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| Subject: | Re: Dodge WC Series |  |
| Date: | May 18, 2002 |
| From: | Paul Roberts | |
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>The main problem with the
>Italeri/Peerless Max kits (which are also being sold under the Bilek label and
>were marketed by Testors back fifteen or twenty years ago) is that the chassis
>components are very fiddly and the instructions are not always that clear.
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>But having said all that, the Italeri kits can be built up into respectable
>models with a tad of care.
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Another issue is that all of the old Peerless kits (including the Chev
15 cwt and FATs) are getting quite old. Most are 30 years old. The molds
are getting tired and there is a lot of sinkmarks in the thicker frame
sections and a growing amount of flash in the seams as the edges of the
tools start to get more rounded. I'm building a Chev FAT and, my god,
the pain it is to clean that puppy up. Mind you, there are no other CMP
no. 13 cabs out there, so whacha gonna do?
--
Paul Roberts
tankmodeler@rogers.com
Scale Tech Distributing
Scale Model Builders
http://members.rogers.com/tankmodeler/ |
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