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stitchdup

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  1. if you have a set of micro drills, one size will be the same as paperclips and they are much cheaper than styrene
  2. I know i've got a pic of a set painted to look like cookies, but i cant find it to post (but since i have nearly 50,000 vw golf pics thats no surprise)
  3. no offence taken, but here you go
  4. Theres a curbside kit out there by mitsuawa, but i wouldn't reccomend it. the interior panels are too short for the kit, and nothing really fits very well. I had to do a lot of sanding on the body to get it to look more like a golf
  5. I got them from ascp on ebay, they are really nice. they do 2 sizes, 14 and 17 inch. They are acurate scale and slightly smaller than the same size aoshima wheels. this is the 14 inch version, i think they look a little undersize on the revell golfs but the 17 would be better. I've included a pic of them under a hasegawa vw to show the size a little better
  6. For larger fills I've been using gold topstop from simoniz, its a finegrain 2 part automotive filler that comes in litre size tins. For pinholes i've been using 3m green spot putty from a tube. For gaps that have nothing behind them i used acrylic finger nail filler with the 5 minute activator but it really smells strong so Im doing some practice with white milliput since it has much less fumes and does a similar job, and is also much easier to sand down. For now though since i'm stick away from home i'll be using humbrol filler but it can be very hit and miss sometimes
  7. Another thing i just remembered about the side coves, when i did mine i tried to fill the gaps afterwards but in reflection I would have been better adding the plastic before i stuck them on. It was a pain trying to get them right and would have saved a lot of cussing if I had done it first. It still works the way i did it, it would just have worked better doing it first
  8. The meng kits are impressive, even the boxes they come in are among the boes quality i've seen in kits. Revell could learn a lot from meng when it comes to the packaging.
  9. there an h1 hummer too, it looks pretty good. I still need to get the jeep
  10. I've got a very similar build in my unfinished pile. I did a slice at the lower corners of the window so i could pull the pillars into line, I think i sliced about 5mm (maybe less its been unfinished a while) into the corners at about 45 degress. I didn't cut the top either, but i leaned the entire rear forward, but it may have only worked for me as i sectioned the body too. I really need to dig it out and finish it. I put it back in the box after the pillars broke at the rear so if you do a little reinforcing to the back of them you can avoid that pitfall as the fit was very tight on mine. I hope this helps sorry the pics are poor but hopefully you can see how i avoided cutting the roof
  11. That looks sweet, and very current in your styling choices. Very nice paint too
  12. Awesome build, my first field car was a mk2 escort and while i'm more into vws now i would love another mk2 and im no fussy about body style
  13. meng did the f350 superduty crewcab also. Its a pretty nice kit but seems hard to find now.
  14. I've been a fan of bisimoto since they did the mini van, and its kinda cool to see an electric car i would like to own.
  15. Some rwb porsches if your into that sorta thing:- https://stickydiljoe.com/2020/03/14/nostalgic-2days-a-visit-to-rwb-chrncls-vlog-2020-12/
  16. along with a wide selection of plastic strips, tools and some bug fender skirts this camaro arrived. it wont let me post the pic but its the amt 2017 in yellow
  17. Its very different here, we are supposed to excercise close to home and can only do so for an hour a day. If we were to drive somewhere for a reason that isn't work, essential food or medical reasons we can be fined for it. The police are enforcing it but as you say differnet countries have different methods so who knows who has it right
  18. Looks pretty cool, to update the post just go to the bottom and hit reply in the comments box the same as you would when commenting on another post
  19. Looking forward to the rabbit, i keep missing them when i bid and i need one to use my teddy bears on
  20. That looks like a nice piece
  21. after removing batteries
  22. Thats sweet, i was planning to do something similar to mine
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