Wow great haul! At your building pace you should be busy for the weekend!
Good on you @Armor_Buff! They went to a great home
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Ezra, that’s fantastic! I’m very happy they went to an excellent modeler who will enjoy and have fun with them.
My fiance was kind and created space in her home for a new hobby room and the accompanying “streamlined” hoard of treasures…so this is a win win 
BTW - that open space is just reserved storage for any new Pz IV kits that might show up 
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The stash grows…This is the way…
Got these goodies today in near record time from the “Bros”, the HB M706 will only be the second Hobby Boss kit I’ve tackled (the other being an F4U-4 that I’ve never managed to finish), so, hoping it’s a good kit (have the Verlinden “Brick” but too many issues to warrant the hassle vs. a styrene kit), finally got my hands on a “finger saw” that @Tank_1812 and @Johnnych01 give high praise to. The Mr Surfacer 1500 is just another toe in the laquer paint waters and that along with the super thin CA glue might make the M114 CRV I’m working on now turn out respectable . .
. . . here’s hoping 
Cajun 
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That’s quite an increase of your stash, Ezra! 
You bet I am. Base colour down and waiting for it to harden before painting on the green…
@D1GG3r321 It is a nice kit but be aware the front fender extensions in the kit need modification. They give you 2 types in the kit, neither are right when you look at photos of Adonis (or the box art!). It is a simple cut back job though. Also the road wheels are very loose on the stubs so take care fitting them.
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@petbat thanks for the tips. Funnily enough when I had a quick look through the kit I did think they looked a bit odd, but couldn’t put my finger on it.
Build looks great. Interested to see the green go down.
@Armor_Buff buddy you’re a king
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Darn EZ! Now THAT’S how ya play “What the Postman brought”!
Wade @Armor_Buff you are a special guy, you’re starting the future missus armor buff right too, storing your stash at her place and marking your territory . . . classic move my friend. Where were you ten years ago when I was hearing that whip cracking behind me? 
Cajun
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Hope to get that done over the weekend. If I make a hash of it, there is always the French or Kiwi decal options 
Yes, not many guys that generous for sure. But they could not go to a worthier cause. Build them with love Ezra.
@Armor_Buff Wade, when you tell us you are coming out of the closet, we won’t misunderstand now… 
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@Armor_Buff Way to treat a kid Wade. A truly first class thing to do.
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Great score … Been looking at the Commando … Let me know how the kit is
@Armor_Buff . You are truly a outstanding human being .
That has got to be one of the most amazing things I have seen in this hobby.
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Well Chris @Chris_Bryan , you got me curious about this kit so I got into the box and at first glance it looked smaller than the Verlindin resin issue but it’s actually about 3/16" longer and maybe 30 lbs. lighter, lol 
. Overall it looks like a nice little kit, it isn’t interior delete however there’s no turret basket, a pretty big omission to me but one is available with more complete interior fixtures from MMK CZ. Looking at the running gear I think the front tires can be positioned to turn but this vehicle of course has solid live axles front and back and might prove to be a challenge to articulate the suspension, the biggest chore being compressing or extending the leaf spring packs and spring hangers. BTW, the tires are molded hollow in a soft poly and look a little small, FC MODEL TREND offers a set if you choose to go that way, one note here is to remember to check the tread direction of any AM tires that are molded on the wheel. I think it will be a straight-forward build though and despite what some might think, I would reccomend Squadron’s V-100 walk around by David Doyle, an excellent collection of photos in and out. Also, just to cover all bases, FC MODEL TREND offers a dual or twin mounted M60’s that was often seen on M706’s in-country, would be a nice feature.
Cajun
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Cajun that is a pretty solid first look review . That kit does get my interist . I have to admit allot of that is I would like to scratch a interior for it just for fun.
Mmmm, sounds like my kind of party, the interior is mostly angular and the turret basket wouldn’t be overly complicated. Definately get the walk around, Sprue Bros has books 15% off this weekend, the HB kits were on sale last weekend sooo. 
Cajun
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Ordered from the SprueBrothers sale last week, came in today,
Modeling workbenches too clogged up to even take a picture. Always wanted to build a scout car, turns out there’s one with a Russian flavor and it’s two kits in one. Had to, really didn’t have a choice
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So. Many. Goodies!
That Quad has been my white whale for years now. I can never find it in stock. Opted for the one without gun and limber for shelf space reasons. Will probably regret later.
Barrel is for my WIP Leo C1 along with some excellent sounding reference materials.
RG-31 upgrade is well, for the RG-31. The detail set isn’t for the same version I’m building, but I think I’ll be able to use most of the interior bits which is where the kit needs some help anyway.
That 109 will eventually get built up as the one on display at the RCA Museum at CFB Shilo.
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