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  1. stitchdup
    Nice looking bug, I particularly like the parcel tray detail, if you hadn't said it was the endzone pattern (not a sport i know) i would have missed it, but its a super cool subtle detail that follows your theme without being overpowering
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    even if revell put a ring of cardboard around the contents would help to give the box edges strength, and make it easier to get the contents in the boxes but i guess that few pennies less is worth it to them even with all of us hating their boxes
  3. stitchdup
    Thats kinda cool, I believe its the last skoda model before vw took them over. While its a different scale, how doea it compare size ways to 24 and 25? I ask because I'm going to have to try and find one if they compare well enough to not look out of place with my other vw family stuff
  4. stitchdup
    I think i know which seller you guys bought from. Starts with a k? I've stopped buying from them after my last order arrived almost flattened. The free shipping is attractive but I prefer to pay and get my kits inside a box instead of wrapped in a thin sheet of cardboard.
  5. stitchdup
    If you know someone that cleans supermarkets, airports or similar with the floor polishing machines, ask them for some of the sealer they apply. Its pretty much just pledge/future and will work the same way. Also the stuff will last much longer as it gets diluted a lot. been a while since i used it but i'm sure it diluted at something like 50-1. Theres loads of brands available and most janitorial supplies or building merchants will have at least one of them at around £30 for 10 or more litres depending on the brand
  6. stitchdup
    Sweet
  7. stitchdup
    I tend to go for the swan morton medical scalpels, box of 100 sterile blades for about 15 quid with a new handle included. I can find exacto blades local but they are 5 quid for 3 and i'm too cheap to pay that
  8. stitchdup
    do you know where the wheels and tyres on the up top are from? they look kinda cool for a bike idea
  9. stitchdup
    very cool
  10. stitchdup
    Its looks like it was made by a company called toy kings in hong kong and imported to the uk by asoa stores. theres also what looks to be 2 other logos, one saying msz and the other a 3d pic of a box with some writting i cant make out. I think it may be one thats more likely to be found under toys than diecasts
  11. stitchdup
    Cool, I'll be following as i recently got one of these so it'll be nice to see if there are any problem areas
  12. stitchdup
    revell vw golf mk2 has some in red. revell porsche junior tractor at least one version of the old tool revell vw bugs monogram 36 ford coupe (maybe more maroon than red) revell escort xr3 italeri volvo f16
  13. stitchdup
    got this cheap from ebay, since nobody make a plastic kit (the lemans car would be awesome) of the bentley I got this cheap diecast. I think it is a little under scale but once its been modded (stance, wheels, brakes and a repaint in black with red interior) it should fit well with the rest of my vw family of builds. the proportions look pretty good to me and the wheels will fit a bug kinda well
  14. stitchdup
    poor pics but some more arrivals today. Who'da thunk it'd be cheaper to buy an american kit from australia than anywhere else so the scirocco was real cheap. After building it once before i now want to build an improved version since i can use the previous build to find the bits i need to pay more attention to. The tractor is just something I wanted as i live in a farming/fishing community so inspiration is everywhere. The mk2 golf was only purchased to save my kamei boxing as its pretty rare and i want to build it. The 2 heb and 56 oval are from bestmodelcarparts on ebay and are much nicer than my pics (going back for the corvair truck soon as I can sorta justify it for my vw collection due to the aircooled and rear engine, lol.
  15. stitchdup
    Appologies for the dark pics but i have a lot of trouble getting pics of white resin so this was the best i could do. I have included a tamiya body with the oval so all the changes can be seen. The heb will be getting a 356 engine from firerods and possibly some highlight model studio bomber seats and scale production 17 inch 356 rims for an outlaw porsche theme
  16. stitchdup
    My hebmuller and 56 arrived today. Great service and fantastic resin too. I will happily recommend it to the vw fans
  17. stitchdup
    more for the vw family stash
  18. stitchdup
    nice to see it builds up into something decent, when i opened the box i was a little taken aback by the contents
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    thanks, i bought it and the oval so now its just waiting for them to arrive
  21. stitchdup
    I can happily agree, their parts are top quality.
  22. stitchdup
    There isn't very much for the british cars. Airtrax do some kits, modelkars did some bodys but they recently closed their website but i have their email address if you need it. ucsp are pretty good at bringing out requested wheels (someone on here requested mk3 golf steels and 2 weeks later he had them in his store) and his resin is very nice. You might also find some wheels at scale production as they do some 60s and 70s race wheels that may also work for lotus. If fujimi or aoshima have ever done a kit with what you need they probably did wheels sets too. You could also try the parts box in australia for parts. It would be easier to answer if we knew what exactly you are looking for
  23. stitchdup
    Theres a few different versions of that kit. I have the desert and europe military versions and they often pop up cheaper than the egg girls versions. Really nice kits and well worth having if you like vws
  24. stitchdup
    If its made by scale production, it might be hard to find. I believe they only make limited numbers of each transkit as theydont stay on their shop for long. To get one of each of their mk3 jetta transkits took me a month of daily searching so if you want these, you need to buy it when you see it. Their resin is really top quality and no thicker than plastic
  25. stitchdup
    Sweet, kinda surprised it wasn't done in plastic before now but that body looks good. I'll be looking forward to getting a couple
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