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arabis SAID ON OCT 27, 2009 - 03:02 PM
Am 4 yrs into scratch build of HMNZS Arabis, and would appreciate the shade of grey RNZN vessels in the Pacific, WW2 were painted. Would expect colour(s) from either Humbrol or Tamiya. Thank you. Rick of Devonport   READ

nzgunnie SAID ON NOV 06, 2009 - 10:34 AM
http://www.coloradominiatures.com/ Gray is fantastic to deal with, huge selection of all scales.   READ

McIvan SAID ON NOV 18, 2009 - 10:35 AM
Hi, I'm a new poster here who has dabbled since he was a young fella in modelling..first the old Airfix aircraft starting of course with the Spitfire, then in my early teens shifting to mostly military vehicles because I could wargame with them. Had a long hiatus in my twenties and thirties, but ...   READ

Jamo_kiwi SAID ON OCT 24, 2009 - 08:56 AM
Nice photos Ben. I'm looking for a new camera - would you recommend the one you're using? The PE seat looks great! Big improvement over the kit item. I'm looking forward to seeing it painted. Suggestion for recovering PE bits lost to the carpet gods: get a piece of muslin and put it in betwee...   READ

D_J_W SAID ON NOV 09, 2009 - 07:32 AM
Hi Erik You can save your money, all NZ vehicles were M41A1. The conversion should not be that hard, just slightly round off where the two turret halfs join, redo the weld and relocate the commander's machine gun. Drawings of the early and late types can be found at LINK cheers :-H D...   READ