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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"
Here's hoping Italeri do
re-release this kit.
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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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John-Michael Murray
Nov-2005 |
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