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    JefH got a reaction from Kagemusha in 1/35 Takom M3 Grant   
    Thanks for the comments. 
     
    @JeepsGunsTanks - I can't comment on the miniart kit, but this Takom one was a breeze to put together and they have a bunch of Lee variants.  With that being said I might try miniarts with the interior for a Burma Lee build.
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    JefH got a reaction from Kagemusha in 1/35 Takom M3 Grant   
    Hello again.
     
    Been away for a while.  I've been playing around with this 1/35 Takom Grant for a few months.  It's a relatively quick build, but I got sidelined by some health issues and a house flood so a two month project became close to five.  I don't have a lot of in progress photos, but thought I'd share the final product.  Hope to get at something new in the coming days, possibly with wings so I can post on the main forums again. 
     
    Thanks for looking.  -  Jeff
     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     
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    JefH reacted to Thunnus in Revell 1/32 Bf109G-10 Erla   
    Very good information for anyone interested in the Bf109 so it's very welcome!
     
    Meanwhile, my G-10 Erla build continues.  The seam on the upper wings is on-going.  Another advantage of putting the upper wings together now is that you can ensure that the joint butts up evenly with no step, which might be difficult to do otherwise.
     

     
    The fuselage halves are ready to be put together.  But instead of trying to trap the cockpit tub in place WHILE gluing the fuselage halves together, I thought it would be better to FIRST secure the cockpit tub to the fuselage sides using epoxy glue and clamping the fuselage halves together with tape.  That way, I can make final adjustments to the fit of the cockpit within the fuselage.  Once the cockpit is fused into place, I can easily weld the fuselage seams together with Tamiya Extra Thin cement.
     

     
    While the epoxy glue is drying, I do other detail work.  The clear port for the wing antenna is glued into place.
     

     
    Having finished riveting all of the exterior surfaces, I noticed that the canopy frames also have rivets.  I was hesitant to do this at first because clear plastic is more brittle than colored styrene.  But I have a few extra canopy parts so I thought, why not?  I used the leftover canopy from my previous G-10 build as a guinea pig.
     

     
    After success on the spare canopy, I started riveting canopy part #59, which has the curved junction between the bottom and rear canopy frames.  I put a crack in it on the first rivet run!  That one goes in the trash.
     

     
    I now have two canopies left.  Both with the straight junction but I figure I can simply use a curved mask to correct either canopy pretty easily.  I already put rivets on the canopy without the notch fix so weighing the two options, I figured it was easier to rivet than to fill the notch.  Whew... finished without mishap.
     

     
    Time to mask the clear parts.  I don't particularly like Montex canopy masks.  I've found that the adhesive has a hard time holding on to curved surfaces.  I was planning to use the Montex masks on the flat glass sections but to cut my own masks for any masks on curved surfaces.  While I was positioning one of the masks on the windscreen, I noticed that it left a smear of adhesive on the plastic which was very difficult to remove.  Strange.. I've never experienced this before with Montex masks.  I didn't relish the prospect of trying to scrub my clear parts while attached to the model so I elected to cut all of the masks from yellow kabuki tape.  I used the Montex masks as templates.
     


     
    I had a hard time cutting the little corner curves of the smaller masks so I had to do some touch-up masking.
     

     

     
    The Eduard metal legs have been primed with Mr Surfacer 1000, given a base coat of gloss black and then sprayed Alclad Chrome for the shiny metal bits.  I'l let that dry overnight and then mask the chrome parts before giving the legs a final coat of RLM 02.
     

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    JefH got a reaction from Javlin1 in Tamiya Spitfire XVIe 443 Hornet Sqn RCAF   
    Well it was on and off the bench for 17 months or so but I think I'm going to call the aircraft portion of this project finished.  I'm pretty happy with it overall except for the lower cowl's fitment.  I read somewhere this is a common problem and I may just glue it down tight if I decide I don't want that panel removable.  Well that and I should have maybe cleaned some dust of the plane and my camera sensor before taking pics. 
     
    It's my first Tamiya 1/32 project and I'm looking forward to more in the future.  I am open to suggestions or comments where it might need some improvement. 
     
    Thanks for looking and the encouragement. 
     







