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  1. If its the really nice metranga merc, I believe it was mastered by Rik Hoving but I could be wrong
  2. There a revell model a roadster on amazon for $425 at the moment, and only $75 shipping to the uk. Not as extreme as the previous examples though
  3. I'm glad it made sense, I know some thing s can get lost between American English and British English
  4. Thanks, I might have to get a couple of them now to go with the tamiya versions
  5. I've tried it to hold glass in and while it doesn't seem to fog the glass, it does need to go on a rough surface for a mechanical bond so I wouldn't use to glue glass directly, But if the glass has an overlap on the body that is hidden from the exterior you can run a bead of it along the edge of the glass onto the scuffed up body with just enough over the edge to hold the glass in place. Think of those little triangle sticker things you get to hold photo corners and you'll maybe get the method I'm trying to explain
  6. Has anyone else noticed how many of his items have pics bumpers etc, but are sold as body only in the title?
  7. Is the audi a rebox of the tamiya version? I dont recall italeri or esci doing one
  8. A few early aoshima club racer versions seem to be listed on some auction site with pe but I cant tell from the pics what it includes. There are 3 there just now and you may have better eyesight than me. Put .co.uk instead of com for the auction site
  9. In scotland today this car was stopped driving on one of the main roads
  10. The biggest stock rims for a mini were 13s on the last few coopers but 12 is probably the most common. If its a tamiya mini there are upgrades available from japan of some very nice period dunlop slicks. If you can find some, the minilights from the recent italeri are also pretty good and the slicks are pretty easy to fit on the drum sander dremel tool and sand down to the size you need. If your stuck I may have an extra set left over
  11. This was built from an italeri cattleman kit that was missing some parts such as the passenger door. A kind gentleman on another forum donated me a spare cab and hood so parts from it were used. The crane is from one of the italeri accesory sets. Apart from the decking and crane it is mostly box stock. The paint is a weathering experiment but works better from a distance than in the pics. I still need to do some dirtying of the window but its something I'm not too sure about
  12. I've been doing some image searches this morning to form a plan. I knew from the start that it was going to have an unusal load and had an idea of the direction. I have now found some decent reference pics and here is the plan. Note this is not my pic and I neglected to save the photographers name so if it is yours please let me know so I can credit you. Conveniently this truck is also a MAN, but a much later model than that I am building. I plan for mine to look like its on its second or third owner with maintenance done but slightly rough looking. I haven't decided on colours yet but probably something from the mid 80s.
  13. That looks pretty good together, maybe a set of 1/24 rims and tyres would mask the scale differences between the 2 a little more, since the width and height aren't too bad looking
  14. I've seen people tape a sheet of sandpaper (whichever grade you normally use) to a flat surface, then slowly rolling the model forwards, but pushing it sideways at the same time, at slight angle from straight, (15degrees should do) to get the wheels turning but with enough friction to let the sandpaper do its thing. Of course this method will only work if the wheels turn. If the wheels dont turn a fine sanding stick and some careful masking of any areas nearby to protect the paint from any damage should work, you could also try a bit of new scotchbrite or sandpaper loosely wrapped around the tyre with an little extra for holding onto and not too tight so it can be moved
  15. Not part of game but I'd buy that
  16. Nice looking bird, if you cant fix the steering wheel you could always pose the wheels turning
  17. My sister works for the ambulance service, and tonight she came home from work 6 hours early with a black eye cos some dirty junkie attacked her while she was saving ITS friends life. Took me ten minutes to find out where IT hangs out and who with. I'm no psychic but i dont need a crystal ball to see pain in ITS future
  18. Some of my albums have a little scratching in them, the 37 linciln one probably has the most but I'm not at the level of the other folks on here https://www.flickr.com/photos/111449995@N04/albums
  19. The guys very ill from my understanding. A website is the last thing he'll be thinking about. Instead of all the criticism, send him some good wishes, you never know, the support may help the healing knowing there are people he has never met that care
  20. Nicely done build especially for a 5 year old, the pride on his face is plain to see
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