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1:48 Kfz. 385 Tankwagen
Merlin
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Posted: Saturday, November 13, 2010 - 08:23 AM UTC
Jean-Luc reviews Italeri's very neat fuel bowser based on their earlier Opel Blitz kit.

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Posted: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 09:37 AM UTC
Hi all,

This is how the model looks like after an evening of work...



Overall it builds well even if the instructions are not very clear in some places.

Jean-Luc
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Posted: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 10:31 AM UTC

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... Overall it builds well even if the instructions are not very clear in some places.

Jean-Luc


Hi Jean-Luc

Nice one! My one's in a similar state - OK, a bit more "modular"... ready for painting next week (maybe). It's a really nice kit, although some of the details seem overscale. I agree about the instructions - line-drawings and info-views would definitely be a help here and there...

All the best

Rowan
TedMamere
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Posted: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 10:45 AM UTC
Hi Rowan,


Quoted Text

My one's in a similar state - OK, a bit more "modular"...


The cabin, the canvas cover and the wheels are not glued yet, only put in place for the photo. It is indeed better to paint the model in sub-assemblies of course.

I have just noticed this evening that the guys at Track48 are visiting Aeroscale from time to time...
- Track48 link to Aeroscale

The Only True Scale trademark (Tots) originates from there.

Jean-Luc
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Posted: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 11:06 AM UTC

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... The Only True Scale trademark (Tots) originates from there.

Jean-Luc


Hi Jean-Luc

Thanks for the clarification. I'd always wondered were it came from. In fact I'd assumed we'd got Steffen to blame! 1:48 will always be dear to my heart, but (since editing Aeroscale, anyway!) the only true scale is whatever one I happen to be working in...

All the best

Rowan
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