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    I'm hoping to finish the Vosper this coming year as well.
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    Peter, the challenge for me is to just keep going through a build. It's too easy for me to just switch subjects, often for no rhyme or reason.
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    I didn't think I had too many completed builds this year but it looks like I was wrong. In no particular order, here they are Bandai SD-MG Freedom Gundam Tamiya 1/32 F-14A The Final Countdown Bandai 1/1000 UNCF Andromeda with Dreadnought class booster ships. Special Hobby 1/32 CT-133 Mako One Hasegawa 1/72 Regult standard type I started a lot more than these kits so I'll have some projects ready to hit the ground running in the new year.
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    The second leg is glued on now. The sanding sticks help to keep the clamps from slipping off since the T-Rex isn't exactly smooth.
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    Peter, this is going to be an interesting painting exercise that's for sure.
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    Paul, definitely don't use enamels or lacquers on vinyl models as the paint won't dry which you found out. I generally use Tamiya acrylics and haven't had any issues. For filler, I'm using Vallejo putty as it's acrylic. Deluxe Perfect Plastic Putty works too. Hope that helps.
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    Starting over on an old build. Pegasus Models made some excellent dinosaur models out of solid vinyl that I picked up. Unfortunately they needed some fettling with regards to the fit and I botched the first time. I managed to get the legs off and after some time tweaking the joint, I got a much better fit. So first leg is on.
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    Shiny! And purty too!
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    I hear you Rob. Turbos almost seem like a bit of a cheat. Plus aurally, they don't have the scream that a NA engine can have. That's being said, I've always had an addiction for the MP4/4 due to its season record of 15 wins in 16 races which is I guess now overshadowed by this year's Red Bull car with 22 out of 23 wins. As for the Lancia, I agree the white one is a nicer scheme but it was $50 more. As the kit decals have some errors, I figured I would put the difference towards replacement decals.
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    I picked this up today as my LHS had their Boxing Day sale.
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    Veritas are very nice hand tools. I have a couple of their block planes as well. I'm on the fence about the Lotus myself. I'd like to get it but NuNu/Beemax have announce an MP4/4 now so I may get that instead.
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    ...and across the finish line! I might give it a wash to bring out some of the details but paint and assembly are all done. Hopefully Hasegawa decide to do a Gluag command pod in the future.
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    Nice selection of kits you completed there Peter. Great job on all of them too.
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    Thanks for organizing this!
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    I'm so glad ours are past that age. That being said, they're getting close to the one where they'll be asking for the car keys.
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    Cool! I don't know if those are even allowed in Canada.
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    Merry Christmas everyone! Here's what I got. I'll be off to the LHS with the cash portion of my gifts tomorrow.
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    The reason folks buy the Detolf is for the glass and door hardware. They were originally around $50-60 for one so super cheap. Meantime, work on the Regult has progressed nicely. Cockpit pod: Legs are coming together. Now they look like the birds that Sunny occasionally leaves for us at the back door. Or at least parts of the birds...
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    The last bit is the one that so many folks forget. Of course there's always this classic from Road & Track: The caption read: "Good tires," Bob mused, casually lighting a cigarette, "but certainly not great tires."
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    This reminds of the first gen Audi TT. The car came with a donut spare that the spare tire well was sized to fit. A full size didn't fit. So if you got a flat, you had to put the wheel with the flat on the passenger seat. They included a bag to put it in so the seat wouldn't get dirty. No mention on what your passenger was supposed to do though.
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    Will do. My first try was taking two Ikea Detolf display cases and joining them together to make one bigger cabinet plus adding 4 extra shelves. The new one will be similar in width but double the depth. Unfortunately Ikea seems to have recently discontinued the Detolf case but I have two already.
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    Thanks guys! I try to find space where I can for the finished builds. I'm planning to build a new display case in the new year that should hold some of them. But it's definitely getting to be a bit of a challenge.
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    Thanks Chris! The Tomcat intakes are on. It took a bit of clamping. While that was drying, I started hopefully a quick build. Indeed, it's been holding up to that end. The legs are almost done already.
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    Phew, I thought it was that stuff that came in a can and you could spray it on stuff. Do they still make that or is it gone because highly flammable?
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    Sounds like a plan to me.
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