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I've taken the bull by the horns and bought one on Nigels Marshall crawler kits to build, has anyone got any tips they can give me?? Best glue to use, what not to do etc??

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Have you read his tips on karens site  ???  ;)

Otherwise John (jdc) is your man, he is magic at putting scaledown models together.

Loads of patience required jason  ;)

I'm hoping John will offer to do it for me but don't tell him.  ;)::)

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how long do you recon there is to it in hours

do you think you could do it in 1 weekend or 2 or 3

ive never seen his kits in the flesh  myself ive seen them built up and they are stunning

but ive never actualy seen wots inside the box

im thinking of getting one for my birthday to have a go on

i fancy a new preformance major

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how long do you recon there is to it in hours

do you think you could do it in 1 weekend or 2 or 3

ive never seen his kits in the flesh  myself ive seen them built up and they are stunning

but ive never actualy seen wots inside the box

im thinking of getting one for my birthday to have a go on

i fancy a new preformance major

I have heard approx 12 hours to build and approx 10 to paint  ;)???

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Hello, found the forum a little while ago. think its great! There are some fantastic convos etc about.

I made a TM155 A few months ago, lots of patience and dont try brush painting it. Did a little, looked crap and had to clean it off and start again. Spray finish looks good now.

Hope you like the picture.

First thing ive written on here and am goiing to be away for two weeks but will be back!

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Hello, found the forum a little while ago. think its great! There are some fantastic convos etc about.

I made a TM155 A few months ago, lots of patience and dont try brush painting it. Did a little, looked crap and had to clean it off and start again. Spray finish looks good now.

Hope you like the picture.

First thing ive written on here and am goiing to be away for two weeks but will be back!

If mine looks as good as that when it's finished I will be satisfied!

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thats fine then il save my money and buy direct from him ive wanted one for ages but am too scared to mess the kit up i built an allis b from him and it went wrong luckily it was part of a diorama for my grandfathers 80 i made him so it didnt really show, but they are really hard to make if your not patient

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IMHO Scaledown sre great but you must:

Know all the parts and where they must fit (bit obvious) Check that parts fitted much later will go on before glue dries.

File all flat surfaces - flat.

Clean well with a soft brass wire brush ('Hush Puppy')

Use the slightly elastic epoxy glue.

Have a good set of sub 3mm drills and needle files.

Wash thoroughly in soapy water before priming.

Paint with an airbrush.

Take your time!  ;)

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IMHO Scaledown sre great but you must:

Know all the parts and where they must fit (bit obvious) Check that parts fitted much later will go on before glue dries.

File all flat surfaces - flat.

Clean well with a soft brass wire brush ('Hush Puppy')

Use the slightly elastic epoxy glue.

Have a good set of sub 3mm drills and needle files.

Wash thoroughly in soapy water before priming.

Paint with an airbrush.

Take your time!  ;)

Send to JDC and let him do it for you  :D :D :D

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IMHO Scaledown sre great but you must:

Know all the parts and where they must fit (bit obvious) Check that parts fitted much later will go on before glue dries.

File all flat surfaces - flat.

Clean well with a soft brass wire brush ('Hush Puppy')

Use the slightly elastic epoxy glue.

Have a good set of sub 3mm drills and needle files.

Wash thoroughly in soapy water before priming.

Paint with an airbrush.

Take your time!  ;)

so thats the basic guide lines then mate? seems easy enough,how many parts do they have all together on average?

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IMHO Scaledown sre great but you must:

Know all the parts and where they must fit (bit obvious) Check that parts fitted much later will go on before glue dries.

File all flat surfaces - flat.

Clean well with a soft brass wire brush ('Hush Puppy')

Use the slightly elastic epoxy glue.

Have a good set of sub 3mm drills and needle files.

Wash thoroughly in soapy water before priming.

Paint with an airbrush.

Take your time!  ;)

Cheers for those pointers John, I doubt I would have thought to wash the parts before painting.  :)

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so thats the basic guide lines then mate? seems easy enough,how many parts do they have all together on average?

There are a lot in this one, I'll lay out all the parts and take a photo for you first chance I get.

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One other thing- half way through making it found i was missing one part!

Having spent ages looking for it and empting bin on kitchen floor i called Nigel

He wasnt surprised it was missing and asked to check two other parts were present- They wernt!

Mine wasnt the only kit missing these three parts. He sent bits no problem, Then in a much better mood.

Moral is to check before you start to save a lot of worry.

Back in a couple of weeks.

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