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    Air Brushing

    Thanks for the info, I did the youtube search and have marked a couple, but thought I would ask the community as well. cheers
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    Air Brushing

    With great trepidation I cast out my question to the group. I have been gifted an airbrush kit complete which is very tuneful. I am about to build the Renault R17 tank from GPM, but convert it to the US/Canadian version. That means the hull colour needs to change. I've seen on the Czech site...
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    Christmas comes early

    I took the plunge and ordered some paper kits from Europe. Arrived today and like a kid at Christmas, I opened, stared glassy eyed at the kits. Purchased 1/25 Cougar, Staghound and Renault F17. Thanks to Modellservice and Slawomir for great service. Now I must take the next few months to...
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    First Build in Non-Plastic

    Thank you. I did find it labour intensive but extremely satisfying and that propelled me into the new hobby of paper models. Until I searched never thought of it. As the summer is fast approaching, time on the bench will decrease greatly, but will dabble to keep nimble. Once I start a project...
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    First Build in Non-Plastic

    Hi All Recently, last year purchased a 1/16 Leo 2A6. I wanted this to represent a Canadian Leo 2A6M used in Afghanistan (that and I use to be a Canadian tanker).One issue was creating the ECM and weapons boxes that rest on the turret. Knowing how expensive plastic can be and if you make a...
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    Starship Troopers - Rodger Young /free/ 1:?

    That is Impressive, on the bounce, as the MI say. Where did you find this kit?
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    Painting finished model

    Hello all and thank you in advance for all assistance and guidance in this. I am in preparation in building a MRAP vehicle, but will be modifying it and therefore will need to paint it. I have read that prepping the surface prior to building with a sealer or spraying many fine coats onto the...
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    Greetings from the land of the ice and snow

    Thanks Netizenzero. Let the glorious madness begin!
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    1:16 M1A2 Abrams or Leo 2A6,For RC

    Although late, there are two companies that put out plastic 1/16 Leo's and Abrams. Heng Long via Matomart and IMEX out of Florida carries the Abrams.
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    Resource Jerry Cans

    Great resource! I need to rescale these to 1/20 scale and with a little tweaking they can be converted to updated jerry cans by sceptre plastics. Thanks for the post!
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    Greetings from the land of the ice and snow

    Thank you RB. I am focused on military vehicles, being one who was in the armour corps it stayed in my blood. The other genre is sci-fi and specific kits I have my aspirations set on. I am currently building two models to learn the techniques, then I'll build them again only to improve on those...
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    Greetings from the land of the ice and snow

    Hello All From the land of ice and snow, Ontario, Canada. I hear spring and summer are close by. I joined a few weeks ago and have been reading over the threads with great interest. I've just started into the paper world after doing some modifications on a plastic model using cardboard. The...
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