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[Guest]

and now for something completely different!

cos the wood is a very light soft wood i want to get some oak coloured stain

Paul
White spirits to thin and clean. It will look darker when you put it on and turn lighter when it dries.
John .

 

[Dave Ward]

Postie just dropped this off - prompt service from SMS
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For my upcoming MSTA_S - not the normal AK style - glass bottles, and a square box - new to me
Dave

 

[peterairfix]

Mr post man dropped off this one this morning another of mine I have been looking for I HH as wanted to get the original matchbox kit but being a reboxing of said matchbox kit and and at a decent price £15 including delivery.
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[Fernando N]

Came across these old kits and couldn't let them stay in the shop, the Tammie kits are from the first production runs btw...:
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And a newer one with a chopper I found wanting during my last dio build:
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Pretty much have a complete Bulldog lineage now:smiling:, big fan of the M16 GMC so one more is always great.:nerd:

 

[Guest]

the Tammie kits are from the first production runs btw...

A motorised Saladin — I don’t think I’ve ever seen an actual motorised Tamiya kit. However, I don’t think the M42 is a first production run, as ISTR the machine guns in the lower left corner to be a later addition (to the kit and the box art). However, I never bought or built one, so my memory may be playing tricks on me

 

[Fernando N]

A motorised Saladin — I don’t think I’ve ever seen an actual motorised Tamiya kit. However, I don’t think the M42 is a first production run, as ISTR the machine guns in the lower left corner to be a later addition (to the kit and the box art). However, I never bought or built one, so my memory may be playing tricks on me :smiling3:

Sorry all, saw the 1992 date on the side and thought it wasn't older than that just looked it up and the originals are from 1970...:upside:
Jakko, you are correct sir and I have a motorized Mk.IV in the stash too but the tracks won't work with the weathering and mud involved.
The Saladin might run correctly though, will need to find instructions when I start at it as it has none...

 

[Guest]

Post man arrived this morning at Race Towers and handed management these.
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For the knowable what is the Italeri on the box represent, a joint exercise or a reboxing .
Any way looks a nice kit. The artists palette knives are really light and may be just the job for the application of the Zim material.
John.

 

[PaulTRose]

Post man arrived this morning at Race Towers and handed management these.

For the knowable what is the Italeri on the box represent, a joint exercise or a reboxing .
Any way looks a nice kit. The artists palette knives are really light and may be just the job for the application of the Zim material.
John.

italerai and tamiya have often 'borrowed' each others moulds

i use a palette knife similar to the #1 but its a little more 'pointy'.......best tool ever for working with filler

 

[Guest]

Thanks Paul for that answer.
I think the knives will be ok, really cheap from Evilbay
John .

 

[Guest]

italerai and tamiya have often 'borrowed' each others moulds

It’d probably be more correct to say that Tamiya reboxes some European kits (not just Italeri) for the Japanese market every so often.

 

[Gary MacKenzie]

Post man arrived this morning at Race Towers and handed management these.
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For the knowable what is the Italeri on the box represent, a joint exercise or a reboxing .

John.

I have the original Italeri boxing ...... no people in it , and a few new tool boxes too by the looks of it.
If chains are provided for the lifting mech , that is new too,

 

[Guest]

and now for something completely different!

cos the wood is a very light soft wood i want to get some oak coloured stain

Oh!! I built it some time ago.
It’s a really fun kit :smirk::smirk::smirk:

 

[Guest]

I have the original Italeri boxing ...... no people in it , and a few new tool boxes too by the looks of it.

The figures are the same as those in the engine maintenance set that’s also in John’s photo, so the extra tool boxes are probably too. There also seem to be some jerry cans in the Tamiya release — lifted from another Tamiya set, I suppose.

 

[PaulTRose]

A motorised Saladin — I don’t think I’ve ever seen an actual motorised Tamiya kit.

ive still got the one that i built in the 70s...........thats a collectable kit, often go for silly money on ebay

 

[papa 695]

I got this 70mm Knights Hospitallier yesterday.
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[Lee W]

Here's a little collection I've got over the last few weeks

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Lee

 

[Guest]

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Just going back to this, inside it says made in Italy. Hence the Italeri re boxing by Tamiya. Nice clean mouldings.View attachment 311495
John.

 

[Dave Ward]

John,
at least Tamiya do credit Italeri on the box- how many other makers do this?
Dave

 

[Guest]

True: Revell’s kits, for example, just say “Made in Ukraine” or something if they sell another manufacturer’s kit in a Revell box.

 

[Guest]

John,
at least Tamiya do credit Italeri on the box- how many other makers do this?
Dave

True: Revell’s kits, for example, just say “Made in Ukraine” or something if they sell another manufacturer’s kit in a Revell box.

Dave and Jakko .
Yes, nice touch, can't think I've ever seen another manufacturer do that either.
John.