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Post by Leon on Feb 1, 2016 19:29:11 GMT -5
Nice looking kit there Brent!
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Post by dierk on Feb 2, 2016 7:10:08 GMT -5
Nice looking kit - we want to see you build it!
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Post by wbill76 on Feb 2, 2016 12:34:21 GMT -5
I thought it was kind of odd that they would go through all the trouble of doing a full interior for everywhere else but left off the engine! Looks like the resin Special Edition is a nice fix for that...but only if you don't already have the 'standard' one. Wonder if they will make the engine available separately in the future?
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brentprice
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Post by brentprice on Feb 2, 2016 12:48:16 GMT -5
I will definitely post the build here. My biggest issue is trying to figure out a way to display it in a diorama with the engine displayed. I was thinking about a workshop repair with the side off, but I will have to think about it, any suggestions? If Meng doesn't make the engine available as a separate model I could see an aftermarket company making one.
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Post by dierk on Feb 2, 2016 12:53:00 GMT -5
Workshop sounds good - but I don't know if they would actually have cut off all those rivets to remove panels? How about a cut-away museum exhibit?
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Post by brentprice on Feb 3, 2016 10:34:37 GMT -5
Good Point on the removal of panels. Maybe I can do dio that shows the A7V being built. I have seen a few photographs of them in the shop being built, but I'm not big on that idea. Maybe a badly damaged one with the top vents blown away from the hull, I have seen a few pictures of that also on the internet. A cut away museum display might be the only real option to display the engine, which I also have seen done by a pretty talented individual on the internet.
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