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That's nice. No warped parts? That's put me off buying any more Moebius kits.

That's pretty much what I do, but I have to spray in the garage and I don't have the space for a permanent airbrush setup, so I generally use Halfords or Tamiya spray cans for bodies. I'm used to using Humbrol enamels on interiors, engines and chassis - old hat these days, but it works for me. I use silver mixed with a few drops of matt white or black for metallic finishes. Rarely, if I have time and it's warm out, I'll airbrush Tamiya acrylics and Alclad lacquers for metallics, but generally it's too much of a faff. I'm not going to spend all day masking parts or setting up and cleaning the airbrush when I can brush paint it in a few minutes. As Paul said, PVA is OK to use on clear parts. I use Johnson's Klear to coat and fix headlamp lenses. For general assembly, I use MEK - you can buy a litre bottle for about £10, decant some into a small jar and apply with a clean paint brush (or refill and Humbrol/Tamiya liquid cement bottle).

I didn't, thanks.

I needed it, but still haven't finished... The tracks fought me, but more than that, lack of free time. I will keep on and move this to the AFV section. Still looking forward to starting the Pz III. :)

What would I choose? Some have already been mentioned, but surely a Lotus Cortina would sell. Other than that, I'd like to see (wishlist mode): Rover P6 3500 Ford Zodiac MkII or MkIII Riley Pathfinder Ford Consul or Granada MkI Triumph TR4A or TR5 Land Rover series 1

On your first point, this is exactly what happens when this question has come up on other fora. It becomes a wishlist rather than a considered response wrt the commercial aspect. There's always someone who wants a 1966 Rambler four door, or a 1987 Cavalier estate, or a Peugeot 306... The ADO-16 might actually be viable if you could arrange a Fawlty Towers tie-in.

Let's see: Iso Grifo 327 Bizzarini Strada Lamborghini Miura P400 (only kits of the later ones, unless I've missed something) Alfa Romeo Carabo BMW 3.0 CSL Lancia Fulvia Coupe

I liked the plain silver, but that red will look nice with the stripes. Looking at that engine, you'd have to give the nod to the Monogram kit, it's miles better.

Only one III in the stash, so decision made for me...

Have a look here: https://public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thscale/truck_brochures/daf/

I've heard of people putting models in a freezer for a while to weaken the glue joints. Others advise soaking in IPA. I used to like Fairy Power Spray - soaking a built and painted model in that would not only lift the paint, but also loosen the glue joints. Sadly, FPS was reformulated a few years ago and it seems whatever made it effective was removed.

The F&F tie in put me off buying this, but I like Chargers, so I'll follow along.

As are sellers in the US, Japan and all other non-EU countries. They (and we) will also be required to register and collect VAT on behalf of EU countries from July. AFAIK, VAT rates differ across the EU, so that must mean registering with multiple countries?

The usual idiotic comments on the BBC article, I see. Brexit might have brought this about sooner for us, but it's coming for the rest of the EU in June anyway (IIRC), so we would have had this situation regardless for non-EU imports. My business sells worldwide, though mainly to the US and Japan. If the EU expects me to start collecting their taxes from this summer, I'll have to adopt the same policy as some of my suppliers: no more low value orders.

The body isn't bad, but the basic tooling dates from 1978, so it's typical Monogram of the period - low parts count and either moulded in or missing details. If accuracy bothers you, the gearbox and rear axle are incorrect for an early T/A, but the simplified suspension and lack of brake detail might be a bigger issue in that case.

Nice work, that colour suits it.

Still working on this... I'm tackling the tracks, which is a first for me. The second side went easier, once I got into it. It stands a chance of being ready for paint by the deadline, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to get any paint on it. I have to spray in the garage and it's just too cold at the moment.

The older Revell 1/24 427 is the Monogram kit from the late '80s, which is fine. Their new one is a repop of the Sunny kit, which is a half baked copy of the old AMT 260 Cobra with flared arches - not good. The Sunny Cobra has a separate boot lid like the AMT, so presume the OP has the ex-Monogram 1/24 kit.

Another noob question, sorry. Is the over-long barrel common to all the RFM Tigers? I'd assume so, but thought it best to check.

Curious that you mention fit problems. I built that Revell (Monogram) Cobra when it first came out in the late '80s and I remember it going together well, like most Monogram kits. There's only the AMT 260 that dates from 1963. It's a decent kit, though the engine seems a little undersize. It's been reissued to death by AMT, Matchbox/AMT, Ertl and Esci, so not hard to find. The most recent "King Cobra" AMT reissue is probably the best option other than an original issue - more appropriate tyres and moulded in white.

I should have known better than to question an old hand! Thanks for the explanation.

As a noob, I'm hesitant to question anything and I might be a bit impaired after overindulging the last couple of days, but is that track back to front?

Most of the banter is going over my head, but I'll join in if I may? I have just the thing. Leaning towards 321, but research needed...

Embarrassed that I haven't even finished the Panther in the current GB, but I have just bought a Miniart Pz. Kpfw. III Ausf. B.

No photos because I was driving, but yesterday a nice looking 1968/69 (G-reg) Cortina GT in green and a two tone PB Cresta.