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  1. BlrwestSiR
    Nice comparison there between the two fuselages. Kai, I believe that might be due to the fuselage Cees used being an early prototype from HK rather than a production kit.
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    Gorgeous looking build. The figures are great too. Might have to try oils as well. Carl
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    I finally have a plane back on the bench. Just messing around so nothing serious though. Maybe after the Firefly.
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    The fuselage really looks fantastic as is. Hubert is right, it would make a great presentation as is. Carl
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    Sounds like a fantastic meal in its own right. Cheers and enjoy! Carl
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    Come on by! We're doing a double batch so should be plenty for everyone. Carl
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    Happy Chinese New Year! Making dumplings from scratch. Hopefully I'll get some help from the minions shortly. If I can get them away from the TV.
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    Me too!
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    Well the reference photo that I have for the tank is during the victory parade in the Netherlands and it's all clean and shiny... I do have some pics of other tanks in the division from slightly earlier in time and they're more typical looking as far as gear storage and weathering so we'll see.
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    Let us know how well it works Gaz. Always nice to have another option. Carl
  11. BlrwestSiR
    This belongs in the Make the others Jealous section. Meantime, the weathering looks great, nice and subtle. Glad to see it looks like the decal issues are now behind you. Carl
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    Only if getting covered with tracks counts as dirty.
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    Looks great there Paul. For the spark plug wires, check out ones made for model cars. I'm not sure where you are but BNA Modelworld, Hobbyeasy, SpotModels all usually carry an assortment of styles and diameters, including braided ones. Carl
  14. BlrwestSiR
    I tend to build my models in showroom or "like new" condition so it's something I appreciate. To me, it's harder to pull off the precision that a clean build requires. A light weathering of course can add quite a bit of life to something too. Generally, I find excessively weathered models more distracting. Carl
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    I've been adding the hull details to the kit over the last couple of days. But first, I attached the bogies to the lower hull. After I joined the upper and lower hulls. I then took out the '59 Caddy and after some sanding on the body, I put that back. The instructions tell you to mount the front fenders to the upper hull before you join them together. Don't. They overlap the lower hull and with the way the upper and lower halves join, you'll have interference. Of course the instructions tell you to mount all the upper hull details first before joining them which I properly ignored. The rear deck was next. Followed by the storage box and miscellaneous hull details.
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    It snuck up on me too Harv. Just wanted to do something OOB and that I was familiar with.
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    Yup, what Harv said, some great work. Carl
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    Very neat and tidy looking finish. Showroom clean. Carl
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    If I remember correctly, the Ammo ones are about the same price as the Hobbyzone ones. Unfortunately Hobbyzone no longer ships to Canada from the US and ordering from Poland pretty much doubles the price. The shelves are around $20-30 depending on where you get them from. They're made by Hobbyzone too. The Tamiya version holds 54 bottles to a rack and the Vallejo ones 60. They have one for the Ammo/Mig washes as well which would also fit the Xtreme Metal bottles. I may get one of those next.
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    Looking good. I like the paint as you build approach as well.
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    Mike, they can be freestanding. The bottoms are completely flat if a bit narrow. The one I have for Vallejo paints just sits on my bench as it's for my boys to use. I've had them sit on the floor in the past.
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    Rog, it's my first Border kit. I haven't started on it and well, forgot I had it. So thanks to your reminder I took a closer look at it. The detail is quite good. Everything seems to be nice and sharp. It's link and length track. The upper run has the sag moulded into it. The lower hull is one piece and a pretty impressive piece of moulding. For the money, I'd say it's well worth it. Oh and the instructions seem to actually make sense and point out the detail differences. I'm looking forward to their Crusader tank. Carl
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    To go with the recent reissue of Tamiya's 1/12 Porsche 935, Scale Motorsports had announced they're going to re-release their detail set. https://scalemotorsport.com/collections/super-detail-kits/products/porsche-935-big-scale-super-detail-kit It was more than double the kit price when it first came out so I'll be curious to see what it goes for this time. I had someone offer the original set to me for €750 recently....
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    Wow, good save. Not sure if it would work but Tamiya make a brush on decal adhesive. I have a couple bottles of it, one even has decal softener in it. Carl
  25. BlrwestSiR
    Harv, it's on their Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/JETMADS2016/photos/a.304487680473524/760241194898168/?type=3&source=48&refid=7&_ft_=qid.6926684150227830222%3Amf_story_key.6785272042880982993%3Atop_level_post_id.760241394898148%3Acontent_owner_id_new.302443914011234%3Apage_id.302443914011234%3Asrc.22%3Aphoto_id.760241194898168%3Astory_location.5%3Astory_attachment_style.photo%3Aview_time.1612744329%3Afilter.h_nor%3Atds_flgs.3%3Aott.AX_O00uzM2Ghben_&__tn__=EH-R Hope the link works. Carl
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