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    paddy replied to the thread Project : 1918230HPWnWDH91/32.
    Yea sorry i mean wear and tear, not so much weathering. ?Remember these things didnt have airfields or runways or hangers. They lived...
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    paddy reacted to moon puppy's post in the thread Project : 1918230HPWnWDH91/32 with Like Like.
    How much weathering would doped fabric get? Fading for sure, patches from torn fabric. The decals for Dr1, 127/17 has the insignia on...
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    paddy replied to the thread Project : 1918230HPWnWDH91/32.
    So this is where i got to last night. The top wing has the faded blue which by accident might be a good move, the bottom is std RAF...
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    paddy replied to the thread Project : 1918230HPWnWDH91/32.
    Yea i never seem to get a good set of decals unless they are cartograph. Anyway once again i find myself rescuing a build and it was the...
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    paddy reacted to moon puppy's post in the thread A Pair of Dreidecker. with Like Like.
    Yeah you're not going to do that with all these kits. The rigging on the cabane struts go into the struts themselves not the wing so...
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    paddy replied to the thread A Pair of Dreidecker..
    Pretty chunky wings and struts help ? My DH-9 has a 17 inch wing span, Its top wing wont sit on the center 4 cabane struts :-)
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    paddy replied to the thread Project : 1918230HPWnWDH91/32.
    Warm water and a wire brush :dude: Dont panic, i am good at rescue missions.
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    paddy replied to the thread Project : 1918230HPWnWDH91/32.
    Things are going from bad to worse :) I found some older WnW decals but because they were on white backing paper i didnt notice that 2...
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    paddy reacted to moon puppy's post in the thread A Pair of Dreidecker. with Love Love.
    The engineering on this kit is outstanding. Notice this is just hanging on the cabane struts, the outer struts are not in position yet.
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    paddy replied to the thread Project : 1918230HPWnWDH91/32.
    Probably just duff decals, i found some left over from my Brisfit build which must be as old and they seem ok. Not quite right but no...
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    paddy replied to the thread Project : 1918230HPWnWDH91/32.
    Bad news...the decals are hopeless, just falling apart on the backing paper. I refuse to spend another £20 on generic WWI roundels so it...
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    paddy replied to the thread Large Scale Modeller Forum Hacked.
    That looks good, i quite like the idea of a dedicated car forum, the correct link is https://forum.modelcarmakers.com/ your link is...
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    paddy reacted to Brokeneagle's post in the thread A Pair of Dreidecker. with Like Like.
    I'm loving this build! :tens: Its looking super cool. I like the idea of of the paint cans :good:
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    paddy replied to the thread Project : 1918230HPWnWDH91/32.
    One of the things i really like about MRP paints is its ready mix so the colour is constant , so not dependent on dilution . Secondly...
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    paddy replied to the thread A Pair of Dreidecker..
    Looks like my bench :-) you build as large workshop, a huge bench, loads of storage and every thing ends up on a 2ft cutting mat 🤣
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