     
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    JefH got a reaction from Javlin1 in Tamiya Spitfire XVIe 443 Hornet Sqn RCAF   
    Well life came at me hard the past couple months and I hit the brakes on the bench for well over a month.  I have a couple days off this week and I'm trying to commit to at least finishing the Spit by next Saturday to enter into a local model show.  
     
    Still have a ways to go with the underside weathering.  On the other side of the coin (and plane) I wanted to keep the top side chipping pretty reserved since this was an immediate post VE day Spit.






     
    Sorry for the lack of updates.  I'll try to get this project back on track.
     
    Jeff
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    JefH reacted to PHBIO in Tamiya Spitfire XVIe 443 Hornet Sqn RCAF   
    Hi Jef you are right about math. PLusmodel too for 1/35 vehicules. I am sure that 1/32 Willis and kubelwagen will be best sellers for brands that will take the risk.
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    JefH reacted to J.J. in Tamiya Spitfire XVIe 443 Hornet Sqn RCAF   
    Beautiful model! Well done (including the flap indicator fix).
     
    Jens
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    JefH reacted to Loic in Tamiya Spitfire XVIe 443 Hornet Sqn RCAF   
    Beautiful work on a beautiful aircraft 
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    JefH got a reaction from MikeMaben in Tamiya Spitfire XVIe 443 Hornet Sqn RCAF   
    Well it was on and off the bench for 17 months or so but I think I'm going to call the aircraft portion of this project finished.  I'm pretty happy with it overall except for the lower cowl's fitment.  I read somewhere this is a common problem and I may just glue it down tight if I decide I don't want that panel removable.  Well that and I should have maybe cleaned some dust of the plane and my camera sensor before taking pics. 
     
    It's my first Tamiya 1/32 project and I'm looking forward to more in the future.  I am open to suggestions or comments where it might need some improvement. 
     
    Thanks for looking and the encouragement. 
     







     
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    JefH got a reaction from scvrobeson in Tamiya Spitfire XVIe 443 Hornet Sqn RCAF   
    Well it was on and off the bench for 17 months or so but I think I'm going to call the aircraft portion of this project finished.  I'm pretty happy with it overall except for the lower cowl's fitment.  I read somewhere this is a common problem and I may just glue it down tight if I decide I don't want that panel removable.  Well that and I should have maybe cleaned some dust of the plane and my camera sensor before taking pics. 
     
    It's my first Tamiya 1/32 project and I'm looking forward to more in the future.  I am open to suggestions or comments where it might need some improvement. 
     
    Thanks for looking and the encouragement. 
     







     
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    JefH got a reaction from HB252 in Tamiya Spitfire XVIe 443 Hornet Sqn RCAF   
    Well it was on and off the bench for 17 months or so but I think I'm going to call the aircraft portion of this project finished.  I'm pretty happy with it overall except for the lower cowl's fitment.  I read somewhere this is a common problem and I may just glue it down tight if I decide I don't want that panel removable.  Well that and I should have maybe cleaned some dust of the plane and my camera sensor before taking pics. 
     
    It's my first Tamiya 1/32 project and I'm looking forward to more in the future.  I am open to suggestions or comments where it might need some improvement. 
     
    Thanks for looking and the encouragement. 
     







     
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    JefH got a reaction from HB252 in Tamiya Spitfire XVIe 443 Hornet Sqn RCAF   
    Well life came at me hard the past couple months and I hit the brakes on the bench for well over a month.  I have a couple days off this week and I'm trying to commit to at least finishing the Spit by next Saturday to enter into a local model show.  
     
    Still have a ways to go with the underside weathering.  On the other side of the coin (and plane) I wanted to keep the top side chipping pretty reserved since this was an immediate post VE day Spit.






     
    Sorry for the lack of updates.  I'll try to get this project back on track.
     
    Jeff
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    JefH got a reaction from PHBIO in Tamiya Spitfire XVIe 443 Hornet Sqn RCAF   
    Thanks for the comments and input.
     
    J.J - Thanks for catching the flap indicator screw up.  I will add it to the to do list.  
     
    PHBIO - I was of the mind that the scale difference between 1/32 & 1/35 would be fairly negligible.  Once more math decided to disagree with my better judgement.  I believe the jeep will be about 9mm under scale.  I have to decide if this is something that'll bother me or not.  IBG out of Poland has made a lot of interesting vehicles that are very aircraft dio friendly (Bedford fuel bowser in particular).  It does seem like a missed opportunity that they're in 1/35.
     
