Modelsvit AN-225 Mriya
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103 28 April 2020, 23:32
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does that qualify as *the* largest 1:72 kit?, or does someone do the 'Spruce Goose'?
29 April 2020, 11:08
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We need this in 48-scale😉
Build looking really good - where did the Buran come from?
29 April 2020, 11:29
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Thank you all! It's the biggest kit available I think..
@Slavo: I allready had the Amodel Buran kit.. maybe I will build it for this project, I'm not sure yet due to the total size..
@Andy: I also have the 1/72 Amodel Spruce Goose.. And I just finished my Anigrand 1/72 Lockheed C-5 🙂
This is the URL:
modelbrouwers.nl/php..c389efea02b89f445402
I have something with big kits you could say 😉
29 April 2020, 14:59
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Awesome! Looking forward to watching your progress. I got to see the real thing at the Abbotsford Airshow in 1989.
30 April 2020, 11:56
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WOW. favourite plane! Im a little jealous right now! wish i had the space 🙁
30 April 2020, 13:34
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Thank you all for your comments 🙂
I will write a topic for this project in English later, as I'm writing a topic in Dutch first for a Dutch modelling site (modelbrouwers.nl/php..php?f=46&t=52845).
I will try to translate that topic in English as soon as I can!
2 May 2020, 12:18
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Quite the beast. Wish I had the space to build one, let alone display it
16 May 2020, 04:46
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very impressive, I like the piperclub comparaison. Amazing technique for ribs and weighing almost like wooden boat, I guess such model kit needs all set of specific techniques like this. following
16 May 2020, 07:32
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@Craig:
Hi Craig! Well, prepare for some scratch building and a lot of sanding and dry-fitting.
As for some engine-parts for example, the manual is just incorrect and luckily I dry fitted first. Also improvisation is needed, as some parts of my Antonov-kits don't fit at all:
- one of the supporting aluminium wing root tubes is wrong diameter
- the engine fanblades don't fit at all
- the flightdeck and wheelbay constructions have no support at all in a complete empty and hollow fuselage so prepare for scratchbuilding support-structures.
But, for everything there is a solution. As long as you really want to build this kit.
Modelsvit is not really for starters I would say, but you could give it a try. They sure make unique and eye-catching kits!
And this kit has 975 parts. Be prepared😉 !
27 May 2020, 09:10
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Thanks Dick for the response. I am currently working on a couple Hasegawa and Roden nightmare kits....I love adding details etc. but would rather have a less stressful experience. Thanks for the tips, your model looks great!
27 May 2020, 17:23
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Wow Craig.. I've looked at some models you've finished, outstanding! I see you love adding details indeed. My compliments!
A Modelsvit kit will not be a problem for you I think😉 ..
But I know the relaxed feeling building a kit where everything just fits quite normally, so you can focus on extra detailing with PE sets and aftermarket parts.
I suddenly want to build a nice Tamiya kit now.. 🙂
27 May 2020, 21:04
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Can the numerous wheels be glued on last? Or, more interestingly, maybe not?
I remember I build a Revell transport plane in 1:144 scale, and I wanted to glue on the wheels last, that did NOT really work. I really had to bend the plastic to push my painted wheels in there.
11 June 2020, 14:04
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Pff..just 1:72...not impressed
I think you sir are suffering from too much free space in your home 😄 I wouldn't know where to put the 1:144 one!
11 June 2020, 15:49
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@Treehugger: the wheels will be a project on itself.. I think I will make the complete gear construction 'level' first, and after that I'm going to attach that construction to the fuselage. Also level ofcourse
Or I will make it with shock absorbers 🙂 :
m.facebook.com/model..eos/379041379351643/
@ Dominik: it will be 1.23 meter long and 1.17 meter wide..
@Alexander: 🙂 Haha, yes that's true, I made a big shelf in my hobby room for this monster.
11 June 2020, 20:04
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As long as everything is right and beautiful I say as a flight-engineer An-124
15 June 2020, 15:19
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@Alexander Perov:
Now I know who to ask if I need walkaround pics 😄
16 June 2020, 08:22
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Thank you all 🙂 !
@Alexander: Lol!! But... Does that mean you are going to build an Antonov model too..😉 ?
19 June 2020, 22:03
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@Alexander: Wow... I saw your albums, you have some very impressive builds, my compliments!!
20 June 2020, 23:20
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Hi Dick
I have received mine, yes it is huge.
I'm planning to build it with the flaps and slats, spoilers, full cargo deck and install lighting.
I do agree with you on the kit is not for beginners.
Cheers
Daniel
24 June 2020, 23:02
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Hi Daniel!
Great 🙂 , congrats!! Huge kit isn't it..
