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I was my LHS today and they had close to a dozen cans of Tamiya red oxide primer. Quite possibly the last ones in the country as Tamiya spray cans got banned by Health Canada last year. There was a similar quantity of Mr Surfacer in red oxide too. I wish there was a way to ship them to you, if have picked some up. Carl

An excellent looking MaK build. Carl

The Thunder Models Scammell Pioneer is a nice kit. The fit is better than this one and it's just as detailed. Thunder Models also does the Ward La France wrecker I mentioned previously. The Tamiya 1/14 trucks are impressive too. I saw a built up Heavy Wrecker in Hong Kong and that has some presence. I've got the Tamiya Bruiser in the stash, my Grail RC kit. It has a metal ladder chassis, actual leaf springs and a 3 speed transmission.

More work done on the Diamond T. Rear suspension is done except for the linkages. I decided now was a good time to make sure things are square and did a test fit of the wheels. I have the resin ones but they're just copies of the kit wheels with no additional detail so probably not worth the money.

I remember building the original M2 release with the interior. Don't recall a motorized version either. The updated ODS one looks nicely detailed. Same with Handsy.

Isn't that a missile?

It's the Mirror Models Diamond T. I have the Thunder Models La France wrecker in the stash as well.

It's definitely not small, especially since it's 1/35.

I've finally got to spend some time at the bench after getting back from our big family trip. I'm continuing to work on the Diamond T wrecker. Definitely not an easy kit but for some reason, I'm still enjoying my time working on it. The front suspension is together. I used some 0.3 mm brass rod to make the steering posable. The rear bogies are almost done. I've lost track of how many parts there are here but it's a silly number. The bogies pivot for the moment but once the linkages get fitted, it'll be locked in place. I might use some brass rod and make it posable as well. We'll see. Here's an overview of the chassis so far.

Nice start there Dave. What's the red tool in the upper left of the photo? By the colour, I'm presuming it's made by Dspiae. Carl

I voted for the CF-100.

It's a fantastic looking build Martin. You've done a great job on it and blazed a trail for others to follow. But then what would the Red Baron fly???

The chipping looks good to me.

You're making great progress over several kits there Dave.

That's a lot of detail inside the fuselage. Nicely done too.

Just don't shake the box too hard or you might end up with a completed kit.

Oh wow, a blast from the past. I had a copy of this and played it regularly in high school.

Nice progress there. I've been looking at Pershing kits and have been leaning towards the Super Pershing. I know Tamiya does one and HobbyBoss has a couple. It's the Firefly for me. Especially the ones used by the Canadians covered with extra track for armour. Close second would be the Israeli M51 with its 105mm gun.

I'd buy it!!

Thankfully that looked like an easy fix. I don't think that I've ever added an antenna wire to my models so you're still one up on me.

The Supra looks great. Hard to tell it's a first try. Carl

Some nice looking models there Dave. Thanks for sharing the pics.

The weathering looks great. I'm loving the unevenness of it, makes it so much more natural like you pointed out.

Guess Pip thought it was tasty.

The one I built as a teen hung from my bedroom ceiling until it bumped into several pillows when my visiting cousins decided to have a pillow fight in my room. I wasn't too thrilled about that. The first kit I tried to do engraved panel lines on.