Monogram 1:25 ‘41 Willys Pickup “Go Ape Gasser”

Afonso Braga
I have a few remarks on this kit:

1 - very low quality when regarding the plastic, sprues and the plastic injection… it is a nightmare to adjust the fittings and beware, thou shall need a lot of patience and tons of putty and primer
2 - the wheels do not fit properly so they will have to be fixed with strong glue
3 - not all is bad, the decals are quite beautiful and good, easy to apply safely and will fit properly and set correctly

George Williams
Good work on those transfers (British English for decals).

Afonso Braga
Haha i got you 😃 my English is British not international nor american, i lived in Gibraltar for a few years and near Chester for a while

gorby
Great work with the decals Afonso. Some of us Brits use 'decals' rather than 'transfers'. 😉

Afonso Braga
Oh i do realise the differences, depends if in north or south, east or west or if in the middle, the highlands can have an interesting dialect and then there is shite which we all speak 😅
Here i have grown with the British English learning both at school and watching many BBC series, and of course my life's journey helped a lot.
We had back then a lot of sense of proximity and absorption of most of Britain's culture surpassing even american or other european cultures, that lasted until mid to end of 90's and then started to change towards American culture which i will be honest, it has almost nothing to do with us (a different reality and mentality) . We may be wrong but this is changing as well nowadays around here (netflix or amazon prime series or movies/ films) at least what is available here are mostly korean / spanish / polish and other alternative content…
Seems that we are being directed to stupidification (if this word even exists 😂😂) most are blind or do not want to see or understand
I know i might be talking gibberish or nonsense but it hurts my soul when i see the path we are following that might lead us to Europe's destruction (even though you had the Brexit i still see you as Eurpean and i think the majority would welcome you back without blinking twice) we should be more united than ever as only as a big central block we could have the power and strength to face any future challenge and they are coming fast
My apologies for sharing my thoughts with you on a platform that shouldn't be used for this …

Afonso Braga
And there it is, completed!!
There are flaws of course but could be a lot worse than what it is, thumbs up for decal's quality but negative for sprues and actual plastic injection which caused bad fittings.

Overall after a lot of work is a nice model which will go nicely in any display cabinet or any collection so it is worth the money and time spent

Feel free to criticise or suggest improvements as i am always keen and open to elevate my standards

Thank you all and wish you the best

Afonso Braga
Next in line is a Nissan Fairlady 300ZX Turbo

George Williams
Turned out very well, Alfonso.

gorby
I couldn't agree more Afonso. Although we (sort of) speak the same language, Britain and the USA have very different mentalities, and yet we are swamped with their culture to the point it is replacing our own – which I hate. Yes, for a small country Britain has many dialects – which are also dying out due to the media. I live in Coventry (the middle bit) Birmingham is 20 miles away and there are two very different accents in each city.
I was devastated with the Brexit vote. I believe we are stronger and more successful together. Personally I think Brexit has caused enormous damage to the British economy. The people I know who voted in favour of it have told me that they would have voted differently had they known the hassle it would cause.
Incidentally rather than 'stupidification' (good word) we use 'Dumbing down', and you're correct, it feels like society as a whole is dumbing down.

Aaaannnyyyyway, you're model has turned out very well. The decals make it look quite spectacular.

Afonso Braga
It is voting or election day today here, all polarised here, either they are leftists or right wing, no more balanced thinking, seems that power is a big sponge 🧽 that attracts the biggest idiots to the biggest show on earth, i just wonder when like in Brasil a clown will be elected to parliament 😭
One positive though is that abstention is today at minimum rates since 20 years ago so let's wait and see but i am afraid that either the socialists in coalition with the extreme left have enough votes to overturn the results … also i fear for the extreme ultra conservatives which are gaining power here, same kind of people who voted for Boris i can say, then they will wake up and cry…
Anyway all these political parties extreme left or extreme right seem to have a common factor- they are friends of Russia like an hidden agenda to destabilise and destroy unity. The Front National in france 🇫🇷 for example was funded by the kremlin before the war, maybe it is still nowadays but camouflaged…
I just hope this year the blind idiots understand what is in stake

Afonso Braga
Btw, do you know what i have seen earlier this week?
A classic from the 80's "The Jewel in the Crown" 😀 do you remember that?

gorby
I do remember that series, although I can't recall much about it. I'd like to think that my brain has better things to store, but that probably isn't the case. 😄
The state of British and world politics depress me these days. There's an old British saying "Going to hell in a handcart" which seems to sum the state of the world up well. 🙁

Afonso Braga
Well, across the pond we have the American Jesus which promises MAGA but is a putin worshiper and is promising to abandon their only true allies to their fate, that is truly depressing, regarding Britain almost seems to have imploded, lost most of its influence and power since the Brexit but i think it may still be fixed if it doesn't take too much time

gorby
Yes, very worrying.
I can't see things getting much better with Brexit unfortunately. 🙁

Afonso Braga
You will have elections this summer i think? Maybe things change

gorby
Yes, but unfortunately the economy is so deep in the shit it'll take decades to get us out.

Afonso Braga
The thing is that neither you nor us have decades …. I know unemployment is high in the UK, that much i know, maybe going to a war economy policy makes things better