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Post by Mence on Jul 3, 2012 6:03:46 GMT -5
Hello.  Lifting the lid soon. |
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Post by TRM on Jul 3, 2012 6:06:04 GMT -5
Count me in!!! Very nice choice!!!  |
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Post by dupes on Jul 3, 2012 7:30:07 GMT -5
Love the Merks...interested to hear how this new kit works out for you. Ever done any of the Academy ones?
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Post by Mence on Jul 3, 2012 7:51:00 GMT -5
Hi chaps, thanks for the early show of hands. Dupes, I have done a couple of Academy kits and they're not too bad, team them up with some Legend extras and they come out well although it can get expensive! I am yet to try the Hobby Boss kits after their lower hull mishap on the first release, I understand it was corrected on subsequent releases though. |
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Post by martyncrowther. on Jul 3, 2012 8:22:54 GMT -5
Nice one buddy now blog it!  Martyn |
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Post by Mence on Jul 3, 2012 9:26:10 GMT -5
I'm all over it like a bad suit buddy!
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Post by WigWag Workshop on Jul 3, 2012 9:56:34 GMT -5
Count me in on this build!
-Steven
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Post by Mence on Jul 3, 2012 10:40:00 GMT -5
Welcome Steven, good to have you along...
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Post by spud on Jul 3, 2012 11:11:08 GMT -5
Very cool prof
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Post by eastrock on Jul 3, 2012 11:58:08 GMT -5
follow your tread, prof... since this one is already available here locally, I would check the progress first  |
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Post by Mence on Jul 3, 2012 13:37:48 GMT -5
Hello chaps, thank you for coming to join me! Here goes, first up, time to assemble the final drive cases and the idler mounts.  Attached to the hull along with the first of many small parts that also attach to it.  And more!  The triangular return roller mounts are very slightly angled and easy to fit the wrong way, I discovered that if you make sure the face without a sprue attachment point is pointing up, they're on correctly! Cheers. |
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Post by Mence on Jul 3, 2012 13:53:10 GMT -5
That's my assumption mate, look a bit flimsy for the local terrain though!
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Post by Mence on Jul 3, 2012 14:28:04 GMT -5
Many years of perfecting the art mate...
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Post by jackh. on Jul 3, 2012 14:47:26 GMT -5
I'm in Mence , looking forward to this. |
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Post by Mence on Jul 3, 2012 14:48:44 GMT -5
Cheers Jack, great to have you along!
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Post by martyncrowther. on Jul 3, 2012 15:02:51 GMT -5
Man I'm really happy to see this rolling Mence this will be a great blog to follow! Martyn |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2012 16:32:49 GMT -5
This looks well cool Mence, i'm in.
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Post by bigjohn on Jul 3, 2012 17:04:46 GMT -5
Count me in, looks like a fun one prof
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Post by spud on Jul 3, 2012 17:06:44 GMT -5
Nice Start Prof.
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Post by bbd468 on Jul 3, 2012 20:35:16 GMT -5
Sweet kit! Im looking forward to this one Prof. Looking good! Gary |
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Post by Mence on Jul 4, 2012 0:31:44 GMT -5
Hi guys, great to have you all along for this one!
Wondering which way to go now as Meng offer you three options for the wheels, all steel, all rubber rimmed or a mixture of both!
I need to be certain asyou get different suspension arms depending on which way you go, hmm...
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Post by Smudge on Jul 4, 2012 4:47:24 GMT -5
Hi guys, great to have you all along for this one! Wondering which way to go now as Meng offer you three options for the wheels, all steel, all rubber rimmed or a mixture of both! I need to be certain asyou get different suspension arms depending on which way you go, hmm... Hi Prof. I'm working on a review for MSC now you've pipped me to the post mate  Meng provide up to four combinations of rubber or steel road-wheels with/without separate foam rings (these rings prevent mud/water building up or staying in the rims). 1. Rubberized Road wheel (RW) w/o foam ring. 2. Rubberized RW with foam ring 3. All metal RW w/o foam ring. 4. All metal RW with foam ring. The wheels are extremely done indeed allowing for four options of the Mk.3D road wheels or mixtures thereof. These combinations can change regularly as cracked tyres are replaced, so many combinations can be seen making for many variations which I think is a great feature. You're right you need to decide what you are doing up front so you can use the correct arms otherwise you'll end up with potentially uneven wheel heights Smudge |
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Post by multicam on Jul 4, 2012 11:16:08 GMT -5
Great start, Prof. I'll be hanging round for this one. Looks like a nice kit, and judging by their other kits (the technical pick-up and the minenraumer), should be a pretty high standard of molding. What are your initial thoughts on the kit itself, prof?
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Post by Mence on Jul 4, 2012 13:12:20 GMT -5
Hi MC, good to have you along as usual, Smudge,PM sent...
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Post by Mence on Jul 4, 2012 13:21:40 GMT -5
Chaps. Not much to show I'm afraid, work dictates otherwise. Here's a quick pic of the drive sprockets and idlers. Pay careful attention to the idlers, they are a single piece molding!!!!  |
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Post by jackh. on Jul 4, 2012 13:48:42 GMT -5
Those wheels are looking great Mence, this kit just went on the wish list . |
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Post by wbill76 on Jul 4, 2012 14:41:56 GMT -5
Off to a good start with this one, will be following with interest. |
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Post by Mence on Jul 5, 2012 0:19:58 GMT -5
Thanks guys, more soon...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2012 15:52:38 GMT -5
After all the on-line chat about this or the GT.. i missed the start of the build  Sorry prof She looks great, there seems to be a lot of detail and I know you'll make the most of that I'll tag along for the rest |
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Post by Mence on Jul 6, 2012 5:59:57 GMT -5
Chaps. Hi Steve, it was a tough call buddy I can tell you! All being well I will revert to a car for my next build, I find swapping between genres helps me focus better! Hi Eth, glad to have you and your undoubted IDF knowledge along for the ride. Anti Slip I don't like doing at the best of times, Dicky is sending me up some grit which will do the job although on a recent visit to the darker recesses of the garage yielded something promising too. Will post an update soon but to bring you up to speed, my kit is missing the 16 polycaps for the wheels  |
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Sorry prof