My haul from today’s LHS visit:
I’ll use the hull of the Barchino for a conversion I plan since couple of years,
Cheers,
Angel
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Nice! I’m after one of these myself.
How is the moulding?
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Molding is very good!
There is one big sprue with boat parts, a smaller sprue with figures and a small plate of PE parts, incl. propellers and wing nuts.
The only parts with ejection pin marks on the outside are these 2 in the center
But the pin marks won’t be visible as the unit is mounted pretty low in the boat.
Unlike the initial 2007 edition of the kit (#5604), where there was only one figure, now there are 2:
A standing tall boatman(present also in #5604)
And a seated boatman
Both figures are crisply moulded, with convincing folds and crevaces on their dress and well defined faces.
HTH,
Cheers,
Angel
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Thanks, that looks really good.
Hopefully my LHS will have some in soon. I’m after the Miaile too.
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I’m building one of the derivatives of that kit right now, I think you’ll really like it. That’s a fine looking paint scheme too.
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Happy masking with that splinter camo! I have experienced that a few years ago on my Finnish Army K9 … 
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Yeah, I’m really looking forward to this one. The scheme is what sold me on it. Been tempted by several of the various versions but just had to have this one, and if I’m daft enough to do Berlin camo, twice in a year, this should be a breeze, just kidding! Now to figure out what colours to use and what manufacturer of paint. Instructions have Matt black, NATO brown, NATO green and Pale Green a.mig-0060, which converts to Tamiya XF5 apparently…
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Jim if you plan on building this anytime soon, may I humbly request you join our Centurion build?
Also you’ll need this.
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Ha! Had to think about that for a second or ten! Yeah, hopefully it won’t end up looking like a Billy book case!
No idea when I will start it as I have an M1a1 and an m60 I’d like to get onto after the current leopard, however if I do start it within the timeframe it would be an honour to join the campaign thanks.
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That’s ones obsolete now due to revised safety regulations. This one clean sheet design uses a new alloy that’s more environmentally friendly that doesn’t harm the cross eyed squirrel community, The Takers of Nuts.
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Didn’t that production variant suffer from teething issues? I recall reading that over time they were prone to faliure and required a field upgrade program.
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Yes, that’s absolutely correct.
The new hybrid chineseum-unobtaineum alloy required additional 15 minute heat treatment in a consumer grade 1000W microwave followed by a rapid quench in 1% fat milk for maximum tensile strength. Otherwise, manufacturer voided the extended 30 day warranty.
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That method has been discontinued due to green gas emissions from the raw materials. Until offset carbon credits are purchased or new technologies are employed there is no product replacement at this time.
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It’s all fun and games until you get one of these in the little plastic baggie in that flat carton box
Nobody is laughing then …
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Swedish dark magic…
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Speaking of dark magic …
I bought a Tucker Sno-Cat kit from Neomega.
Somehow I managed to make mistake in the ordering process so that Netherlands was selected as destination country, the rest of my Swedish address was correct. Gordon brought the package to the post office addressed as specified in the web-sites shopping cart. After some weeks I asked Gordon about the tracking number. I knew it would take time due to Christmas season, Brexit and random delays.
This is what happened, latest event at the top:
Thursday 17 February 2022 11:31 Item Received
STOCKHOLM UTRIKES, Sweden
Tuesday 25 January 2022 23:07 Arrived at Delivery Office
NLAMSA
23:06
Item Despatched
NLAMSA, Sweden
23:05
Item received at Sorting Office
NLAMSA, Sweden
23:04
Item has left the overseas International Processing Centre
AMSTERDAM INTERNATIONAL MAIL CENTRE, Sweden
23:02
Incorrectly addressed. Returned to sender.
KISTA, Sweden
21:27
Incorrectly addressed. Returned to sender.
KISTA, Sweden
Tuesday 11 January 2022
02:01
Arrived at Delivery Office
NLAMSA
02:00
Item Despatched
NLAMSA, Sweden
01:59
Item received at Sorting Office
NLAMSA, Sweden
01:58
Item has left the overseas International Processing Centre
AMSTERDAM INTERNATIONAL MAIL CENTRE, Sweden
Monday 10 January 2022
16:47
Arrived at Delivery Office
NLAMSA
16:46
Item Despatched
NLAMSA, Sweden
16:45
Item received at Sorting Office
NLAMSA, Sweden
16:44
Item has left the overseas International Processing Centre
AMSTERDAM INTERNATIONAL MAIL CENTRE, Sweden
Sunday 09 January 2022
20:19
Arrived at Delivery Office
NLAMSA
20:18
Item Despatched
NLAMSA, Sweden
20:17
Item received at Sorting Office
NLAMSA, Sweden
20:16
Item has left the overseas International Processing Centre
AMSTERDAM INTERNATIONAL MAIL CENTRE, Sweden
Friday 07 January 2022
09:43
Released from Customs
Sweden
09:41
Released from Customs
Sweden
Tuesday 04 January 2022
00:42
Arrived at Delivery Office
NLAMSA
00:41
Item Despatched
NLAMSA, Sweden
00:40
Item received at Sorting Office
NLAMSA, Sweden
00:40
Incorrectly addressed. Returned to sender.
KISTA, Sweden
00:39
Item has left the overseas International Processing Centre
AMSTERDAM INTERNATIONAL MAIL CENTRE, Sweden
Monday 03 January 2022
16:42
Arrived at Delivery Office
NLAMSA
16:41
Item Despatched
NLAMSA, Sweden
16:40
Item received at Sorting Office
NLAMSA, Sweden
16:40
Incorrectly addressed. Returned to sender.
KISTA, Sweden
16:39
Item has left the overseas International Processing Centre
AMSTERDAM INTERNATIONAL MAIL CENTRE, Sweden
10:23
Released from Customs
Sweden
Friday 31 December 2021
15:00
Released from Customs
Netherlands
Thursday 23 December 2021
19:32
Your item is currently with Customs in the destination country.
19:20
Your item is currently with Customs in the destination country.
Netherlands
19:19
Item Received
Netherlands
Wednesday 22 December 2021
00:58
Item Leaving the UK
LANGLEY HWDC
00:56
Item Received by Royal Mail
LANGLEY HWDC
Tuesday 21 December 2021
18:16
Item Despatched to Heathrow Worldwide DC
South Midlands MC
15:50
Item received at
South Midlands MC
Monday 20 December 2021
18:15
Sender preparing item
17:52
Accepted at Post Office
Derby Road Post Office [LE10 1QD]
The Dutch figured out that it should probably go to Sweden and then it got rejected so the Durtch tried again and again and I could only watch the whole fertilizer show develop …
Word of advise: Triple- or quadruplecheck that your address is correct before hitting that final commit button
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