     
    Jeff
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    JefH got a reaction from Shoggz in Tamiya Spitfire XVIe 443 Hornet Sqn RCAF   
    Well it was on and off the bench for 17 months or so but I think I'm going to call the aircraft portion of this project finished.  I'm pretty happy with it overall except for the lower cowl's fitment.  I read somewhere this is a common problem and I may just glue it down tight if I decide I don't want that panel removable.  Well that and I should have maybe cleaned some dust of the plane and my camera sensor before taking pics. 
     
    It's my first Tamiya 1/32 project and I'm looking forward to more in the future.  I am open to suggestions or comments where it might need some improvement. 
     
    Thanks for looking and the encouragement. 
     







     
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    JefH got a reaction from denders in Tamiya Spitfire XVIe 443 Hornet Sqn RCAF   
    Well it was on and off the bench for 17 months or so but I think I'm going to call the aircraft portion of this project finished.  I'm pretty happy with it overall except for the lower cowl's fitment.  I read somewhere this is a common problem and I may just glue it down tight if I decide I don't want that panel removable.  Well that and I should have maybe cleaned some dust of the plane and my camera sensor before taking pics. 
     
    It's my first Tamiya 1/32 project and I'm looking forward to more in the future.  I am open to suggestions or comments where it might need some improvement. 
     
    Thanks for looking and the encouragement. 
     







     
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    JefH got a reaction from patricksparks in Tamiya Spitfire XVIe 443 Hornet Sqn RCAF   
    Well it was on and off the bench for 17 months or so but I think I'm going to call the aircraft portion of this project finished.  I'm pretty happy with it overall except for the lower cowl's fitment.  I read somewhere this is a common problem and I may just glue it down tight if I decide I don't want that panel removable.  Well that and I should have maybe cleaned some dust of the plane and my camera sensor before taking pics. 
     
    It's my first Tamiya 1/32 project and I'm looking forward to more in the future.  I am open to suggestions or comments where it might need some improvement. 
     
    Thanks for looking and the encouragement. 
     







     
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    JefH got a reaction from Dennis7423 in Tamiya Spitfire XVIe 443 Hornet Sqn RCAF   
    Well it was on and off the bench for 17 months or so but I think I'm going to call the aircraft portion of this project finished.  I'm pretty happy with it overall except for the lower cowl's fitment.  I read somewhere this is a common problem and I may just glue it down tight if I decide I don't want that panel removable.  Well that and I should have maybe cleaned some dust of the plane and my camera sensor before taking pics. 
     
    It's my first Tamiya 1/32 project and I'm looking forward to more in the future.  I am open to suggestions or comments where it might need some improvement. 
     
    Thanks for looking and the encouragement. 
     







     
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    JefH got a reaction from Cheetah11 in Tamiya Spitfire XVIe 443 Hornet Sqn RCAF   
    Well it was on and off the bench for 17 months or so but I think I'm going to call the aircraft portion of this project finished.  I'm pretty happy with it overall except for the lower cowl's fitment.  I read somewhere this is a common problem and I may just glue it down tight if I decide I don't want that panel removable.  Well that and I should have maybe cleaned some dust of the plane and my camera sensor before taking pics. 
     
    It's my first Tamiya 1/32 project and I'm looking forward to more in the future.  I am open to suggestions or comments where it might need some improvement. 
     
    Thanks for looking and the encouragement. 
     







     
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    JefH got a reaction from spartacus2000 in Tamiya Spitfire XVIe 443 Hornet Sqn RCAF   
    Hi everyone.
     
    Been away from the forums for a couple years due to some personal apathy towards aircraft builds.  I made a start on this kit last May but, couldn't get past the engine and cockpit before putting it back in the box.  But I recently visited the USAF museum in Dayton while travelling with the family and I'm ready to jump back into LSP subjects. 
     
    I'm building this Tamiya 1/32 XVIe as a plane from 443 Sqn RCAF in Aug 1945. 

     
     
     
    The powerplant and cockpit are fairly out of the box except for some wiring added, Eduard instrument panel and HGW belts.
     


