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Ian's 1/48th Bandai K5 truck kit


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This is a rather old OOP kit but I wanted to obtain this for a while in a bid to increase my fleet of 48th scale RAF vehicles. I am aware that the RAF didn't use the K5 during the war but I am going to use my artistic licence which was recently approved and obtained  . . . 

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There are not a lot of parts  . . .

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The instructions . . .

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I have a set of these  . . .

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and I am considering a new body for the rear ?? A Signal type perhaps  . . .

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and finally, a photo of the real thing; restored.

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Thanks for looking in 

Ian

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I remember the Review of this in Airfix Magazine at the time where the Reviewer said the Canvas Tilt would make a good 1:72 Pillbox. Of course I had to get one and eventually did get one years later (as Bandai was hard to get in Australia) but then swopped it a bit later for something I can’t remember (probably a Frog kit of some description) as I don’t do 1:48. 

 

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I'm sorry to say but I shall have to step back from this build.  :blahblahblah:

I'm currently heavily researching for a book and this just seems to be taking up a lot of time.

 

I may well build it when I have the new HK 1/48th Lancaster to hand and build it alongside that . . . . .

Ian

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On 5/1/2021 at 10:05 PM, Mancunian airman said:

I'm sorry to say but I shall have to step back from this build.  :blahblahblah:

I'm currently heavily researching for a book and this just seems to be taking up a lot of time.

 

I may well build it when I have the new HK 1/48th Lancaster to hand and build it alongside that . . . . .

Ian

 

Nevermind, life sometimes gets in the way but we'll still be going for a little while yet if you want to come back to things.

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