Very very good 
Hi all
Here´s what I´ve done so far, wash and little chipping. I´m still far away from what I like but I will stop here because I´m going on vacation and I´ll not be able to work on my models till mid February, so we´ll meet you then.
Have a happy new year everyone!
Cheers!
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Looks good!
My progress so far; the PzKpfw IV is as good as done, buildingwise. Had to leave the muffler assembly off in order to be able to paint and reassemble the whole thing. Everything can still be plucked apart for painting.
And I just love how it compares to the Pz.Kpfw. II, from Tamiya too.
The II is from 1971 and the IV from 1976! And I would say they still hold up, detail- and fit-wise. Perfect newcomer kits, that even the oldtimers will enjoy still. And often dirtcheap!
The only thing I altered was the cleaningrod, since the original did not look good. Other than that straight from the box. Both.
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Great work Ron and Raul … it just shows you can get these old kits still looking really good with a bit of care and patience.
You really have modulation down . That looks excellent.
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Looking good guys.
Hope you enjoy your break Raul.
Thanks Peter!
Thank you, Petro!
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may join if a few new kits fall in to place - as to with what I dont know yet
Welcome aboard, then!
Been juggling a few builds, but made some progress on the interior of the Leyland Retriever Caravan. Replaced the Matchbox moulded in desk with a much thinner and correctly shaped one, then located in the correct height from floor. Replaced the panel frames on the bulkhead wall to correct the height issue with that too.
Added the roof support frames, side rails, overhead cupboards and the two cupboards beside the rear entry door. Made a start on the Lounge/settee/sofa frame.
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Wow! Really a trip down memory lane here. Quite a few kits i built at one time or another, or kits i used to dream of when i was younger or saw in a Verlinden book somewhere 
Very nice to browse through the entire thread.
I would like to join with an M151A2 MUTT with TOW Launcher from Academy. Or as i understand it, the M-825 weapons platform with M-220 missile system.
The kit is produced by both Tamiya and Academy. The Tamiya kit is from 1983. The first Academy kit on scalemates is from 1987. I have 2 versions of the Academy kit, one of which is registered on scalemates:
The other kit is completely covered in what i assume is Korean writing. The boxart is a direct copy of the Tamiya one. Another asumption on my part: this kit is the older one 
The instructions are in Korean and my Korean is a bit rusty 
So i’ll be using the instructions from the other kit which has English subtitles…
The figure set i want to use is from Tamiya and stems from 1976 (actually from 1975 as they are originally from the M577 kit):
I have built at least 3 Mutt’s before that i can remember, probably the Tamiya ones. The most recent one is partially painted in a box somewhere on the Shelf Of Shame waiting to be finished in tropical MERDC (i think). Another one i painted in MERDC-ish camo and piled full of Vietnam gear heavily inspired by The Verlinden Way. Bits and pieces have broken off or were borrowed for another project. The TOW version i built a long time ago is in pieces somewhere in a box full of old and trashed modelkits from 30 or so years ago i think. I have a few TOW tubes salvaged somewhere which i probably will never use…
This is the complete package so far:
I plan to paint this kit in MERDC Red Desert Camouflage. But first i’ll start building it!
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I just finished one of these myself last year, depicting a vehicle on exercise in… Korea!
Fun little build, but I was a bit disappointed that some key parts were not included, like the brackets of the front suspension or indeed the pedals.
Hi all
first I wish you a Happy New Year.
I finally got enough time to apply the base coat and the basic weathering on my 9P110 aka BRDM-1 AT-3 Sagger. As it is an antic campaign I used an antic weathering method based on a wash and a drybrush. 
I will dust the lower parts and the tires before calling this one done.
Olivier
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Looks good Olivier, I see one possible area where the paint chipped off the photoetch. Check the left headlight guard on the top left corner. It could also be a chip you intentionally painted. I enjoyed watching your build, that was one big block of resin.
Take care and stay safe friends,
Don “Lakota”
Well spotted Don!
I’ll fix this. 
Olivier
Peter, looks great. You did the AA halftrack proud.
Is that Matchbox?
Thanks, Fred