that looks so awesome! I cannot imagine the stress on the suspension
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I want all the turrets to turn independently so it can fire at three targets at once.
Oh. And I want a guy sticking out of the very tippy top hatch, but his head is the pumpkin head sitting in the background.
And he is saying, “MWAH HAHAHAHAHAH!”
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While the pumpkin’s utterly realistic 
I’d prefer to see a couple of Soviet tankmen walking round it on stilts.
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I’ve installed the tracks on both sides. Right now they are loose - if I pick up the tank, they will sag at the bottom. I’ll be keeping it that way for now.
Next up is getting the tow cable ends securely attached and then placed.
The turret sides got sanded and repainted - looking much better.
Mike
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Excellent work Mike
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A few update in my A-4C
IMG_20260620_235848 by Shaky962, en Flickr
IMG_20260621_130344 by Shaky962, en Flickr
IMG_20260629_150831 by Shaky962, en Flickr
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Slow going as we’re getting our “chill & grill” area ready for the Fourth.
Removed and trimmed the driver’s hatch and installed the new one. I’ve also picked up a few Russian fuel barrels of which one or two may get strapped down by the ammo boxes. Big pour-stubs - may have to use my belt sander for that. 
Mike
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Today I have started building the Ferret Mk2 from Airfix for this campaign. Pictures later.
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Nice work guys.
Tomás, that is one huge gap there!
3D print stuff is looking magic, Mike1
Loving the work you are doing on the triple decker KV Mike.. err Mike2? 
Jose, the cockpit work has come out very well.
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First picture of my Ferret. It is an easy build and could easily be super detailed since the interiør can be seen. However, I will go for a mostly oob Solution. Only thing so far is an added ammunition belt for the machine gun.
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I spent entirely too much time trying to get these EurekaXXL tow cables glued together and mounted. Bend a little and the ends wanted to come off, repeatedly. Anyhow, they’re done now. 
Time to attach the oil tanks and spare tracks to the other side.
Mike
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Maybe it’s too late this time but for future reference I’ve found that picture-hanging wire of the correct gauge, either steel-alloy or brass from craft/hardware stores & also framers, is more malleable, stays put where it’s bent and seems to accept cyano to attach the ends, provided you drill out the latter a couple of mm to receive the cable-end…
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I second the picture-wire recommendation! But avoid the ones with a steel core - they are more work and tend to damage your wire cutters.
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I’m finding myself being drawn towards this Arii Ki-109. A rebox of the old LS kit and not quite the advertised 1/72 if I remember right? Keen to try out that Gahleri airbrush to see if I can do the mottle and who doesn’t like a heavy fighter with a 75mm gun?
Besides from some test fitting of the fuselage and wings, everything else is still on the sprues.
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A little bit more as it’s been a long week already and it’s only Wednesday (I truly dislike having to drive an hour + to Denver, spend 45 minutes there, and then come back).
I’ve attached the oil tanks and started on the pistol port plugs. The painted bits on the masking tape are the hold-downs and wing nuts for the spare tracks. Hard to see, but the fuel barrel, once the plug is removed, is flat - no rim. Because I want the barrel on its side, I needed to cut into the bottom to create a rim. Not quite done, but happy with my initial start.
[should be able to click on the picture twice to enlarge]
Mike
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This is turning out really well! Looking forward to seeing it finished up.
Decided to have a proper look at the instructions for that Ki-109 and despite the boxarts mottle, they recommend a solid olive-green over grey. Doing a little Googling, it seems only the prototype had the mottle while the (relatively few) production aircraft were solid colours.
Well that saves me some work. Will try my best to make it look a little used and weatherworn, bearing in mind they only saw brief combat.
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