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To , they are out there. Somewhere! Does it need to be those particular ones? No. But I’ll accept any new tooling later than the mid 70s originals. Not a bad price from eBay link. Nice to see you got the last boxings of those kits. I’ve always liked the original Huey Gunship and the Cobra box art c...

Cool pair of odd birds!

First he gets sneak peeks of new kits, gets Victoria Day off in the US and now this cool discount perk after 90 days. LOL! Nice…. very nice!

I need to find two vintage Revell 1/32 helicopter kits from my youth years :

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Nice score, Mike! Never seen those before. Are they paint templates for RAF roundels?

I'll have to keep an eye out for Otaki kits at Syrcon this year.

Medicman71 wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2024 9:52 am I have a pair of Godhands that work great on small parts.

I wanted a pair of those. Sooo expensive....

I find these Micromark nipper tweezers pretty helpful for small parts. Actually outside of heavy sprue they are my go-to. https://micromark.com/cdn/shop/files/82393_R-2_b70df524-af8c-4b03-b8f5-dfe1bef425e2_1220x_crop_center.jpg?v=1716933951 I've seen those but too cheap to buy them. :bag: :giggles:

Wow... those look great. Definitely brought out the details on the IP. I hear ya on the control stick. I've broken off a few in my lifetime. Makes you wonder " why attached to the thickest part of the sprue".... :headbang: I picked up a habit of cutting out the sprue the fiddly part(s) are...