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The model itself has been done for a while, just waiting for the display case to arrive , to keep it dust free. The overall impression of the subscription is very good ; troublesome areas were the exhaust, especially getting the tips aligned and farther up into the bodywork, and the final steps of mounting the front and rear sections together, I highly recommend using lots of painters blue tape to protect the windows and paintwork during these last few steps, and having an assistant wouldn;t be a bad idea either. Modifications were limited to adding PE clamps to the plumbing, wiring to the ignition coils, airbrushing the interior to tone down the gloss, and spacers for the front wheels to get them out near the fender edges. The Deag case is HUGE and the graphics are tampoed on the inside, I'm very pleased with it, and to me it was worth the expense; all that's left is the engraved plaque to arrive. Sorry for the dark photos, but light reflections during the day looked much worse;   
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Very nice Eagle, is this from Japan? I didnt realise this build was already finished somewhere.
The case looks beautiful and reall tops the model off nicely, can you adivce how much the case was
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 Stunning looking build Eagle  Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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Wow. This looks great. I wish I could get this one here. 
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Joined: 06/03/2015 Posts: 18 Points: 57 Location: New York USA
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WOW!! I have this ordered and have received 8 deliveries so far, trying to wait so once I start I can keep going.
However after seeing your build, that is getting harder to do. Your Countach looks incredible, and I love the display case.
Great job and thanks for the moto photos for the rest of us!!
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jquest64 wrote:WOW!! I have this ordered and have received 8 deliveries so far, trying to wait so once I start I can keep going.
However after seeing your build, that is getting harder to do. Your Countach looks incredible, and I love the display case.
Great job and thanks for the moto photos for the rest of us!! I am building this one myself and can imagine how difficult it is to refrain from making a start, it's an awesome build
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Joined: 14/10/2014 Posts: 1,715 Points: 5,087 Location: Leicester england uk
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Hi now at looks great.gives us across the pond in the UK.something to really look forward to, as we fair way behind on subscriptions, case sets it off a treat to.hope they do case for us in UK.thanks for sharing.cheers mick. Builds hms victory, suzuki gsx 1300 R hayabusa, honda C B 750, lamborghini countach L P 500 S, tamiya 1/16 rc full option tiger 1 tank,
built, Mclaren M P 4 - 23. Occre london tram,
Stash.airfix 1/24 mosquito. Diag Virginia schooner, tamiya 1/6 honda 750, tamiya 1/35 famo, tamiya 1/35 flak 88.
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Joined: 30/01/2013 Posts: 4,604 Points: 13,607 Location: Monmouthshire UK
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Very nice, Eagle Certainly gives the current builders a lot to look forward to!
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Nice build and she looks sweet in the case Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Rank: Pro Groups: Registered
Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 230 Points: 657 Location: Northeast USA
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Thank you all for the compliments; it was indeed a Japanese subscription that I was able to have a friend purchase and ship to me. I can't say enough about the display case, the graphics ,the optical clear acrylic and overall display presence , I can't walk by this without stopping to admire it.
I would LOVE for DeAg to produce a Muira or '62 Ferrari 250GTO to accompany this beauty.
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Rank: Beginner Level 2 Groups: Registered
Joined: 14/09/2015 Posts: 11 Points: 36 Location: Plymouth, UK
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This looks gorgeous in that case! As a number of people have said they would llike it too. I thought i would ask the question that a moderator could answer! But will they? Is there any chance of this being made available to uk subscribers? As the model progresses it will now get bigger, a local company to me in plymouth will supply me with a bespoke led lit display case which looks amazing but costs three times the cost of the japan price of a deagostini countach display case. I am loathed to pay the import duty on a genuine deagostini case. but even then its 1/3 the price of led lit case. But now (if pack 13 ever arrives) the model will start to grow in size and should begin to be displayed in the display case designed for it.
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We are hoping to make the Countach display case available to purchase via the online shop, towards the end of the colection
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Rank: Pro Groups: Registered
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Tomick; Will the display case be available for us USA builders as well?
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Hopefully yes, but depends on a number of things which are yet to be agreed
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Rank: Beginner Level 2 Groups: Registered
Joined: 14/09/2015 Posts: 11 Points: 36 Location: Plymouth, UK
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Hi, as it seems we are not going to be getting this case in the uk, does anyone have any idea of the dimensions for it? I will get one made for me locally and can guess at length and width but have no idea yet on height with doors open. Any help appreciated, thanks.
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Rank: Pro Groups: Joined: 24/08/2009 Posts: 48,051 Points: -13,308
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Correct, it's not going to be available for the UK or USA. Eagle should be able to provide the dimensions for you as he has got one, see post #1. As mentioned elsewhere, a self assembly display case will shortly be made available.
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Joined: 13/02/2017 Posts: 77 Points: 230 Location: Liverpool UK
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Eagle wrote:The model itself has been done for a while, just waiting for the display case to arrive , to keep it dust free. The overall impression of the subscription is very good ; troublesome areas were the exhaust, especially getting the tips aligned and farther up into the bodywork, and the final steps of mounting the front and rear sections together, I highly recommend using lots of painters blue tape to protect the windows and paintwork during these last few steps, and having an assistant wouldn;t be a bad idea either. Modifications were limited to adding PE clamps to the plumbing, wiring to the ignition coils, airbrushing the interior to tone down the gloss, and spacers for the front wheels to get them out near the fender edges. The Deag case is HUGE and the graphics are tampoed on the inside, I'm very pleased with it, and to me it was worth the expense; all that's left is the engraved plaque to arrive. Sorry for the dark photos, but light reflections during the day looked much worse; Hello Eagle Great case! I'm looking to get one made for my brother-in-law's birthday to display his Countach. Can you tell me what the total height is with the doors open? Happy modelling
Alec
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