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    Never noticed that before. The kit ones are flatter compared to the P-40 ones you used. Quite a difference.
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    Is that Andy's Hobby Headquarters? Wheels and Wings got a bunch of kits in as well. Some are still available though https://www.wheelswingsestore.com/products-re-stocked-on-july-22-2020 Scroll down the page a bit to see the list of what came in.
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    It's more like the result of an F-15 and an F-22 having a bit too much fun in the hanger one night.
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    Happy birthday! Lovely looking cake too. Carl
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    Looks mean doesn't it?
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    Really nice there John. AU-J is one I'm hoping to build at some point. Carl
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    There was a video posted last year I think of a woman cleaering the snow off her windshield while driving on the highway in heavy traffic. She was on the 401 which is one of the busiest highways around Toronto.
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    I just found a great video showing them loading a Grant onto a Scammell. Talk about perfect reference material.
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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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