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CDW
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Had hoped I would finish the cab today, but I still have the side mirrors and some chrome trim using bare metal foil to complete it.
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I missed that movie. 😄
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Yes, that front bumper protrudes way out beyond the face of the cab. And I have also seen those mirrors on city transit buses. i just wasn't sure whether there might be other reasons such as controls. Thanks for the input Kurt.
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This is another view of the gizmo mirror, from the bottom.
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It's a mirror. I presume there are controls inside the cab that require the mirror in order to see the gizmo's mounted to the big bumper. Hopefully Kurt will chime in and let us know the full story on that.
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For me, this was an experiment on creating an ocean-diorama type base. First time trying to do it. My focus was on the water, not the ship position in the water. To do what I envisioned doing, I would have needed either a deeper base, more than the 4 ply's of Dollar Tree foam board I used, or to have literally cut off half the ship from mid ship back to the stern. I wanted to give the appearance of a surfacing sub in rough water similar to this:
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Working to lay down the decals then will work on all the small details that cover the engine.
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The Fujimi BMW is one of the Enthusiast lineup of kits and has been around quite a few years, decades really. Still, it is of high quality and advanced design. I also have a number of Porsche, and Ferrari kits from the Enthusiast line. The other two are from more recent times and are very well designed and detailed.
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Some future projects eye candy.
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I'll never tell! 😄
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I've only managed to get half the decals on the model. Real life got in the way of modeling this past week. 🙂 The decals are a limited production, cottage industry set. Being as such, a sheet with the white background pieces are printed separately from the main, color sheet of decals. This requires twice as much time to apply the decals. White goes down first, then the color after the white have dried.
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I think you're right. It does sit better with the glass and bumpers in place. Will finish up these decals over the next day or two then call this one done.
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This is interesting. I opened a different browser and then this link worked for me. Before that, the browser I currently use most often gave an error message when I tried to open that link. That's why I was asking if DeAgostini had gone oob.
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That's possible, but I never heard or read that anywhere. Their products were exclusive to each company. I always wanted Hachette items, but could not get them in the USA.
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Off-Subject BUT, Does anyone know...did DeAgostini Model Space in the USA go out of business? All I can find now is their website in the UK. But I did find now there is a USA website that is associated with Hachette: Agora Models https://www.agoramodels.com/us/bismarck/#buy-bismarck They run a business model similar to DeAgostini.
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I will need to shim the chassis/interior tub/body fit back to front so the tires sit evenly within the wheel wells. As it sits here now, dry-fitted, there is too much rake from front to back. It should sit more level. It's been quite a while since I last worked on one of these very old molds from AMT. In retrospect, I should have worked much earlier to recognize where adjustments would be needed as these are not shake and bake kits like Tamiya, Hasegawa, Aoshima, or even the Revell Germany kits of the modern day. You cannot assume they will fit well. I should have remembered that.
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Thanks!
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I used rubber bands to hold/force the windscreen panels into shape, seated against the frame rails then cemented them in place with liquid cement. It worked well with the only casualty when some cement found it's way onto one of the rubber bands due to capillary action then slightly defaced one windscreen. I think I can polish most of that out, but the windscreens themselves are in place and not warped now. I can relax a bit now. Replacement parts from Trumpeter have to come through Stevens International (USA Distributor), and they are well known for their lack of customer support/service. In other words, fuggitaboutit.
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That may work. Clear plastic is very brittle and these are particularly thin. working a heat source trying to woo them into shape is risky. Once the paint on my coachwork is thoroughly dry, I may rather try masking them tightly in place while glue dries. I can force them into place, but it will take the glue to hold them in place afterward.
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On a sour note...I just found out my front two windshield pieces don't fit properly. Seems one is warped quite a bit and the other is warped as well but not as badly. Not sure exactly how I will tackle this problem but I have to find a way to fix it. It's always something.
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Thanks. It's just plain old Tamiya X-7 red. I use Mr Color 400 levelling thinner, and that makes it self level. The downside is a longer drying/curing time. Plus too, the weather being a little cooler (as well as my inside home temperature) adds a bit to the drying time.
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I got my decals in the mail this week, so restarted work on the Galaxie. The markings are for David Pearson's #17 car. Have to wait a couple of days for the paint to cure before I start handling it and placing decals.
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