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    I was having all sorts of moisture issues with my compressor as well. I added a second water trap at the connection between the airbrush and hose and that eliminated the problem for me. Haven't had any issues since and it's been 6-7 years since I did it.
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    The table in the back looks great with your additions. There so much warmth to your interior, it feels like I'm looking at a library or wood paneled smoking room instead of a plane.
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    BMW V12 power. '96 McLaren F1 GTR.
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    This is probably going to be a very long term project.
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    Small update. I started on the cab and it's been a bit tricky. Some of the parts seem to be in scale thickness which doesn't leave a lot of joint/glue area. Also, everything is pretty much flat panels so you need to take care making sure it's all aligned correctly.
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    No crazy unobtanium pins here, just some paint and pencils. The Tru-Color paint line seems to be expanding in its availability which is great. Really nice paint to use if you like lacquer based paints. Tough as nails once it's dry. For the gearheads amongst us, they do a great selection of car colours as well. Carl
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    The model? Or the track pins made by Polish virgins on a wet grass field?
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    Actually they're the same price they were before the closure of WNW was announced. I think the Felixstowe works out to be less than the price on the WNW website after conversion. Then factor in free shipping and it's not so bad.
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    Here's another one Bill Watterson did. To me, they confirm that he must have been a model builder.
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    I was at Great Hobbies in Mississauga, ON yesterday and they had some on the shelf too. So they're still out there. Carl
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    My sister swore I'd hacked her Facebook account as all she got was hobby shop and mountain bike ads in her feed. Carl
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    Some of Dragon's earliest armour kits were re-boxes of Gunze's Hi Tech mixed media kits. They tooled up plastic parts to replace the white metal and PE parts in the original kits, sort of like what they did with the Tri Master plane kits.
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    Bronco armour kits are definitely on the fiddly side. I've started two and yet to finish either one. Or is it three? Maybe try one of the other brands Dennis? My Takom Jagdtiger went together like a dream. It's part of their Blitz line which is supposed to be easier to assemble. Or a more recent Tamiya kit...
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    It would seem to make sense and make things faster to set up but I'd be concerned about the jack pistons getting gunked up with dirt/sand being under the bed all the time.
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    More! I want more!!!
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    That's a bit disappointing about the HGW set. Especially when we're used to their stuff being top quality. Here's the pics of the bottle opener. Here's the two part tool. Mine are covered in overspray so aren't as clean as they could be. With a bottle of paint in the holder. Gunze includes two different styles of serrations to grab the lids. There's even the rectangular slit for the older Gunze bottles with the big tab on top. I have a bunch of those so I found that particularly handy. I've yet to have a bottle that I couldn't open with this tool. Provided it's compatible of course. One other thing I do is save the empty bottles. Once I have a few, I'll take the kids off and soak them in a container with some water and laundry detergent. After a couple days, the paint has usually dissolved and after a quick scrub with a toothbrush I have clean jars for mixing custom colours in. This works on both Mr Color and Tamiya paints.
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    "Hey, check out my new mobile litter box! It's even got AC"
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    Rob, the Gunze opener set includes a silicone rubber cup that holds the glass jar so that it doesn't slip. You put the jar in that and it not only holds the jar from slipping but increases the diameter so it's easier to hold. I'll try to grab of pic of mine when I'm home later from work.
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    I believe I do as well. Either this one or the other Hansa float plane from WNW. One of Ernie's attempts to get me to join the dark side. Carl
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    Rob, Gunze makes a tool for opening their bottles. It works on Tamiya and AK Real Colors as well. https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/m/10064123 I have yet to have a bottle of paint I couldn't open using that tool. I think my LHS has them in stock if you want me to grab you one the next time I'm there. Carl
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    Yeah, what's interesting is that IBG used the same setup on their kit. I wonder if there's a version of the trailer where the jacks do stay attached?
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    It's actually keeping me sane. I really want to start a plane but the last few haven't been that successful. Looking at a plane kit makes me anxious at the moment. For something a bit bigger, I may start on a 1/12 car kit. But we'll see
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    Me too. I've never built a Pz III yet. Closest was a Stug III. Carl
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    Spent some time tonight painting the trailer. First I added some of the kit's PE bits to the top of the trailer . There's six per side and thankfully Thunder moulds an indentation for where they go so it wasn't as painful as I thought it might get. I then gave everything a base coat of dark yellow. This was them oversprayed with Light Stone for some modulation. I then added the blue black splotches and olive drab squiggles. I then took a sponge sanding stick and carefully wet sanded the top deck. I think it's turned out nicely. One thing I noticed in the video is that the jacks aren't kept attached to the trailer as the instructions would have you so I'm going to leave them off. Which isn't a bad thing as they look fairly fragile.
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    I think most of us here remember that cinematic masterpiece from the '80s RoboCop. Anyways, Good Smile Company is going to do a model of the ED-209 from the film. There's been a couple kits previously released of the ED-209 including a large one done in soft vinyl which was a nightmare to try and get to retain its shape. This will be the first one in IM. https://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/9954/MODEROID+ED+209.html With this and the Firefox Mig-31 that came out relatively recently it seems we're finally getting some kits of '80s movie subjects. Maybe a Last Starfighter Gunstar is next. Carl
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