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I care about my wife of nearly 24 years. She is not my rock nor is she my soulmate. She is so much more. I care about my sons. I am so proud of what they are achieving.  I care about my parents and in-laws. They have a collective age of 318 and remain independent despite health issues. I care about ...

While I would love for this particular sub-forum to be free of such bickering and negative comments ... it will never happen. My eyes have been opened, I didn't realise. Whilst I am a firm believer in constructive critism, critical friends and freedom of speech. To quote Thumper "If you can't ...

Hi Guys, I have read and reread this topic several times and remain confused regarding the negativity expressed. This is a forum about restoring and customising models where like minded folk share tips and display their work, so why should 3D printing be seen as such a threat? Surely it is another p...

Tito wrote: "Choripan."

Sounds good to me, just googled Choripan, made me hungry
Looking forward to seeing it.
John

Hi Tito,
Now you have it apart what are your plans?
Custom or Restore?
John

Wow, that artwork is truly amazing.
Thanks for showing it.
John

A thin lever(s) between the body and baseplate close to the slot and tab. Pry gently, just enough to pop the base off.
The body should have enough flex to allow this.
John.

Is it the rare preproduction blunt nosed Concorde?

If you want to remove damaged sticky labels and throw them away, use a modeler's paint brush and soak the label with 'White Spirits' liquid, then you can peel them off. Depending on the type of adhesive used on the labels, you may have to then repeat the process on any residue left on the surface w...

My thanks to Tinman and Bernie for the information shared. Certainly more to it than you would first think.
Many things to consider for future projects now.
Cheers, John.