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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
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    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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    Jetmads wants to know what should they work on next. They've posted that after the Lear and X-3, they're doing a 1/48 kit and have three in mind. The options are B-47, P2V and a Tu-128. I think I know what @Clunkmeister will be voting for since it'll look perfect next to his B-36... Carl
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    It really does seem that way doesn't it? I had some pics up of the stash earlier this year after my reorganization but just in case:
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    Some fantastic looking builds here so far. It's not hard to see the love and effort out into them. For me, I think it's my Spitfire FR IX. Being pink, it definitely stands out and people are often surprised by its colour. Carl
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    Truly stunning. How long did it take to do all the rivets? Not sure I want to know. Carl
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    It looks absolutely fantastic so far. Can't wait to see what you do with the figures. Carl
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    I got a bit more done. The bogies are now completed. I also checked my reference photos to determine the correct drive sprocket. RFM gives you three options. I then started on the tracks for the hull. I'm using the Dragon ones as I have more than enough of them and they have to be glued together anyways. There's a total of 37 links per side for the applique armour not including the front hull. So this could take a bit.
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    So true Rob. Canadian Sherman crews had just about any and everything on their tanks. They definitely weren't as neat and tidy as the boxart one.
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    Looks fantastic Rob. Keep it up! Carl
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    I wonder if they're zinc. I have a couple sets of Tiger tracks made by Karaya and they're zinc. The odd bit of flash but very clean otherwise. I don't think they make them anymore. Carl
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    Or possibly someone got the scale conversion wrong on the shrink ray and they decided to just release it.
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    Some would call that the vacation stash. Me, I think it's a very focused one. Mine is all over the map. I mean I have Nascar stock cars in mine, nevermind a '59 Cadillac...
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    Nice to see this Mark. Is it the One Man Models kit? Carl
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    Meng has announced a 1/24 Fokker Triplane. https://aeroscale.net/news/large-scale-fokker-triplane I wonder if this is an upscaled version of their 1/32 kit?
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    I stopped by my LHS as they're open for curbside service today and used the gift card my wife gave me for Christmas. I keep running of storage space for paints and had been looking for more of the paint racks made by Ammo. I found some online but the shipping costs effectively doubled their price. I called the LHS to see if they could get them. They said they had a couple of each in stock! They're weren't listed yet on the website and I was the only person who had asked about them. I bought a pair of the Tamiya/Mr Color/AK Real Color size and after some thought, one of the Ammo/Vallejo ones. I decided I had had enough of my boys' idea of putting the paint away when they're done: These are some of the best paint racks in terms of space efficiency, capacity and value (shipping notwithstanding) in my opinion. Still can't believe I have six already and they're effectively full. Carl
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