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    paddy replied to the thread Italeri Manx Norton 1/9 FINISHED.
    Yea the 30 was a 350cc and the 40 a 500cc They did a 250cc as well and all used a very similar engine but the big difference is in the...
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    paddy replied to the thread Kotare Spitfire.
    Interesting never seen that before. must be a pre war thing or very early war.
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    paddy replied to the thread Kotare Spitfire.
    Impressive cockpit Bob, very well done.
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    paddy replied to the thread Kotare Spitfire.
    What are those angled half tubes ?
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    paddy replied to the thread Italeri Manx Norton 1/9 FINISHED.
    Well its not perfect but its 100x better than the OTB offering. I have learned a lot doing this one and the rear should be easier but...
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    paddy replied to the thread Steveb.
    Hi steve, great to see another large scale car builder here so welcome mate. have a look here around page 7...
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    paddy replied to the thread Italeri Manx Norton 1/9 FINISHED.
    Well i am 20 spokes in with 20 to go on the front wheel Its proving quite hard to do compared with previous wheel builds because i used...
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    paddy replied to the thread Italeri Manx Norton 1/9 FINISHED.
    Anyway, back to the Norton I have cut the hubs out, always a point of no return, you either succeed with your new wheels or scrap the...
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    paddy replied to the thread Italeri Manx Norton 1/9 FINISHED.
    I wanted to keep it compatible with the infocraftsman drill so the choice is limited being so small. One advantage you cant see on the...
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    paddy reacted to Heavens Eagle's post in the thread Italeri Manx Norton 1/9 FINISHED with Like Like.
    I have a slightly bigger indexing unit that I bought years ago that has much finer control. It is kind of a beast for it's size and I...
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    paddy replied to the thread Italeri Manx Norton 1/9 FINISHED.
    They say its in perfect focus, its just the rest of the world needs glasses ?
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    paddy reacted to moon puppy's post in the thread Italeri Manx Norton 1/9 FINISHED with Haha Haha.
    Proxxon has some good stuff but you should send it back if it's out of focus!
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    paddy replied to the thread Italeri Manx Norton 1/9 FINISHED.
    Some good news today :) this out of focus indexing head arrived today with Humbrol pot to give scale but it a 48mm chuck that rotates...
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    paddy replied to the thread picture request.
    I promise i wont bore you anymore with weathered north African aircraft after all we all have google :-) Proof they were sprayed in the...
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    paddy replied to the thread On your shelf.
    I dont need to tell anyone here how much space they take up or how dusty they get without a cabinet :)
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