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    Thanks EG. Those are good resources to bookmark. Interesting what indyals says about the gold markings on the WR1
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    With the base paint of Russian green laid down, will next add fuel tanks, some other miscellaneous hardware and wheels/tracks before doing a winter scheme white wash and weathering.
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    I recently acquired the 1:12 Tamiya Wolf WR1 formula one model and there are issues with the gold decals. Haven’t found a replacement sheet. Thinking about masking and painting the metallic gold myself when the time comes rather than depending on the decal. Even when I bought replacement/aftermarket gold decal sheets in the past, the gold has not been opaque, causing the need for a proper base color underneath. Fred Cady decals come to mind. Printers have a hard time with opaque metallics it seems.
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    The SU-85 was based on the venerable T-34 chassis. It was built to combat the Tiger tank as the T-34 at that time was equipped with a 76mm gun that could not penetrate the Tiger armor at combat range (1000 yards). The 85mm gun, a modified anti-aircraft gun, was too big to fit inside the T-34 turret, thus the stop-gap measure that brought about the SU-85. Tight quarters, very tight. For any who might be interested, I highly recommend watching the Russian movie (with English subtitles) T-34. I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the film and how it captivated my interest all the way to the end. Watch it. You will like it.
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    Thanks Ken. For me, the "coziness" would be secondary to the thoughts of incredible heat in the summer months and a real bad place to be when or if targeted by Witmann or perhaps Ernst Udet.
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    Today or tomorrow, will begin laying down exterior paint.
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    Excellent
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    You've done remarkably well to manage those old decals. Looks real nice. My luck with old decals has been rather poor lately. It just depends on what kind of temperature and humidity the old decals have been exposed to over a long time of storage. I've got another set of old ones I'm keeping my fingers crossed, will work. I can't replace them so if they don't work, I am rather out of luck. I think you might be in the same position with your John Player Lotus decals. It would probably be very difficult to source a decent replacement set.
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    That's a great looking kit OC. Hope you get your mojo going and finish her up so we can watch it in progress. On a side note, I've heard from good sources that this tank sucks down fuel at an incredible rate, something on the order of a full tank fill-up required at 8-hour intervals. Further to that, its heat signature is such that it can easily be seen by low orbit satellite which make it a very fat target.
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    I'll just have to whip it into shape then. 😁
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    While my initial vision was to leave parts of the armor removable so the interior could be seen, it was an open question as to whether or not the panels would line up sufficiently (without huge seams and gaps) to allow for this possibility. For at least the fighting compartment, this now seems to get a green light. Will just have to wait and see if the engine compartment deck fits as well.
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    That's a beauty OC! Glad to see you finished it, it's superb.
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    Just found your build log Rob. Fantastic start! Looking forward to further installments.
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    Excellent project and look forward to your build.
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    It's getting very busy inside. No lack of ammunition.
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    Oh man, what a beauty this has turned out to be. Great model Chris.
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    I agree. Quite an accomplishment right there. Such a small scale, too.
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    Started working on the 85mm gun.
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    Happy Birthday Denis. Trailer looks awesome!
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    The most devastating site I've ever seen was the aftermath of hurricane Andrew in 1992. Some of the 1st hand accounts of what it was like going through that hurricane makes my hair stand on end. The wind damage from Andrew was absolutely devastating.
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    This little video has some footage of the hurricane action around Tampa and the areas hardest hit to the north of us. All the Tampa flooding you see are in evacuation zone A, the lowest lying land. Much of downtown Tampa is in zone A.
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    Everything good here. Just a mess of small branches the wind pruned from our oak trees. A lot of rain, probably four to five inches overnight and this morning. The last major hurricane that made a direct strike on Tampa happened around a hundred years ago. My dad was a young boy when it came through. On Westshore Blvd, an area filled with luxury waterfront homes today, the tidal surge came up so high that cattle were found dead (drowned) in the upper branches of large oak trees after the water receded. Back then, all that area where millions of dollars in real estate is invested today, nothing but farm and pasture existed then.
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    My wife and I just spent Saturday at a small town where the storm will make landfall. It has one of our favorite seafood restaurants. I remarked to my wife to look at how high the tides there come in. The parking lot is only a couple of feet above sea level. It will be far underwater tomorrow.
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    Where people get into problems with hurricanes is when they don’t respect their evacuation zone and the corresponding orders to evacuate said zones. Wind is a problem but high water and flooding are deadly. Many who are casualties ignored evacuation orders.

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