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--- blog:models_mak_fledermaus [2022/10/04 15:41] – [In-Progress Images] john
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   * Kit type: Multimedia kit (plastic, rubber piping, brass, etc), fixed pose (no real moving parts)
   * In-universe role: Aircraft, //Strahl Democratic Republic// or can be built as //Mercenary forces// variant
-  * Build date: ???
+  * Build date: October 2022
 This is a 20+ year old kit that I bought from Yahoo Auctions Japan (via [[http://www.buyee.com|Buyee.com]]) in August 2021. Finding one is pretty rare, since they've been out of print for over 20 years and no-one (Wave, Hasegawa, etc) seems to have made a modern reprint of the design.
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 ===== Tools Used =====
+   * Mr Hobby snips
+   * Badger ultimate sanding sticks
+   * Tamiya extra thin cement
 ===== Colours Used =====
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+Thrusters fixed in place:
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+Main engine attached to upper fuselage:
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+Upper and lower fuselage temporarily in place (I haven't messed it up, thank goodness):
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+Assembled the pilot figure (minus his hand... which is rolling around my desk somewhere...) and started fitting the additional parts to the fuselage:
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+**[Update 5th October 2022]** - Added 'fuel tanks' to upper fuselage:
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+**[Update 9th October 2022]** - Started building front and rear landing gear:
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+**[Update 12th October 2022]** - Completed landing gear and cutting cockpit canopy to fit:
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