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Thanks Phil, yes it will be rather sorry for itself, very worn and dirty! 
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Now that looks impressive, can't wait to see it dirtied up.
Graeme
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That howitzer looks fantastic Daran, even when it's unpainted and putting the figure next to it gives a very good idea of how big it was in reality.
Nice work so far my friend, well done!!  
Kev 
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HI Darren. Looking very impressive. Look forward to seeing more of this one. Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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I`ll have two please Daran  looks superb Phil COMING SOON =1/72 Italeri diorama`s Battle for the Reichstag and Stalingrad battle at the tractor factory 1/16 Trumpeter King Tiger with loads of extras ON THE GO= refurbishment of 1/25 Tamiya tiger 1 , amt Star trek kits and space 1999 models
So Much to Build,But What a Hobby!
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The solder wire turned up today. I prefer using solder as its easy to bend into any shape and stays where you bend it without springing back. Pipes have been replaced and when its properly dry I can have a clean up. Nemesis attached the following image(s):
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Nem,
Wonderful! What a difference. And I never thought of solder. Brilliant!
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Nem,
Your last photo just caused my memory bank to open a little. The hose material supplied was not overly flexible and just would not drop realistically on its hanger. (The buckles sucked also) I replaced my with electrical wire but you may also just line the supplied hose with your solder wire to hold it in shape. Just a thought.
Tom
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well that looks great with the solder really beats the moulded on parts regards Phil COMING SOON =1/72 Italeri diorama`s Battle for the Reichstag and Stalingrad battle at the tractor factory 1/16 Trumpeter King Tiger with loads of extras ON THE GO= refurbishment of 1/25 Tamiya tiger 1 , amt Star trek kits and space 1999 models
So Much to Build,But What a Hobby!
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The solder wore replacement has made a massive difference for the better Great Job
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tnequette wrote:Nem,
Your last photo just caused my memory bank to open a little. The hose material supplied was not overly flexible and just would not drop realistically on its hanger. (The buckles sucked also) I replaced my with electrical wire but you may also just line the supplied hose with your solder wire to hold it in shape. Just a thought.
Tom Now that is a good idea, hadn't thought of that!
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The guy and engine perspective looks good, should look an impressive build when it's all together
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Made quite a leap forward today. I have filled the flywheel, I cut out 2 discs of very thin plasticard to cover the holes and has given the result I wanted. The roof timbers have been cut from some planks I had kicking about the parts drawer. The engine is as far as I can go without paint, so all of the parts for the main assembly got a coat of primer. There are some marks I need to fill in the front boiler and the roof so out came the Mr Surfacer. There are a few more parts to prime tomorrow and I will also give a coat to the howitzer while I have the primer out. Then I can get some base colours down on the engine, howitzer and Joe's body! Nemesis attached the following image(s):
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Looking great now the paints going on Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Looking good Nem Al
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Looking good Daran, nice work so far. I think I would have replaced those spiral stanchions that hold up the canopy with plain plastic rod though as they look a bit too ornate for a war machine? Just an observation my friend and thought I'd point it out?
Kev
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ModelMania wrote:Looking good Daran, nice work so far. I think I would have replaced those spiral stanchions that hold up the canopy with plain plastic rod though as they look a bit too ornate for a war machine? Just an observation my friend and thought I'd point it out?
Kev See the second photo at post #12 of the real thing - clearly spiral stanchions visible..
http://forum.model-space...spx?g=posts&t=20277
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