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    Excellent! Mike.
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    Nicely done! Mike.
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    A big reason for this will be to try and encourage buying or sourcing within the UK, thus helping the UK economy. These rules also bring us into line with what the US and Australia do as well. Potentially the biggest loser could be China but it'll also have an effect on EU trade with the UK if there is indeed a "No Deal". There's an element of protectionism with all the good and bad that entails. Mike.
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    Looking good so far! Mike.
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    I'm detecting a bit of Japanese humor with those "Chubo 01 Mechatrobots" - that's an interesting position for the operator's seat...... Mike.
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    Nicely done! Mike.
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    I like that test build - warts-and-all so you can see the awkward bits. Mike.
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    Nicely done! Mike.
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    Excellent stuff, Bullbasket! Turned very nice indeed. Mike.
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    Nicely done! Mike.
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    It does all seem to emanate from a certain individual's views and ideas, doesn't it? I dread to think what will be on his hit list next.... and I'll leave it at that. Anything to do with defence procurement and policy comes too close to the forum's "no politics" rule as they are inherently political in nature. Mike.
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    Excellent! Mike.
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    I must admit a wry smile when Miniart announced this one. I wonder how many people pre-ordered the initial T-55A Polish Production kit with the intention of doing "Marina", had to cancel it and then pre-order this kit? Now then, Miniart, what about a Czechoslovak T-55A boxing? Mike.
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    Excellent! Mike.
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    Very true! Excellent info on the SLA Tirans - now that I've had a look at the same photo I can just see the bulge of the ventilator as well. I've just received another Tiran book, this time from Bookworld Wholesale: T-54/5 to IDF Tiran 4/5. It deals with the period 1967-73 and has an excellent set of photos which show the initial configuration for the Tiran 5 which all seem to be based on the early type of T-55 without the loaders MG cupola. Apparently the majority of the T-54/55's captured by Israel in 1967 were Egyptian with only about 22 coming from Syria. There's also a photo (unfortunately uncaptioned) at the bottom of page 28 which shows a Czechoslovak built T-55 in Sinai with the characteristic Egyptian Army number plate on the right front fender! Mike.
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    Excellent! Mike.
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    Very smart! Mike.
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    Nicely done! Mike.
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    Completely new fuselage sprue by the look of it: Hannants. Looking at the colour guide it appears to be the same process as with the original kit - the fuselage is actually for the G-10 (WNF maybe?) and you have to fill the requisite fuel filler points and use decals to simulate the G-14/AS locations. Mike.
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    This is one of these kits where you're very tempted to get one, then you think "Where am I going to put it when it's built?" and reality ensues! Mike.
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    Ah, of course, I forgot about those! Although I think the crews were actually LF ones as one of the captions on page 25 of the Kassis book identifies them as such. That would explain the apparent absence of images of Tiran 4s in SLA service? The only irritating thing about the photos of those IDF marked tanks is the absence of anything which shows the engine deck grill configuration with any clarity. I still think that the both the interior and non-interior Tiran 4 Late-with-100mm-gun boxings are incorrect in having the T-54A/B style split grill rather than the early single piece one. The initial CAD images MiniArt released of the late-with-interior kit did indeed show the early grill but it was obviously changed before release. Mike. Edit: Not so much incorrect as a bit limiting - it would have been nice if MiniArt had included all the parts and etch for both grill styles!
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    Very nice indeed! Mike.
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    I'd say it's a 5 - the oval gunner's sight aperture says it's a Czechoslovak or Polish built tank and as far as I can tell the upper/lower glacis join is straight although the light angle makes that far from certain (I fiddled with the image in Paint Shop Pro). Judging from the Kassis and particularly the Maas/O'Brian books the Tiran 5 seems to have been based on both early production Soviet tanks (those without the loader's MG cupola) and Czechoslovak built ones (those with the MG cupola) although other combinations could also be valid. The SLA seems to have been supplied with both. Based on the photographic evidence available to me, if modelling a SLA tank then a Tiran 5 would be a much safer choice than a 4. A good thing about the MiniArt non-interior Tiran 4 Late kit is that it shares the same plastic sprues as their T-54A boxing although not all the appropriate photo-etch is included. The only really big omission is the correct turret shell but the Tiran 4 one should be easy to alter. I'm planning on modelling an Egyptian T-54A using the left over parts from the two kits I used. Mike.
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    I think I might be ending my self enforced sabbatical on buying kits with one of these, particularly considering how rarely Hasegawa issue the Air Force short-nosed Phantoms. Mike.
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    Excellent! Mike.
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