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Black Knight

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  1. I use Terebine all the time I use a 3 ml dropper to put some in a tin of enamel. The amount varies on how badly the paint is at drying with out it It speeds up the drying not enough to dry it in 24 hours. A tinnlet, not closed properly will set in about 6 months or so but a load of it brushed on will take 10 to 15 or so minutes I only brush paint
  2. Why? They come ready to use Others have done the electric work
  3. I use a cheap 'home made' (not by me) one which is basically a metal tea sieve wired up with all the electrics in plastic fly-swatter handle. It cost me under £10 and works perfectly Look a bit like this;
  4. The RMS Titanic (and Britannic & Olympic) had only three engines The 4th funnel was only a vent
  5. I'll play too
  6. I think I'll use this kit as the base
  7. This is one of those kits By Artmi scalemates has no years for the company However, there is a clue. The box has 'Czechoslovakia' on it. Czechoslovakia ceased to exist on 31st December 1992 and split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia from 1993 onwards Thus, it would be reasonable to assume this kit was made before 1993. Is it still acceptable for this GB?
  8. OK, I'll play with you
  9. Thanks @Andwil Thats perfect I'll amend my first post
  10. Here is a closeup of the radiator filler on an MG K3 and an overall view If you need more detail photos I can maybe supply
  11. Did you know that Orc was a Saxon name for the Norman invaders of England in the 11thC ? and Ferengi (as used in Star Trek NG for a species of traders) was an old English word, originally Persian, for foreign traders
  12. Photos then were taken on orthochromatic film which makes reds look nearly black By contrast; James Cagney was a red-head but in photos and film his hair looks like it could be dark brown Strawberry-blonde is not blonde but a shade of red, but not as strong as a ginger-bap I'm not looking for guesses, I can do that, but contemporary reports of his description, i.e. wanted posters or the newspaper reports
  13. From time to time I've worked with bald women and they see it as classy and fashionable
  14. Anyone who has seen the 'Back to the Future' trilogy has seen the scene where modern-era Marty has a gun-fight showdown with Western-era Biff. In that scene Marty wears an iron stove door under his jacket to stop being killed. Its a nod to a Clint Eastwood film where the 'man with no name' does the same thing but the script writers of the Clint film were drawing on real life In 1893 to 1896 'Decon' Jim Miller, from Arkansas but living in Texas, some-times lawman, but mostly a cattle rustler and gunman wore a steel plate on his chest under his overcoat, which in a couple of gun-fights with his enemies confounded them on how he could survive a hail of bullets to his chest.
  15. I'm sure I'll regret this but I plan to build a 54mm / 1/32 figure of Ned Kelly, the notorious outlaw who famously wore body armour made of plough-shares* I have to sort out the body parts yet I've been doing some quick on-line research and watched a couple of videos produced by the State Library Victoria, the present keepers of the armour I do not approve nor condone what the Kellys did in their outlaw spree of 1878-80 I choose to build him as he is an integral part of Australian history and myth * Ned was not the only one of his gang who wore body armour. At least 3 others also wore their versions. Now to the details of the figure Many depictions of Ned, at the time of his final gun-fight, and which were drawn, show him wearing a duster - a cattleman's overcoat I shall try to make him without the duster Ned grew his big bushy beard in prison whilst awaiting his appointment with the hangman I have experience of actually fighting in a Great Helm, which is similar to Ned's helmet and there is no way Ned had a beard whilst wearing his helmet All photos of Ned are in black & white Does anyone have any idea of his hair colour? Unless told otherwise; I'm opting for a strawberry blonde, ie a slight ginger tone Upon information supplied by @Andwil (thank you) his hair will be dark brown Back soon
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