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Modelers Lounge => The World of Scale Models => Topic started by: Allan31 on February 10, 2026, 01:02:11 AM
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I'm sure many of you have these passive searches as I do. Something we want but not enough to put any real effort or dollars into.
Over the past couple of years, I've been patiently waiting and looking for certain kits I would love to have. It is how my Hippo Gotha G.V came to me. Every once in while poking around the www.
I also found a new, still factory sealed Blue Max Vickers Gunbus. None of these did I pay stupid money for.
In the stash I have these Revell kits, only the Spitfire and the Messaschnitzel are built.
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Passive searching over the years finally found "Lucky Pierre". Very rare. I paid the princely sum of $14.50 for him. I got some bonus dinosaur parts in there as well.
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As you can see, for that price it's not new in box. In fact I can safely say it is the roughest used kit I have ever found. I can imagine a little kid and his dad sitting at the kitchen table with hairy sticks and blobs of glue and paint having a blast. It will be a challenge to clean up and rebuild.
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Pretty nasty....However, sitting in a bath of Easy-Off oven cleaner for a couple of days did wonders.
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Piece by piece I went through and got rid of the tons of old tube glue and paint then reassembled the bits.
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I was chuffed with how well a coat of primer hid a multitude of sins.
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I'm sure I can finish up with the priming today and then I can start painting.
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I was amazed at how well everything cleaned up. A coat of Tamiya fine grey really improved the the looks of everything.
The parts that were once chrome I just did with my own recipe of the silver in the little testers bottle thinned 50/50 over gloss black.
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Pierre was fun to paint.
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I grabed a can of Tamiya gloss aluminum for the Nieuport, I found some Hobby Craft decals in a 1/32 scale kit and used those.
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A nice break. I 'm not sure if this will get rigged or not.
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Lovin' that Allan and great to see you bring it back from the brink (I'd taken one look and . . . . ) Just goes to show if you're determined enough and have some patience. Can't wait to see the finished article
Paul
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Stop it, stop it! You are making me want one of these kits every time you post! This is looking great fun, can't wait to see it finished.
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Moving along nicely! What a Fun Restoration ;)
RAGIII
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Thanks all for following along, this has been a fun break.
Went together without drama.
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Only things missing were cabane struts, (easy fix) and the tail wheel. This allowed me to create a more accurate Nieuport skid. I mixed up colors to match the decals and painted the rudder.
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This was huge fun, I'm glad I was able to find this for cheap and it cleaned up better than I thought it would.
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Ahhhh....the gift that keeps on giving...
After the shoot while hanging it up in our office, he slipped...
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I still have not found half the landing gear, must have ricocheted off someplace, walk carefully.
Now I get to do it all over again....
Update, all fixed and flying !!
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Pierre wasn't as "Lucky" as promised I guess 8) That being said, awesome finish, and second finish!
RAGIII
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Lucky/unlucky/lucky Pierre! Another really fun build and you were lucky to find this at a good price.
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Good grief. Hardly living up to his name ::)
Great re-build and good to see him back in action
Paul
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Damn it Allan! Now you?ve gone and made me actually consider paying the extortion rate for one of these kits.
Really nice work on resurrection kit. Twice resurrected actually!