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Originally Posted by Alan Gamblin
A lot of the parts positions in the instructions are vague and, even at this late stage, I find that parts numbers are incorrect in the plans.
Hi Makka,
I may be teaching you to 'suck eggs' but I have always used photo references (from books & mags) as a back-up in case the kit instructions are vague or incorrect. I guess that the kit manufacturers can't always get everything right. An excellent job by the way.
Regards
Alan G
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Thank you Alan for the compliment.
I tend not to have time to investigate as much as I would wish.
The origin of this project was that I had my eye on the kit due to the size. However, in Mexico, it cost more that 300 pounds! Checking on the net, it was not a preposterus mark up. Then, early last year, I was in Santiago de Chile and I had a bit of free time. I duly looked up "model kits" and found a HUGE hobby store (almost superstore) about 6 Km from the hotel. They had the kit at about 150 pounds!
My left knee was in very bad shape, I was on the midnight flight direct to Mexico City and, being summer in the southern hemisphere, was very hot. Well, you may as well wave a red rag at a bull!
I am glad that I undertook the kit because there are a lot of subtle differences between small scale and large scale. Regarding the latter, the exorbitant amount of paint (and therein cost!) to successfully complete. I went with aerosol cans for the upper and lower surfaces.
BTW, I work with and am friendly with Tony Greenland's son who lives/works in Santiago. Any modellers who are into "ultra detail" armour models will immediately recognize the name! The mud on the tyre treads is a nod to Tony!
Best Regards,
Dave