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    Actually,I was just plugging away while we were discussing sprue cutters. Got the hull gun mount started.
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    I found a picture of a Grant on a trailer with only tracks on one side, missing drive sprocket and front bogie. So in that case, I would be almost half down with the tracks. I'm up to 20 links now.
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    It's a nice feeling finding a kit one's been looking for. Carl
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    And I'm up to 16 links done now.
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    Working on the rear hull. The exhausts and deflector plates are multipart. So a couple seams to clean up but easily done with a quick film of CA and some sanding. Slowly adding the hull sides. Again, with a quick cleanup along the edges, the fit has been good.
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    I've started on the hull of the Grant. It's a plate style assembly rather than a tub. The detail is really good. I found that some of the edges need a thorough cleanup as there are faint mould seams lines that can interfere with a good fit. Once they're cleaned up though, the fit is great. Miniart offer the kit with a full interior as well so there's detail on both sides of the hull panels. I used some clamps to keep things tight while the glue dried. Here's the final drive assembly. Some nice cast detail too.
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    Thanks for the update Ernie. Glad to hear that Karim and his family are safe. The devastation there is unreal. Carl
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    I started work on the frame. The details that Thunder Models has included are impressive. They've also for the most part kept ejector pin marks to a minimum. While at the LHS, I ordered some figures that I hope will work with the trucks and trailer. As a result, I decided to start on the cargo with the funnest part: Individual link tracks. Each one is 3 pieces. If you careful enough and have a decent set of sprue nippers, you can almost get away without having to do any further cleanup. So far, I've got 8 links done. So 10% of one track. It's going better than I thought.
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    Thanks Steve! It's mint chip which the boys aren't that fond of so more for me!
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    Phil, I was told by my mom (mine, not hers) at our wedding that there were no returns or exchanges. She was happy to finally be rid of me (just kidding) and gets along so well with her parents that this was a done deal. As for what I got at the shop, nothing terribly exciting: But things that I needed so there you go. Carl
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    Thanks Vandy!
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    Thanks Jeff! Change in plans. Sue has banished me to the LHS. I'm not to come back until I've spent some money. Talk about a tough situation.
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    Thanks Bill and Phil! Looking forward to some bench time today and as for cake, it's an ice cream one so won't be able to have too much.
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    Nice review Jeroen. I've been picking up these paints since they came out. I've got maybe 45 bottles so far. Gunze in Canada is a challenge to find so these are replacing these paints in my supplies like yourself. One thing though. The AFV colours are a flat finish and it's only the Air ones that have a satin finish. Not sure why they did that. Carl
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    Thanks Harv! Carl
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    That looks great. I'll second Hubert's query as to the availability date. Carl
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    My boys have each got a Tamiya RC buggy that they helped assemble. My oldest recently wanted to get an RC monster truck to go with it. I was fixing the steering on his buggy and while going through my spare parts, I found some rear hub extenders. Meant for slightly bigger buggy tires, they're the same drive hex size as the rear tires from that VW Bus I posted earlier. Well, that led to seeing I'd I get the fronts on. Which meant new front steering arms with longer axles. Which led to longer tie rods for the steering. Here's the end result. Edward's stock buggy is on the right with Findlay's monster buggy on the left. Otherwise, they're identical. Edward wants the same thing now is the only problem. They're both currently using a smaller 380 size electric motor. I might switch the one in Findlay's to a 540 to help compensate for the bigger tires. Carl
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    Meantime, I got a bit more done on the Scammell. There was an article on Perth Military Modeling on how to make the Scammell have working steering. I decided to give it a try. First step is to drill through the tie rod ends and the king pins. I then inserted a 0.5mm brass rod into the tie rod. Next step is to drill through the leaf spring and C-hubs so you can install a longer pivot on the top of the hub. The reason you need the longer upper pivot is that the fenders turn with the front wheels. This way, you can attach them to the pivot and they'll turn in sync with the wheels. Here's everything assembled with the front subframe. And it worked!
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    I was watching them the other day. The crews in the film really do make it look easy. But I guess that's what all their training did for them. Rob, thanks for the link to those figures. I'm also looking at Resicast as they make several accessory sets for the Scammell.
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    The biggest issue with the kit is the wings. The airfoil shape is wrong and doesn't have the correct profile for a Davis wing. It's not an easy fix but Iain on LSP has been working on a mod. Not an error per se but the engines are very simplified. The cowl opening isn't that big though so that may or may not bother you. Vector had just announced resin engines and cowls. But it's almost as much as I paid for my kit... There may be some nose shape issues with the D but I'm not sure about that. For the J kit, the turrets on early releases were completely frosted. This has been fix on subsequent releases. They are also spilt vertically and the seam can be quite visible. That being said, there's an RFI on here where the builder used the kit turrets and they look fine to me. The MLG uses ABS plastic inserts for support. Aerocraft makes brass ones if you want to be safe and not have a gear collapse. I'm sure there's more but that's what I know of. Carl
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    I bought the J version from Lucky Model with their cheap surface shipping. It came out to less than $100 at the time but I had to wait a couple months for it to arrive. I felt that at that price, I could live with the faults My plan is to not go overboard and just add a minimal amount of AM, mostly Master barrels and Eduard PE for the cockpit. Carl
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    Back to my Scammell, I washed the resin tires and have started on the paint for them. I then started work on the tractor itself. I began with the engine. It seemed to be a bit more complex than I would have expected but the detail is really good. The engine has a bunch of the hydraulic lines on it and there's even PE linkages I have yet to add. The instructions tell you to connect it to the rad at this point but I think I'll wait until the frame is ready before I take that step.
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    I found the first part of that video. This one shows a Scammell going cross country and seeing the suspension move through its articulation is kinda cool. There's also some great shots of the engine and the plumbing Here's the final one.
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    Really nice John. I much prefer the slightly weathered look too. Carl
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    As a slight variation on this, try Tamiya X20A thinner. It's their acrylic thinner. I've used it on thicker decals like Tamiya and Bandai kit decals with great success. It won't attack lacquer or enamel paints either. At least not in my experience. I used it on my Millennium Falcon build a little while back. All the coloured and dark grey panels are decals.
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