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    Peter, I look forward to your armour build. If you have any questions, I'm sure we'll be able to help out . Carl
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    I followed the decal instructions which showed the Panzer grey in all the chipped spots. Most of these tanks were rebuilt so it made some sense to me and I felt it gave the model a unique look.
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    I finally started work on smoothing out the fuselage seams. It wasn't as bad or difficult as I expected thankfully. I did lose a couple panel lines so I've re-engraved those onto the fuselage. Next up were the rivets. To better see the existing ones, I gave the fuselage a quick panel wash. Carl
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    Thanks Maxim! It's a thin line of putty in the nacelle/wing seam. I needed it on one of them for some reason, probably operator error. Also, thanks for the heads up on the landing light. I'll look out for that when I get there. Carl
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    With the fuselages drying away, I turned my attention to the wings. On the nacelles, one thing I noticed is that the gear doors are engraved at the same depth as the panel lines. I decided to deepen them a bit to make them look like they open. Before: After: I then glued the wing halves together and attached the MLG leg, followed by the nacelles.
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    Thanks Cees! It is a challenge to keep motivated on these big builds that for sure. The encouragement from other members helps a bunch. The last time I tried something similar was on a HK/Tamiya Mossie double build I ended up finishing the HK one but then it suffered a Category A incident and I lost interest in finishing the Tamiya one. It spent a year in purgatory before I got around to completing it. Thanks Martin! No sledgehammer needed.
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    Man, you're just burning through this kit. And doing a great job of it too. Carl
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    I'm the opposite of Martin. I airbrush as much as possible as my brush painting skills have either gone out the window or never made it in the window in the first place. I've even masked off ejection seat pull rings Carl
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    When I use a primer, I use Tamiya as well but from the jar. They sell it in the same square bottles that their cement comes in so there's no need to decant their cans. https://www.tamiya.com/english/products/87096surface/index.htm It also comes in grey. Some folks use Mr Surfacer 1200 as a primer and that comes in several colours including black. Carl
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    Ok, stopped by to see you work your magic on a P-47 but the P-51A should be just as interesting. Carl
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    Nice progress Martin and some fantastic photos too. As for no. 5, I wonder if the cowl is dented or it's the way the paint has faded. Hard for me to tell. Carl
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    I used to go by FM104 almost daily when it was mounted on a column near the Toronto lakefront. The nose crew hatch was open and there was a rope ladder you could climb to go inside. After they found that people were sleeping in the fuselage, they took the ladder down. It'll be nice to see it in one piece again. Carl
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    Those postwar RCAF markings were a great paint scheme on just about any plane they appeared on. Carl
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    Jeff, Harv certainly does know his airbrush cleaner. When ever you're up in Toronto, let me know and we can compare vintages. Carl
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    Looks great there Pete. Masks really are the only way to go for such large markings. Carl
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    Thanks to a suggestion from Harvey, these have found their way to next to my workbench. Don't worry, they won't be used for cleaning out the airbrush. Carl
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    A lovely addition to your collection John. Carl
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    Thanks Peter! It's nice being able to switch it up subject wise from time to time. If you want to try an armour kit, any of the new Tamiya kits are great. Or build one of the Asuka Shermans. They're fantastic kits and go together so nicely. Carl
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    Man, that's quite the oilcanning effect. Glad to see that they're taking them out the proper way and not just bondo-ing everything. Carl
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    I hear you on that one Ernie. Maybe we should do what this couple did: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/we-re-always-taking-chances-b-c-couple-buys-massive-unfinished-saskatchewan-mansion-1.4864117 Supposedly the garage is 2700 sq ft alone. Carl
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    Great work so far James. The thinned wall panel is so much better looking. Carl
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    Happy birthday Harv! Carl
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    Looks great Tony. Carl
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    Glad to see you're back Peter. Not so glad to hear about the injuries but at least you're getting them looked after and be on the mend. I saw some of the pics you took in Maine on the other thread and they make it easy to understand why you go. Carl
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    Thanks Peter and Jeff. This is probably my favourite photo from the trip. It has my wife, our oldest son ( 3 1/2 at the time)and her dad walking along the tracks at the base of the canyon. That's the train we rode in on in the background. Carl
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