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I've been hoping that Italeri would soon get around to re-issuing this old Esci kit, but no sign of it on the horizon.
I saw one of these on ebay, built and painted, accompanied by the usual small, slightly out of focus photograph that hides many a sin.
In any case, I put in a low bid thinking that someone would eventually outbid me ...... but I actually won.
When I received it by post, I found the "paint job" really needed some attention, so I stripped off the thick enamel (using a technique which can be found PRESSING HERE), and repainted it. I also had to stick the wheels back on as they were falling off, and the the headlamp guards and a few other small details were missing........
If there is a moral to the story, apart from not putting your faith in blurry e-bay seller photos (I but already knew that), probably it's "half a loaf is better than no bread"
, because after repainting I got a fairly nice scout car for my WWII Brits, even if it's not exactly what I wanted.
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Here's hoping Italeri do re-release this kit.
© John-Michael Murray
Nov-2005