding the end links on after. So far after 4 hours, I've got one side almost done.
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