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My Meng 350, A Painfull Build


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The kit was excellent and the building experience was fantastic. My walking has a lot to be desired. I bought this kit off ebay from China for $48.00 including shipping. It was waiting for me when I got home from NNL East. I let it sit for a week before I painted it. I painted it Testors Royal Blue Pearl lacquer with Tamiya Clear Blue top coat. The clear blue really brings out a blue luster that is incredible. The windows were tinted with Tamiya's Smoke and the interior was painted with Tamiya's Flat Wood Plank. All paint was done out of Rattle Cans. I listened to all the problems with the window and tail light bezel's, so the build was a breeze. The tires are from Tamiya's Land Cruiser.

I had to take a break on the build for some knee surgery. The kit was down stairs and I thought I was OK to do stairs, I was wrong. The new knee gave out, fell down the stairs, screwed up the new knee and torn both rotators cuffs. I did what any true moderler would do, Cried like heck and then tried to figure out how to get the truck and myself upstairs before my wife got home and figured out what an idiot I am. Took an hour and a half, but I did it. Wife knew right away. 2 PRP's for each shoulders and a lot of work on the new knee and being banned from the basement for a year, isn't too bad :blink: . I had enough time to finish the truck. I did misplace the decal sheet though.

I hope you enjoy this build more the me,

Al

BTW I am walking again and am going to my club meeting tomorrow night (no stairs)

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wow man Incredible build, even more incredible story!! makes me want to move away from the townhome i'm in, we have stairs!! :blink:

If it makes you feel any better I have fallen twice within the last 2 weeks!! 2 weeks ago there was a sudden rain spell from nowhere whilst i was replaceing glass in a dodge Ram Dually I was walking around the side of my van to go get in and drive down the hil to where i moved the truck to and WHOOP down I went very painfull and very muddy! still finished the day out....... then last week I was using a tree for shade, and naturally guess the tree wanted to see a glass technician fall and jutted up one of its roots!! lol down I went bouncing off the side of the little security smart car lookin thing next to where i was working! i felt silly probly far less pain then what you've got

Get better, build more models!!

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