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    The stickers, err decals are on. I tried something different. Instead of a setting/solvent solution, I oversprayed the decals with Tamiya Flat clear lacquer right after their application. So far there's no silvering and they seem to conforming really well. Oddly though, the flat clear is more semi gloss so I may need a second coat.
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    Thanks Rob! The weathering will probably be gentle. I'll have to see how well I can pull it off.
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    Thanks BC! The M51 is shorter than the M4A4/ Sherman V which was the longest Sherman variant. It should be the same length as most other Shermans including your E8, gun barrel notwithstanding. Those are my pair of HK B-25s. Besides never getting involved in a land war in Asia (), the only other piece of advice I have is don't try to build a pair of medium bombers at the same time.
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    A bit more progress over the last couple of days. I got all the on vehicle tools painted and installed. There's a couple more small bits before a final coat of paint and then decals. Here's a pic comparing it to the British Firefly.
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    Thanks! I think that's why I like Fireflys so much. The regular 75mm just looks so tiny Could go either way. It's like the old hot rodders who would stuff the biggest engine in the small car they could.
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    Thanks Gaz! Thanks! That was temporary I assure you. I needed the space for the pic.
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    "Wolverines!!!" Thanks Scott! You're right about how much space this sucker is going to take up when done. I'll have to figure something out at that point.
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    Wow, those cockpit mods look great. Bill, what size C channel did you use for the pilot floor struts? Carl
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    Thanks for explaining what needs to be done to improve the fit James. Makes for less hair pulling by us mortals. Carl
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    Thanks Jeff! I've been tempted to start another but should wait until I have a bit of the backlog done.
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    Ok, I've painted the rubber bands and installed them. There's a seam that runs along the bottom edge of the turret so after gluing the halves together, I scraped it down and stippled on some Mr Surfacer to restore the cast texture. A quick coat of paint and a sneak peak at what she'll look like.
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    Built this one a few years ago using the 1/48 Monogram kit. I think it's still at my parents' house. Shark mouth and tiger stripes. Just about perfect.
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    The conversion really doesn't fit in with the quality of the rest of the kit as you both pointed out. It is disappointing that's for sure. Especially when you consider that for the Do-335 two seater, they made the parts there in injection plastic. Also, I don't know if you've checked but I think the nose gear door contour doesn't match the new nose section.
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    Sounds good. If you need spares, I have two kits in the stash as back up.
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    You forgot they're working on a glass table. Thankfully at least one of them is using a cutting mat.
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    I'm with Harv on this one.
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    I have no clue. I would say my wife but that might get me shot.
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    If you have them open, I think it'll work. I agree on the vac canopies lacking detail of any kind. Which is a real shame considering the detail of the base kit. Carl
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    I've been pretty good the last few years about not starting too many at once. This time I just couldn't help myself. At the moment, I have the following on/near the bench: - 2 HK B-25 J Mitchells - Tamiya Spitfire IX - ZM He-219 - Trumpeter Mi-24V - Hasegawa FW190 A8 - Takom Leopard C2 - Bronco M24 Chaffee - Italeri LCM3 - Tamiya M51 I really just wanted something I could knock out and be done. Which is why I'm leaving out the AM. The single colour helps a long way in that regard too.
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    This will be fun to watch. Carl
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    Thanks Martin! There something about these upgunned Shermans that is so appealing.
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    I then started on assembling the lower hull. I'm going to use the rubber band tracks that came with the kit for now. I can always swap them out later if it feel like I want the torture.
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    So I started with the lower hull. Oddly, Tamiya placed all the ejector pins on the outside of the hull plates. So some putty and sanding were in order. Then it was cleanup of the seams on the numerous road wheels. I've picked up some reverse action paint clips. These grab stuff from inside versus the usual outside. Time for paint!
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    Well it seems I have a bad case of squirrelitis as I've pulled yet another kit out of the stash and I'm, started it. The plan is to do it OOB and just get her done from start to finish. Well, that's the plan. Carl
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    It's not my bench nor is it a bench even but here's our living room coffee table: The boys didn't want to wait for me to make space on my bench so they appropriated this instead. And immediately made it look like my bench. The Mossies from Martin are in there somewhere. Carl
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