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Thanks for the extra information, Rod McQ.
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IIRC, he was a composer who never learned how to read music. Some of his compositions for Bladerunner were incredibly evocative for me. A sad loss.
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Hannants sell a product called "Purisol", IIRC. They claim it will strip most paints off styrene kits (I have some tucked away, but have never used it). There is also a product called "Model Strip", which appears to be a caustic paste, which dissolves paint overnight. That I have used and it's good stuff.
Hope this helps.
Chris.
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Bump for added visibility. It's this Sunday, folks! 19/5/22.
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Bump 18/5/22.
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Bump 18/5/22.
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Bump 18/5/22.
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Airfix 1/48th Buccanear is still available for sale 17/5/22.
Cheers.
Chris.
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Pm sent, re: The Airfix 1/48th Buccanear.
Cheers.
Chris.
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Blimme! I didn't even know Revell produced cars in such a large scale. I'm guessing it's been discontinued for a long time, now.
I wish you the best of luck in finding one.
Cheers.
Chris.
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It's not just the more obscure, Eastern-European makers that don't worry too much about accuracy. I remember that the very first version of Tamiya's 1/48th A-10 were produced from photos/measurements of one of the prototype airframes. This meant it had a 20-mm Vulcan cannon sitting in the nose (the 30-mm GAU-8 wasn't ready to be fitted at that time, so they went with the much smaller gun). Also, the vertical tail-surfaces were much smaller than in production aircraft, IIRC. Now, it can be argued that Tamiya's efforts were pretty accurate for that A-10 ONLY, but not for any subsequent ones). I believe they produced new sprues for operational aircraft a few years after the initial batch.
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On 5/8/2022 at 6:12 AM, Doom3r said:
On a note of the fake models I always wondered what is Zvezda's Ka-58 based off
I'm guessing that a conceptual model of the type went missing from a Moscow armament trade-fair...?
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No worries, Keith.
Good luck in finding the set.
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Hi, Spitfire Madman.
I'm gonna ask the very obvious, here..... Have you tried Hannants or Eduard themselves? I've read that most aftermarket-makers keep some stock of their discontinued items.
Cheers.
Chris.
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There is a small airfield on the East coast of Scotland, which I've read used to be the site of a lot of SAS exercises. Apparently, it officially doesn't exist....
Cheers.
Chris.
PS: As some may be aware, there a village in Wiltshire (IIRC) that was taken over by the government in WW2 and used for army-training. The local population were given very short notice that they had to abandon their homes and were given vague promises that they could return one day (it never happened). It seems a great shame, even in times of war.
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It doesn't fit into the description of "hidden" places, but Kelvedon Hatch atomic bunker in Essex looks well worth a look. Now that the Covid crisis is close to being over (?), it should be open to the public again. Not been myself, but a genuine slice of Cold war history.
Cheers.
Chris.
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This is an excellent diorama, my friend. I would be delighted to produce something even half as good.
Thanks for sharing with us.
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This is some excellent work! Thanks for sharing with us.
IIRC, the Stress Mig-21 was destroyed in a mid-air collision with another Mig. I don't know if either crew survived the incident. If it's true, it is a very sad ending to such a colourful airframe.
Cheers.
Chris.
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To be honest, the presence of UTT sales at a show won't make that much difference to how successful traders are at a particular show. A MUCH more important factor is that many of the larger shows are now heavily "over-traded". I was selling at the Milton Keynes show on Sunday and the event seemed to have more traders than it could really handle. I believe there were around 42 traders at MK (OK- not every trader was selling kits, but you get my point).
How do decide which traders attend your show and which to exclude? Obviously, there is no fair and reasonable way to control that aspect.... so it's back to square one.
This debate could continue for a very long time.
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That is true. The De Havilland Museum is outside of both the Low-Emission Zone and Congestion Zone. Just to state the very obvious, if you're driving north through London to get to the museum, then standard London charges will apply. The M25 might be a better bet (but MUCH longer in terms of distance).
Cheers.
Chris.
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On 8/4/2020 at 8:09 AM, Sharknose said:
Oh and never use cellulose thinners to clean canopy. I totally melted it for a tiger meet bronze typhoon and took months to build and paint.
Hi, Sharknose. As you are now only too aware, Cellulose Thinners are very corrosive. I've been told that you shouldn't use them to "flush out" / clean a lot of airbrushes, as the thinners will dissolve the seals in some devices. We all make mistakes, unfortunately.
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All sorted out now, thanks to Rob de Bie.
Cheers.
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Hi, Pagey.
It might be worth double-checking the e-mail address. You sent it to Levy250@hotmail.com? I know that Colin, the organizer, has some limited space left.
Cheers.
Chris.
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PM sent, re: Planet Models 1/72 Ju-290's X 2 and Dragon 1/35 Morser "Karl".
Cheers.
Chris.
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Bump. See everyone tomorrow! 21/5/22.