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    I know there's a few anime fans on here so I thought I'd point this out. The 1993 anime film Patlabor 2 used some real world military aircraft as part of their story. Amongst them are the Japanese F-2, and heavily upgraded F-16s and F-15 Kai used by the JSDAF. The F-15 Kai had canards, the tailplanes were angled out instead of vertical and thrust vectoring exhausts. A cool looking upgrade. Anyways, a model company is going to release a kit of the Kai later this year. Sadly it's 1/144th scale. https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/m/10712168 The good news is I can use it as reference to scale up and build a 1/32 version. Carl
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    I learned how to eat with chopsticks before I saw my first fork. I was actually able to use them with either hand. Didn't even realize I was ambidextrous until someone pointed out that I was switching hands. Can't do it any more though. And definitely have not impaled myself with them.
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    Ian, Yes I believe that's the version I need. Carl
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    Meantime, I got a base coat of dark yellow onto the frame and bogies I also started on the rear loading ramp. If you're careful with the glue, everything should work. I then attached the inner hubs to the axle. Thankfully they seem to sit level. There's a couple of shackles on the rear between the ramps. Heres where I've run into the first issue with the kit. The pins for the shackles are a bit short so I subbed in some brass rod. Well, at 0.3mm it's more like wire. I also managed to have one of the mounts ping off into the ether so I made a replacement from some strip styrene.
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    I'm leaning towards this one. Anyone know of some suitable crew figures?
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    No worries Mike. I appreciate your looking into it. Curious as what the new projects are. Hopefully something in 1/32. Carl
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    Mike, could it be printed in sections? Maybe two halves per door and then we just glue them together. I'd be interested if that sounded feasible. Carl
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    There's a thread on Britmodeler discussing a 1/1 nose section that's being built using some original parts. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235077341-lancaster-b1-special-pd130/&tab=comments#comment-3774728 They've got some great pics of the work done so far which should be handy for reference. They're currently working on the pilot's platform.
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    Ian, I'd certainly give it a try but can't find any plans to know what the shape would be especially at the aft end of the doors. Thankfully, since I'm converting one kit with the Iconicair Dambusters conversion, I'll have a spare set of doors in case I screw it up. Carl
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    Rog, nice new additions. What's the Luchs look like in the box? The Chandos book is quite nice. I've been slowly reading my copy. Carl
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    I was originally going to do it with a Sherman Firefly on the trailer. But I've changed my mind and will go with a desert scheme and the recent Miniart Grant I picked up.
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    Looks really good. Fantastic work on the changes to the bed. Carl
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    Posted earlier on LSP, Vector is doing some engines and cowls for the B-24. Almost as much as I paid for the kit. https://northstarmodels.ecwid.com/1-32-B-24-Liberator-corrected-engines-and-cowls-Vector-resin-VDS32-013-p220422806?receiptful=5f18a4701459b100409c9a12&utm_source=CMCommerce&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter-178&utm_term=newsletter&utm_content=other&receiptfultype=newsletter Harold at AMS is doing some replacement props as well. Carl
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    I managed to finish the deck. There were a couple small sinkholes neaf the front that I filled with putty. The trailer bogies are attached to a beam. I glued the inner pivot points to the beam first. Here's what it looks like dry fitted in place. There's a couple plates that form some sort of end support for the beam that are attached to the frame rails. Be careful not to mix up the two vertical plates. One is slightly larger than the other and goes towards the front of the trailer (on the left in the pic) I then assembled the bogies. Both bogies can pivot on the beam. I then cleaned up the inner hubs and got them ready for some paint.
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    Looks really good, especially on the base. Carl
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    After finishing the German railcar, I decided that I should maybe do a British tank transporter. Plus this way I could join in with all the heavy equipment that's being built. I've got the Thunder Models Scammell kit. Here's the bit of AM that I have for it. There's not a lot out there. I had hope to find some suitable crew figures but haven't had any luck. Assembly starts with the trailer deck. The deck is one piece and you assemble the frame underneath it. The mouldings are quite thin which is nice. Most ejector pin marks are raised so are easily sanded/scraped off. The plastic and the way the sprues are numbered remind me of a Kitty Hawk kit. Here's the frame partly assembled. The front has a pulley that due to a sink mark, the pin to mount it in place ended up too short. I simply drilled it out and use a 1 mm diameter plastic rod to replace it. There are some outer cross braces. These help align the frame rail in the right spot on the deck. I found a bit of clamping was needed while the cement dried. But other than that, the frame goes together nicely. Thankfully it's regular styrene too so no gluing issues.
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    I have the Kagero hardcover book on the BF110. It's mostly an operational history of the aircraft but does have many nicely done profiles in it. I had hoped it was more like the ones they did for the Ho229 and H 219. Carl
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    So I'm going through the pair of Tamiya F-4EJ kits I have trying to sort them out. They're a bit mixed up but are both complete otherwise. One will be converted to a G, the other a late slatted E. I check to make sure I've got the canopy sprues and thankfully, they're there. Except I have four sets.... I've built three other Tamiya F-4s so they're not leftovers. Upon closer inspection, I find there's 3 sets of MLG legs. The packaging is different on two of them too. This just made things interesting. Carl
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    Thankfully she hasn't realized it's Mossie #3.
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    I had Canada Post deliver a package today. It was a Tamiya Mosquito. Sue asked how many models do I order in a month that they're delivering them on a Sunday now... Carl
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    It is nicely done. Really gives it that cast metal feel. I got the upper hull on. The hull shape is not what I expected without the fenders and such on. The suspension arms are all done now too.
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    I got a bunch of kits from him as well for Findlay and Edward. They're still debating who gets to build what. Such wonderful generosity. Thanks bud!!! Carl
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    Happy belated birthday Rog!
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    Yeah but the Defender is worth too much to strafe. At least in the US. Unless it's an illegal import where it'll get crushed instead. Carl
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    Really nice work Jeroen and a good recovery from the paint lifting too. I think the worst paint for lifting was Model Master acrylic. It constantly came off in chunks. Gave up on it pretty quick.
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