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Western Thunderer
Thanks Adam - nice work, it does show that a plastic moulding can give a greater feel of depth to the vents.
I've been pressing on with the GUV and I suspect that David won't like this! I decided against using the cast door hinges and used 6941 etched ones instead as I wanted a finer appearance. The door handle is Sidelines and the latching handle scratched up from brass wire bent with a sharp angle and the face filed flat. That's just my take on the kit, no criticism implied.
Ooh! Look at all those horrible solder blobs on the inside - don't worry those will be ground off for the interior to drop in. The roof is not easy to fit, and I know Heather had trouble with the one for th RMB. It is all etched extremely accurately, so there is no room for error! Are my skills up to it? Once I've resolved that, it will be cleaned up.
Here is a real GUV for comparison.
I've been pressing on with the GUV and I suspect that David won't like this! I decided against using the cast door hinges and used 6941 etched ones instead as I wanted a finer appearance. The door handle is Sidelines and the latching handle scratched up from brass wire bent with a sharp angle and the face filed flat. That's just my take on the kit, no criticism implied.
Ooh! Look at all those horrible solder blobs on the inside - don't worry those will be ground off for the interior to drop in. The roof is not easy to fit, and I know Heather had trouble with the one for th RMB. It is all etched extremely accurately, so there is no room for error! Are my skills up to it? Once I've resolved that, it will be cleaned up.
Here is a real GUV for comparison.