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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2017 19:54:16 GMT
Leagues ahead of the Italeri versions. I'm surprised AFV Club only produced this version, it is a corker!
The bowing should be straight forward to remove, but just to ensure a good fix I'm deviating from the 'instructed' route and assembling the main structure first.
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Post by Boots on Dec 14, 2017 20:13:04 GMT
Looks pretty nifty to me matey...........apart from the warpage
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2017 21:46:08 GMT
Cheers Boots 😁
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Post by JEFF on Dec 15, 2017 23:55:57 GMT
That does look nifty, Vlad. The warpage? A small matter for a Man of your caliber.
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Post by Robbo on Dec 16, 2017 12:14:37 GMT
Oh we're off, nice one
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2017 17:48:50 GMT
Jeff, Robbo cheers fellas As mentioned earlier I has deviated ............ what are rules if not there to be broken eh This after the Humber is like playing with Duplo blocks! everything is huge, so I started with the office, transmission etc this as you can see saw me add the rear floor too, this is due to the way AFV have mounted the rear firewall and connected it to the driveshaft, cancels out any alignment issues later. Quite a detailed assembly, but very easy to assemble Firewall and dash, AFV have used a clear styrene box with a section of printed film for the dials And here dry fitted with the firewall and side wall in place, its big!! Office roof, the angled armour fits together really well The internal faces of the side panels received some small parts that would have been a nightmare to fit when together. So the next stage is to get the innerds coloured in before it gets boxed up, these were built in the US so insides is white, floor pan is a shade of OD. And that is me up to date, out with me crayons now and finish the colouring.
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Post by Paul B on Dec 16, 2017 17:50:57 GMT
Now that looks darned awesome indeed . Never thought there would be a drivers area included .
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2017 17:52:40 GMT
Cheers Paul, Must admit its a nice touch and does fill a very large void, hatches open all the way!
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Post by JEFF on Dec 16, 2017 22:01:43 GMT
Great progress, Vlad. I'm impressed with the detail in this kit.
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Post by Boots on Dec 16, 2017 22:06:45 GMT
Very neat/tidy/clean build there fella........detail is superb
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Post by Snipersmudge on Dec 17, 2017 19:22:53 GMT
that's a very nice drive assembly, great details
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Post by jkb on Dec 17, 2017 21:18:45 GMT
Excellent detail in this kit i must admit. You did a very nice job keeping clean all these small parts Vlad. Good job sir!
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Post by CarlRF on Dec 18, 2017 4:23:14 GMT
Very nice n neat Vlad .
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2017 15:51:14 GMT
Many thanks gents for the kind words Sadly an issue appears to have arisen, the white is Vallejo model air sprayed straight from the bottle, well shaken for several minutes but it doesn't seem to be curing properly its tacky or sticky to the touch. For some reason its ok on the transmission, seats and storage boxes, sidewalls and rear firewall are a different matter. Has anyone else had an issue of this kind? Gonna leave it for a few more days, if it doesn't cure by then I guess stripping and starting over will be the only way forward
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Post by Snipersmudge on Dec 18, 2017 16:59:48 GMT
did you wash the parts first & did you use a primer as well? Sometimes vallejo doesn't like raw plastic
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2017 17:36:08 GMT
Neither of the above Pete, didn't feel it warranted it, surely the same issue should have occurred on the tranny?!
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Post by Snipersmudge on Dec 18, 2017 18:01:59 GMT
possibly but perhaps the rest of the kit had some residue or mold oil on it
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Post by The Kernel on Dec 18, 2017 18:09:32 GMT
Tough luck with paint Vlad!! other than that looks pretty straight forward tidy build!!!
bill
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Post by Marco on Dec 19, 2017 10:08:33 GMT
Wow Vlad, beautiful work so far!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2017 11:01:32 GMT
possibly but perhaps the rest of the kit had some residue or mold oil on it Doesn't seem to be, its something I do check for, eastern European klts are notorious for it! got the T shirt Bill, many thanks bud Marco, your too kind, you'll make me blush Well, leaving well alone and not interfering seems to be doing the trick, maybe I misread the label and it said allow 6 DAYS to dry, not 6 HOURS!Ah well all's well that ends well!
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