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Old 25-05-08, 22:33
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Looks very good! I always wonder, why not more such models are available "out of the box"...
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Old 25-05-08, 23:36
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Looks very good! I always wonder, why not more such models are available "out of the box"...
The high developement costs involved and the low number of people willing to buy them makes it unviable from a commercial point of view. They need to sell 10,000 plus kits of any one item not just one or two hundred to recoup costs.

Steve that is an excellent model. Well done.
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Old 26-05-08, 10:47
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Great work Steve. I can even see a Chev badge on the hood. Is this from the Eduard PE set?

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Old 26-05-08, 19:49
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Nice and rare model.
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Old 26-05-08, 20:11
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Excellent work Steve, nice to see someone modelling Commonwealth artillery.
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Old 26-05-08, 20:38
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...what about some more pics, maybe showing how you have built it ;-)
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Old 27-05-08, 04:55
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The Chevy Bowtie was cut from 5 thou styrene. After a couple of attempts I got it right.

As anyone who has studied, worked on or rode in type 12 Cabs, you will know what a complex piece of kit it is. The front end sheet metal of the Tamiya kit is too wide and the floor sits too high. These two things put all the angles of the hood way out of whack. Fix 'em and you are getting there.

One modeller remarked on how narrow the cab looked. I told him to go find a restored Cab 12 and sit in it. You will find out just how narrow and cramped it really is.

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