This is my first challenge here.

Hi all,

I will build this one.
It's a little bit difficult to upload an image here,can you see the image,OK?

Norio,

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Yes that looks superb and I am really excited about seeing this build , you are one of my favourite modellers Norio San .

What brand is the truck ?

Jenny

Thanks Jenny!

It is from IBG models of Poland.
Do you believe that IBG means International Business Group!?

Good luck for your Abrams!

Norio,

PS;Thank you very very much for the book!it's really amazing!

Hi Norio

Welcome to the group build! Good luck with your Bedford, I look forward to the next update!

Cheers
JT

Thank you JT!

Great choice Norio San.
Are you planning a small vingette?
I hope this Bedford will be in MickeyMouse ears camuflage.It is my favorite.

Good luck.
P.

Hi Pavel,

I think I do the Mickey Mouse pattern camo.

Norio,

Yes, yes this is correct name for UK camuflage pattern.
I couldn't remember on it.
My mistake.

Hi Pavel,

I want to make a vignette of this one,but I am afraid I won't to be able to make a vignette this time.
Because we have the Shizuoka Hobby Show in this month,Mig and his friends come to Tokyo for the show.So I am a little bit busy.

Norio,

Norio San , if you have Mig there , you just need to get him to help Hehehehehe ! I am hoping you can post some photos here of his visit and of the show too . I know he is not averse to braille scale himself ! Tell the beautiful Elli that if my little sister can build for it that I am sure she can too ! We can even arrange time extensions if needed too !

Jenny

Hello Norio:

That is going to be a nice little kit with the Mickey Mouse camo job. Not to mention all the figures you have to do for it.

Gary

Hi Jenny and Gary,

I am very happy to be able to join the contest.

Of course, I will get a big help from Mig,actully he loves to make a braille scale model.
He is in Chicago AMPS now,very busy man!

I am now planning to make a big diorama of WW2 in 1/72,so this is very good start for the project.

Norio,

Excellent to see your work, Jenny has shown me all your magnificent models and I am so looking forward to this one.

Mel

Interesting choice...good luck with the IBG kit its a pain...the Arifix version is miles ahead of this kit for sure... I cant wait to see what you do with this though your big diorama sounds wonderful please show it on here!]

Jaymes

Hi Mel,

Thank you! I will show my step by step pictures here,hope you like it!

Norio,

Hi Jaymes,

Oh! Airfix has a better one!?
I didn't know that, but "the show must go on" I cast in my fortunes with the IBG kit...

Norio,

Jaymes Crowther wrote:Interesting choice...good luck with the IBG kit its a pain...the Arifix version is miles ahead of this kit for sure... I cant wait to see what you do with this though your big diorama sounds wonderful please show it on here!]

Jaymes

Hi all,

It might be a tough challenge for me.
It has taken me a little time to realize how hard to build a braille scale kit,I'm far-sighted, you know because of my age.

Norio,

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Hi Norio,
My eyesight is also poor now, I cannot build models at all without optivisors. Good luck and I hope you can finish.

Cheers
JT

Hi Norio:

But just remember that it is a fun challenge. And it's not like you get punished for not finishing on time . It will still be nice just to be able to see how others do things, and watch a piece of art come to life .

Gary

John T wrote: I cannot build models at all without optivisors.
JT

I believe that Mel has determined that the true technical term for these are "googley eyes" and not "optivisors"

タケムラさん私も同じ多分ここに皆もそうだと思う。

Ｈｉ everyone!

This will be big help for my modeling!
>Royさん、私はもう今度の８月で定年の年齢なんですねえ。でも、まだまだ模型は大丈夫、ガンバリます！

Norio,

Hi Norio-san!

That does look like it will be a challenge, especially with the tank riders! I don't know if it will help much, but often what I do for 1/72 figures is to paint them black, then drybrush white which makes the highlights come out, and then stain the colors on with thinned paint.

Those googly-eyes... I must find a pair of those! I wear reading glasses and even with those it's more challenging now, you're not alone.

I am looking forward to seeing this model finished!

(^o^)!

Hi Erica,

Generally speaking Japanese businessman meets a critical deadline,but I failed to do so.
Please give me more days,Erica! I will finish my model,of course!

Norio,

Well I have Googley Eyes too (thats exactly what Mel calls them) , mine are from a company called Donegan Optimavisors and they have interchangable magnification lenses , I have a light for mine too but with the battery pack it is too annoying so I do not use it .

Jenny

Jenny,

My eyes might be OK for the small scale modeling,thanks.
Anyway, I will try to finish this British lorry as early as possible,cause I have many projects!

Norio,