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    BOATMANS B58 HUSTLER IN 148th scale with lights

    HELLO CHAPS WELL after two whole days of trying to get this back main undercart built an a whole lot of swearing as swear box is full i think i got them beat but i can see why the chap who had it before me in his stash for about 30 odd yrs or more chickened out of building it NEVER in all my...
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    Spitfire Mk.Vb (Trumpeter 1/24)

    HI STEVEN this should look a cracker when done lovley modeling well done sir ch risb
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    BOATMANS B58 HUSTLER IN 148th scale with lights

    BUT there is one part that puzzules me an how can the front undercart fold up backwards when that big tank is in the way as it nearly touches the front gear ? chrisb
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    BOATMANS B58 HUSTLER IN 148th scale with lights

    HI Geoff yes i think you are right or bits out of the scrap bin lol but its quite stronge so should hold the planes wheight easy but tomorrow ive got to see if i understand how to build the thin bits an where they go ATB GEOFF chrisb
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    BOATMANS B58 HUSTLER IN 148th scale with lights

    HI Scottie yes it is quite skinny but i gave the main gear a bend test an its quite strong so dont think it will collaspe with the planes wheight chrisb
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    BOATMANS B58 HUSTLER IN 148th scale with lights

    AN IVE nearly built the front undercart an you can see that the landing lights have glass lensces on them these did not come with the kit as ive had these a number of yrs in my spares box but when i lit up the white 2mm leds they look great as the glass give a sort of lencein effect an make the...
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    BOATMANS B58 HUSTLER IN 148th scale with lights

    AN SHE looks lovley in the colours i intend to paint her in
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    BOATMANS B58 HUSTLER IN 148th scale with lights

    AN SOMEBODY please help me on this burnt paint on the rear half of the engines as ive looked on ebay for burnt paint but not sure which to buy ? cheers if anybody can
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    BOATMANS B58 HUSTLER IN 148th scale with lights

    AN close up shot of that main gear its already half built but ive just left it this far as im still studying how it all goes togeather
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    BOATMANS B58 HUSTLER IN 148th scale with lights

    AN this is what ive got to build
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    BOATMANS B58 HUSTLER IN 148th scale with lights

    an some pics of them undercarts what ive got to build an im getting a vauge idea of how all this goes togeather as my old fossil brain is in high gear as im lovin this kit SO FAR an im jumping up to the undercarts as ive got to fit in the landing light which i have done this morn an wow they...
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    BOATMANS B58 HUSTLER IN 148th scale with lights

    HI GUYS well the hustler build is still goin great guns lol an yesterday i spent all day just tryin to see if i have all the parts as the plastic bags had been opened an quite a few parts were broken off their spruse so i think someone treid to build this an realised they were in over their...
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    what are you watching ?

    WELL my fav things are reading the forum every morn an modeling an on tv stargate SG1 an stargate ALLANTISS an any thing to do with space like the sky at night programe or any si fi films chrisb
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    BOATMANS B58 HUSTLER IN 148th scale with lights

    WELL Miko got it on dvd off ebay an it was a load of cr*p as at least in the first failsafe film i see it shew the B58 Hustlers goin in to bomb russia an got the film more instresting but this remake must have been made on a shoestring as it was just all yak yakin an i was bored by the ending an...
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    Model makes.

    HI Kaci what are these kit boxes like then as never heard of them pics please if you have them chrisb
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    Model makes.

    HI JOHN thats why i dont buy small kits the hornet was a challenge enough for me as i lost some small parts from that not that they notice being missing with this big kit as there is still so much to look at chrisb
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    BOATMANS B58 HUSTLER IN 148th scale with lights

    THANKS PETE for the info chrisb
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    Model makes.

    well my monogram B58 MUST be 60 yrs old an that is a challenge but im loveing it as some of the tiny parts are moulded in to the model which for me is great but bet if it was a modern kit it would be requierd to trim off the sprue an try an hold it till it goes pinging off into the ehther not...
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    BOATMANS B58 HUSTLER IN 148th scale with lights

    so i can still then stick them in the water an let the float off ? yes chrisb
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