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Tamiya Ford Sierra XR4i - 1985 seems to be the only release. The Tamiya Volvo 850s. 1995 is the only release for these beauties. 850 Turbo Estate 850 BTCC Estate 850 BTCC Sedan AMT 1966 Mercury Comet Cyclone - I believe this was only done once, then irreversibly modified into other kits.

Oh, and this is the only late front end kit I've seen. https://whitechocolate124.com/product/vw-t3-t25-big-bumpers/ I have some of his other VW transkits, and they are excellent. Will be getting this one eventually.

I'm not aware of any resin transkits for this one, and I've been looking for ages for one. Having said that, it is available to 3D print. I have the files, but haven't gotten around to printing it just yet. The files look really good though. https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/volkswagen-t3-transporter-pickup-doble-cab-1979

Personally, I would apply the decals then apply a very light mist coat of clear, then when that's dry, clear it as normal.

Been a while, so here's a picture dump. Fellow Star Wars nerds will get it... For the metal nerds like me...

I'd definitely consider the files for printing if you made them available.

First snowfall of the season overnight. I'm one of those weirdos that likes winter. It's only an inch or so, and the temps today will be warm enough that it will all be melted later today, but it's a start. Glad I put up the Christmas lights on Saturday when it was warm! Will turn them on around the end of November.

First snow of the season overnight. And of course, even though it's only an inch of snow, that will be fully melted by lunchtime, there were three vehicles in the ditch this morning on my commute to work. My commute is 7 minutes long, and the highway portion is all of 5km/3miles. And of course, even though we've been reminding people for literally weeks, and the tire shops have been reminding people and advertising since August; the snow is a total surprise to everyone ?, and the lineup outside of our service department of people that need their winters tires installed today is ridiculous. Ugh, never changes.

But she NEEDS those. The models are just silly toys. ?

Was an awesome couple of weeks! My parents moved here to Canada in '68 after they got married. Growing up, we'd go back every few years to visit. And then once my sis and I were moved out, my parents went every year to visit. I hadn't been back since 1990. Mum is getting up there and isn't sure how much longer she'll be able to fly. Her sis is 81 and has dementia. The rest of my aunts and uncles are all getting older too. So we decided to go back while everyone was still there, and while mum could. Stayed in Beenham for a few days while visiting family near Reading. Then a few days in Burley, visiting family and friends in Lyndhurst. Then a few days in Boscastle, where my uncle and aunt are living. Back to the Southampton area, staying in Chilworth. Lots of family here, so we spent quite a bit of time here. Then Chertsey to round out the trip. Made sure to do a lot of tourist stuff too. Beaulieu Stonehenge Port Isaac. Mum was excited for these, as she really likes the Doc Martin tv show, which is filmed here. Durdle Door Lulworth Castle Tintagel Castle Drago Castle Corfe Castle Went on the Hythe Ferry, just to say we did. Went to the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle, which was interesting. Did a lot of exploring in towns and villages, just looking at things. Found a couple of good hobby shops of course! AC Models in Eastleigh had a nice selection. Found a couple of kits I've never seen here. Addlestone Model Centre was great. Found a couple of more kits here. Again, things that would be somewhat hard to find here.

No, we didn't head into London at all. We stayed in Chertsey because it was pretty close to Heathrow. Our flight left at around 9am, so we wanted to stay relatively close to the airport that last night so that we didn't have to get up too early! Well...was still pretty early, but if we were still in Burley or Boscastle, we would have had to be up much earlier!

What a great looking build! Again, grey with dark red is a classic choice. It just goes so perfectly together.

Yeah, I spent a day at Brooklands, and a little bit of time across the road at Mercedes Benz World. We were staying in Chertsey for a few days, so were only about 10-15 minutes from there. Brooklands was awesome. Really enjoyed the London Bus Museum portion. And did the Concorde experience too,which was neat. Wandering around that spares event, I had that exact thought. That I could literally buy everything I needed to build one from scratch. Frames, suspensions, drivetrain, every body part, every interior part. Getting it all home on the plane might have been challenging!

I was in England earlier this month. Sent home a postcard put it in a post box Monday AM. My wife texted me on Thursday, and they had received it already. From a postbox in Beenham to our kitchen in Stony Plain, AB in 4 days. Yet somehow my copies of MCM take 8-10 weeks.

Wish I had seen this post when I was in the UK the last couple of weeks! Will see if I can track down a local postcard. ?

That just screams "late 80s!" Awesome!

Yup! Did that on day 2 of my trip. Happened to coincide with the MG 100 celebration, so I have a ridiculous number of pics of MGs. And of course the museum pics. And the Abbey, and the estate. The carshows there are so much different than here. For one, it's mostly cars I never see here. Second, it was a cloudy day that was threatening rain, and there were still a couple of hundred cars. Around here, if it looks like rain, people won't bring their cars to a show. I guess they melt if they get wet? If it's sunny, there will be a few hundred at most shows. If it looks like rain, maybe 50. I attended a show in May. Last year was sunny and had just over 100 vehicles. This year was cloudy and chilly, and didn't even have 20 show up. And half of those left early. I talked to a lot of people, especially the ones that had a story with their cars, where they could talk about the car's history. You don't see that much here. The closest you see are Corvette guys trying to explain why their car is super rare. "Look, it's the only yellow convertible with automatic, handling package, and rain sensing wipers that was built in July of 2016. It's a 1 of 1!"

Exactly. There's something in the forum software that's causing these glitches. And it seems to be different for everyone, which is what makes this so frustrating. There isn't one specific thing to try and fix.

I have been trying to be good about not buying a lot of kits lately. I think I only picked up 2, maybe 3 new kits all summer. But then I saw two dirt cheap old kits at a garage sale, and those came home with me. So it was maybe 5 all summer. And then I went to England, and came home with 4 that I haven't seen here. *sigh* At least I'm being a little more sensible, and I am doing my best to not start anything new until I clear a few old builds from the bench. I think I have 12 or 13 that have been started and are in various stages of completion.

Not really an irk, but... We have a 2016 Kia Soul. This is a car that was my dad's, and mum officially passed it down to us for my daughter. She's 16 and learning to drive. Anyway, while I'm refurbishing wifey's Volvo, she's been using the Soul. While I'm in England, day two, I get a text. "The Soul is making a weird noise from the back every time I brake." Ugh. So yesterday we did the brakes. Front and rear rotors, and new pads all around. Rears were metal on metal. Spending money like an adult sucks. ?

This is the frustrating part. There is no rhyme nor reason to what bugs are affecting people. I have issues that Xingu isn't having at all. And I've tried both Chrome and Edge with no success. Anyway, board updates are coming, and these issues are just temporary.

Yup. I'll be picking up one of these.

That's pretty awesome!

Whatever issues you had, you definitely overcame them! That looks fantastic.

The abstract minimalism...the use of negative space...the bold absence of colour...does it get any better than this? Seriously though, there is so much terrific artwork out there. I wish modern kits would try a little harder. I appreciate the new AMT Bronco. It's a fantastic kit. But could they not have had some proper artwork done, instead of just a stock colour photo? Look at Revell. They're doing it right with their new releases. Zippi posted some good examples when he started this thread. Some beautiful artwork there. Seriously, they should market these and release them as posters or puzzles. I think they'd sell really well. But then...AMT has a history of questionable box art choices. Sure gets me excited. For art though, it's really hard to beat the military kits.