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Whilst waiting for the tank to arrive, I began trying to track down the other model parts that were used on the original studio
mobiles. Some of these kits are still available today, such as the Airfix Scammel Transporter and James Bond Autogyro.
Other kits were more difficult to find, as they have long since been discontinued. I eventually managed to get a Revell Gemini Capsule, which provided a lot of parts, the rest of the bits, however, would need to be scratch built.
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When the Tiger Joe arrived I was terribly disappointed. For some unknown reason, this version had mostly drive wheels, with only
2 standard wheels.
This resulted in my cutting the 'teeth' off of 4 of the wheels and casting up a further 2 wheels, to achieve the required 8 wheels. However, the cast ones were eventually
replaced after I swapped a pair of teethed versions for some smooth ones with a kind modeler who had a spare set.
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Foam was fitted over the 4 centre axels, to serve as 'suspension'. This was held in place by a plastic plate glued into the chassis.
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