     



     


     
    Here's where I picked it up last week.  I intend to place it on a small base with a side engine panel removed and a mechanic inspecting the engine.  I used masks to make the large C1 roundels, HGW wet transfers for the stencils and decals from Kageros Top Colors 24 book.  The Kagero diagram showed the landing gear bulges so I included them.  After fact I learned that may or may no be correct.     




     
     
    The engine still needs to be glued to the fuselage, which I hope will tighten up some of the gaps.  Also 2nd gloss coat should also help unify the sheen near the stencils.   
     
    Good to be back and revisiting all the great work on this forum.  I'll do my best to stay motivated and drag this one over the finish line.
     
     
    Thanks for looking.  Jeff
     
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    JefH got a reaction from J.J. in Tamiya Spitfire XVIe 443 Hornet Sqn RCAF   
    Well it was on and off the bench for 17 months or so but I think I'm going to call the aircraft portion of this project finished.  I'm pretty happy with it overall except for the lower cowl's fitment.  I read somewhere this is a common problem and I may just glue it down tight if I decide I don't want that panel removable.  Well that and I should have maybe cleaned some dust of the plane and my camera sensor before taking pics. 
     
    It's my first Tamiya 1/32 project and I'm looking forward to more in the future.  I am open to suggestions or comments where it might need some improvement. 
     
    Thanks for looking and the encouragement. 
     







     
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    JefH got a reaction from Fanes in Tamiya Spitfire XVIe 443 Hornet Sqn RCAF   
    Well it was on and off the bench for 17 months or so but I think I'm going to call the aircraft portion of this project finished.  I'm pretty happy with it overall except for the lower cowl's fitment.  I read somewhere this is a common problem and I may just glue it down tight if I decide I don't want that panel removable.  Well that and I should have maybe cleaned some dust of the plane and my camera sensor before taking pics. 
     
    It's my first Tamiya 1/32 project and I'm looking forward to more in the future.  I am open to suggestions or comments where it might need some improvement. 
     
    Thanks for looking and the encouragement. 
     







     
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    JefH got a reaction from Landrotten Highlander in Tamiya Spitfire XVIe 443 Hornet Sqn RCAF   
    Well it was on and off the bench for 17 months or so but I think I'm going to call the aircraft portion of this project finished.  I'm pretty happy with it overall except for the lower cowl's fitment.  I read somewhere this is a common problem and I may just glue it down tight if I decide I don't want that panel removable.  Well that and I should have maybe cleaned some dust of the plane and my camera sensor before taking pics. 
     
    It's my first Tamiya 1/32 project and I'm looking forward to more in the future.  I am open to suggestions or comments where it might need some improvement. 
     
    Thanks for looking and the encouragement. 
     







     
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    JefH got a reaction from Loic in Tamiya Spitfire XVIe 443 Hornet Sqn RCAF   
    Well it was on and off the bench for 17 months or so but I think I'm going to call the aircraft portion of this project finished.  I'm pretty happy with it overall except for the lower cowl's fitment.  I read somewhere this is a common problem and I may just glue it down tight if I decide I don't want that panel removable.  Well that and I should have maybe cleaned some dust of the plane and my camera sensor before taking pics. 
     
    It's my first Tamiya 1/32 project and I'm looking forward to more in the future.  I am open to suggestions or comments where it might need some improvement. 
     
    Thanks for looking and the encouragement. 
     







     
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    JefH got a reaction from Isar 30/07 in Tamiya Spitfire XVIe 443 Hornet Sqn RCAF   
    Well it was on and off the bench for 17 months or so but I think I'm going to call the aircraft portion of this project finished.  I'm pretty happy with it overall except for the lower cowl's fitment.  I read somewhere this is a common problem and I may just glue it down tight if I decide I don't want that panel removable.  Well that and I should have maybe cleaned some dust of the plane and my camera sensor before taking pics. 
     
    It's my first Tamiya 1/32 project and I'm looking forward to more in the future.  I am open to suggestions or comments where it might need some improvement. 
     
    Thanks for looking and the encouragement. 
     







     
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    JefH reacted to barkhorn in 1/32 Fw 190 D-9 from Hobby 2000 (Hasegawa rebox) - released   
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