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Certainly some beautiful work being carried out Nem, going to be a stunning display mounted on the wall....  .. Regards Alan
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Those resin parts look fabulous Daran and should make a big difference to the finished appearance, worth every penny!!  
I wouldn't use pine as a shelf material (sorry Robin) as this is liable to be weighty when finished and pine, being a softwood, can easily warp if not bolted down properly and the weight of the finished dio may just exacerbate that? I would look around your local timber merchants and see if you can get an off-cut of French Oak which will be stronger, won't warp and will look nice around the edges of the shelf when stained and polished? It won't be overly expensive either for one six foot length and why skimp on the shelving if you've spent a lot of money on the model itself?
Just an idea mate and hope that helps?
Kev 
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Sorry for a lack of posts on this, I have not been idle with the build, but I needed to put it up for a while and have been faffing around with it in between other builds. The Leo has come close to being binned a few times, it has got to be at the top of my most terrible kit list!!! The cradle and elevation piston and rods are a terrible fit and Trumpeter have not got it right AT ALL!!!I have been trimming and shaping and scratch building bits and pieces and the barrel still does not elevate fully without catching the main chassis somewhere, and I cannot be bothered with it anymore! I am displaying it on the dio in loading mode, barrel depressed, so although it doesnt matter it wont elevate, its not the point, but if I carry on trying, it will become a flying gun!! So rant over, I will now carry on with it as I will display it and it will still look good on the dio.
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I am sure all of us here have had the same feeling with a kit.My Jupiter train has almost died a few times.I am glad you have decided to continue it and I look forward to seeing more progress once you are back in love with it again!!
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Not like you to get annoyed with a kit Nem, hang in there, am sure all will come good in the end
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Hi Nem ,I too have had this happen with kits best thing to do is walk away and do something else then go back to it with a fresh outlook generally works for me. Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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