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  1. CDW
    That’s an amazing story EG. Thanks for sharing it. Looking for video references, I found a video on YouTube where a man bought one of these for his own personal use. Said he paid $100k for it. I presume he got it from a surplus auction because the price he paid is nowhere near what I read the military pays for these, between $500k and $1M. Anyway I was happy to see the model I’d practically identical to the vehicle in the video. I’ll find the video and post a link to it.
  2. CDW
    Almost ready to take the modular components to the paint shop. Before paint it’s necessary to do a lot of dry fit testing to make sure all adjustments are made before paint. Flipping it over a bit, you can see the angular armor plating on the bottom of the chassis that’s designed to protect the vehicle and occupants from a land mine detonation.
  3. CDW
    I thought it looked like a Nieuport. I like the Japanese markings too
  4. CDW
    This one: Paper Card Model - Nakajima Type KO 3 - by Answer | eBay and this one: Italian Fighter Ansaldo A.1 Balilla # ORLIK Card Model # Scale 1/33 # OR 707 | eBay
  5. CDW
    Chris Do you have an opinion on the quality and fit of Orlik or Answer card models? I've run across a couple I am interested in on Ebay. One is from the vendor you wrote about. The other is a vendor in Poland.
  6. CDW
    I feel about 90% certain I’ll build another one of these albeit a slightly different version, the CROWS II. On the next one will apply some lessons learned building the first. In addition, this kit has been a pleasure to build but it is tedious and part count intensive. Ryefield did an excellent work producing a kit with this level of detail inside one box.
  7. CDW
    Don’t know for sure. When I get finished with this I’ll probably be ready to move on to something different (as usual). Maybe later on I’ll get my figure building mojo and do some. I’ve got them. If you don’t like to do photo etch this is probably not a model you’ll want to tackle. It has a lot of photo etch and there are no optional plastic parts to take the place of the photo etch. Do or die. It was slow going clipping, filing, folding, and gluing photo etch today. In the end, it seems worth it.
  8. CDW
    That would be the "Viper" engine 🙃
  9. CDW
    That’s some tricky work but it came out great Chris. Wish I could watch you fo some of this work. Ever thought about doing a Video of your work in progress? Sure would be great to see.
  10. CDW
    I saw a Russian modeler who made his seatbelts and harnesses like that and they looked great. I’ll act on his idea.
  11. CDW
    A nice set of side mirrors. Delicate. Must resist dumb thumbing it down the road during this build. Maybe leave the doors off till the end? Detail inside the doors not shabby either. Suicide doors. That’s what we used to call rear doors that opened from front to back. My old ‘64 Lincoln Continental had them like that. What a beast that car.
  12. CDW
    Even the inside top (headliner?) of the cab gets a lot of detail. This model begs for seat belts and harnesses.
  13. CDW
    Test-fit Every reference I see shows solid color seats so I guess I’ll stay with that. Need to add seat belts and shoulder harnesses though. Maybe use tape to make my own? Don’t want to wait around for an aftermarket set to arrive (if there is one).
  14. CDW
    Thanks. It’s been a long time coming.
  15. CDW
    With the rear cabin bulkhead assembled, it’s time to paint it up before gluing together.
  16. CDW
    I need to check some references. They may not be of a solid color regardless of what the instructions call for. Now is the time to sort it out before it’s all buttoned up.
  17. CDW
    Once the seats are installed much is the radio gear gets covered. Even more so once it’s all inside the cab of the vehicle.
  18. CDW
    Ripped out the front and rear seats to install the radio gear. Seems like a long climb for a short slide maybe. At least I’ll know they are there when it’s finished.
  19. CDW
    Jedi mind tricks. This Ryefield kit is incredibly detailed but…they do not include the radio gear that is mounted inside the cabin between the seats. I did not realize there was a Ryefield aftermarket radio set for it until after I assembled the interior. Next I will try to install it after-the-fact. Will require some disassembly and reassembly.
  20. CDW
    It's been over two years, but I intend to resurrect and finish this old project, starting today. Everything was safely stored away and is ready to go. Trying to clear up some of the items I started and never finished for one reason or another.
  21. CDW
    Thanks much for the comments gentlemen. I have not acquired the German guns yet, but it's possible I may decide to do so at some time, particularly if I see them on a discount sale. There is also the secondary triple gun turret for the Yamato in 1/48 scale. Just saw they released the 1:72 Missouri main gun turret. So many models, so little time.
  22. CDW
    Do you dampen parts like the wing fillets to shape them?
  23. CDW
    I've got OneNote as it came bundled...never used it. Thanks much for getting the word out on that software. Will definitely try it out now.
  24. CDW
    Thanks. I watched some Youtube videos to learn about the app for my iPhone. I'm lucky if I know 10% of my cell phone capabilities. I really appreciate learning about the feature from you. Here I had a solution for the problem all this time and didn't even know it.
  25. CDW
    Final photos Thanks for following along and for your comments.

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