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cannedheat wrote:Tuesday at daves ? then on to you via me, so you may have your sprue Friday?
Could Dave not post direct to you both?

Brian, good find on those jerry cans!
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Hi tom,
I don't know I did give him my address so don't know why he is not sending my bits straight to me!!!. Still as long as I get all my the bits I ordered that's fine. But it dose seam a bit strange. I will keep you posted.yea the cans spot on there's 6in the pack 3 IDF 3 standard ones they are from Historex Agents. Brian...
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Hi Tom,
Daves just been in contact and yea he's sending the parts strait to stu and myself so I don't know whet stu was on about!!!!! :crazy:. Can see the Finnish tape now. Won't have the J cans for a few days yet but they will look much better I think. As I said what did you use for your antennas on your 51??.Brian...
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no the bits come to me then I send you the sprue [empty ] wot wot .......
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In your dreams CH :crazy: . :wave:
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Besides why would you want to do something like that!!! :yawn: . Brian...
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brizo58 wrote:Hi Tom,
Daves just been in contact and yea he's sending the parts strait to stu and myself so I don't know whet stu was on about!!!!! :crazy:. Can see the Finnish tape now. Won't have the J cans for a few days yet but they will look much better I think. As I said what did you use for your antennas on your 51??.Brian...
Used the base that comes on the m51 turret and robbed one off a Pershing. Replaced the ribbed but with a small spring (bought mine from Cornwall model boats). The antennas them selves are just styrene tube sanded slightly to taper toward the end.
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Thanks very much Tom. Yep already put the springs on so much better. I have some plas tube small diameter you don't know the size do you??. But thanks for that. Got another strange post from stu,!!.Brian...
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brizo58 wrote:Besides why would you want to do something like that!!! :yawn: . Brian...
my name is deville.........just doing a hijack........for a opinion, painted mine but not sure on colour, it will have to do any way but?
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Hi CH,
That looks top notch.The coulor I'm going for is the IDF ua20 that was the coulor of the tanks from 61-73.
TAMIYA paint,
XF-59 Desert yellow,33%
XF-57 Buff. 33%
XF-20 Medium grey,33%
The lifecouor paint dose the couloir ready mixed. Brian...
I used the full jar of the three couloir so had lots of paint to get a overall Finnish....
If you can't get the paint PM me with your address and I will send some to you :thumbup:
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