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Post by cannedheat »

hi chaps
this is a 3 way coalition ,,the bear is supplying the parts req to build this project ...tom will be doing the fine detail, finishing, and painting ,I will be doing the not so hard bits a lot of swearing when bits don't arrive or tom uses the wrong colour dulux this will take some time in doing but we have a start, the intended build is a m51 dagem alef welded hull ,there were a few in service with the IDF this is going to be as near as dam as we can possibly get ,there may be a few hickups tantrums fall out spit dummies along the way but we will pull through we are MAD ......wot wot .......
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cannedheat wrote:hi chaps
this is a 3 way coalition ,,the bear is supplying the parts req to build this project ...tom will be doing the fine detail, finishing, and painting ,I will be doing the not so hard bits a lot of swearing when bits don't arrive or tom uses the wrong colour dulux this will take some time in doing but we have a start, the intended build is a m51 dagem alef welded hull ,there were a few in service with the IDF this is going to be as near as dam as we can possibly get ,there may be a few hickups tantrums fall out spit dummies along the way but we will pull through we are MAD ......wot wot .......
:haha: :haha: :haha:

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this is were we are today ....pics
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Re: hugill,bear, and the heat........

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Good Morning,
It's looking good, guys. It will be cool for you to have one of these, CH. A long time want, satisfied. I know the feeling. ;o) One question, are the light and horn supposed to swap places there on the right ( looking back from the bow ) ?
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Post by tomhugill »

I've seen some pictures where they do on M50s so I'm assuming this was the case on some 51s
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Post by cannedheat »

painless ...old chap ...wot wot ...
no we have it right, I have no idea why but the shroud was over the horn ?
[been to B and Q got tom some sample colours]
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Re: hugill,bear, and the heat........

Post by tomhugill »

What year are you going for stu? I've got accurate colour mixes for tank in the main conflics upto lebenon
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first batch early sixties semi gloss/satin tom , hope dave can get us the bits intime for me to get it over to you next meet
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Post by forgebear »

i am trying i need to find sprue E and the turret roller bag
recoil unit and elevation unit and the king tiger flash so its long enough :thumbup:
got the turret and stay bar
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Post by cannedheat »

colours this is a hard one for me its more of what I like as to correct colours a few pics of other m50/51
in sand colour variants ?
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