Wow, that will be very impressive!! But a full cargo deck.. that's a scratchbuild project on it's own, all the details.. and don't forget the folding mechanism of the nose, with all the piping and wiring and rib structure in it.. phew, I wish you good luck????!
I chose not to position the flaps and slats, because on the platform it's almost always 'flaps/slats up', very clean,
Only the stabilo is sometimes in down position.
And this kit is difficult enough to build it out of the box, so no scratchbuilding for me this time..
26 June 2020, 14:30
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I really hope the wings don't bend, when it's so hot in your mancave.
10 July 2020, 17:07
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@Florian, Rui and Thomas: thanks 🙂 !!
@Christoph: I think this model can stand some temperatures, as it is made mostly from fiberglass with aluminum wing support.
My resin Anigrand Lockheed C-5 model is more of a risk with high temperatures, but my room will become max 33' so no problem..
11 July 2020, 00:18
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Sorry guys, I think something went wrong.. The album is not gone, still making progress with this difficult kit😉
18 September 2020, 21:47
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I assume, you have installed springs in the legs?😉
What a diligent and careful work on this huge amount of gear parts 👍 Also the construction of the original aircraft is impressive!
3 October 2020, 10:40
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I guess you need pretty study gears to bear the weight of this awesome model! 👍
3 October 2020, 11:55
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@bughunter:
Thanks 🙂 !
Modelsvit claims the gear can be 'upgraded by yourself' with spring suspension:
m.facebook.com/model..eos/379041379351643/
I wonder what kind of strong tiny springs they've used for this..?
I really would like to know!
3 October 2020, 17:04
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@Thomas Kolb: Thanks, yes I hope the original gear can bear the weight of this kit... Flankerman from Britmodeler made the Modelsvit An-124 with reinforced landing gear, i.e. a transparent piece of plastic from the fuselage to the ground, as his model's gear collapsed under the weight.
As I'm building an even bigger/heavier Antonov 225 kit I really hope the original gear will hold.. otherwise I need to find another way.
3 October 2020, 17:10
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I remember the Optica, It managed to get into Mark Hamill's first Post SW movie, Slipstream.
4 October 2020, 11:05
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Ha ha, that is crazy! 🙂 I love this project and the detailed photo diary, keep posting pictures please!
4 October 2020, 11:51
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Dick, I admire your patience and motivation 👍 not to mention the upgrading it with dynamics in 72nd scale... mastery!
4 October 2020, 20:33
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@Sergej I: Thank you for your compliment!
This unique and beautiful airplane just deserves some extra attention😉 ..
5 October 2020, 07:46
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Good Lord! They did a 1/72 of this monster???? I just got my Revell 1/144 kit last week and was taken aback by its size. This...WOW! I was looking at the landing gears and mumbling. LOL Hopefully a tad fewer parts in the smaller scale.
Great work!
8 October 2020, 01:52
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@Donald Dickson II: Thank you 🙂 !
Good luck with your Revell An-225, I've seen several built ones and they look great!
8 October 2020, 10:48
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This can also be done bigger! 😉 The landing approach is nice.
Youtube Video
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20 November 2020, 14:37
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@bughunter: Wow... the only next step is the real one!! This is scale modelling 3.0!
21 November 2020, 16:21
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Due to your model I noticed, that the big model is a cheater - not enough wheels!😉
21 November 2020, 16:34
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@bughunter: ???? Lol! But imagine flying this expensive unit with a remote control in your hands.. and landing it safely.. I would faint.
21 November 2020, 16:46
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Nice results so far, but you pay a lot of money for a Monster like this and what do you get in quality? I don't know.... for me the fitting looks bad, but i am sure you will get it in the right way 👍
21 November 2020, 17:18
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@Florian: True... but I always wanted this model in 1:72, and as it's the only one available I bought it immediately. I knew it would be a challenge to build it, but I agree with you Modelsvit could have done a bit more research to the final quality and fitting of this expensive kit.
Also, I don't see any other builds yet of this kit on the Internet.. looks like it will be a unique (collectors)item soon! I'm curious how many kits Modelsvit will produce. The limited Buran-version is still not available.
21 November 2020, 18:06
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Yes, you are right, i also did not see any models of that big giant yet. I will follow your build anyway, great Job so far. Keep on going 🙂
21 November 2020, 21:25
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Oh yes, new pictures on this build 👍 If you want to see a real Buran you can visit Speyer (after lockdown)
speyer.technik-museum.de/de/spaceshuttle-buran
31 January 2021, 21:51
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@bughunter: I know, I will visit Speyer one day.. a must for the aviation enthusiast!
I also found a nice informative site about the Buran. In russian, but just click on all the hyperlinks. Massive info!
buran.ru/htm/flight.htm
31 January 2021, 22:18
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Such a delightful WIP! BTW the FOD covers used on the real plane (link inserted on pic 356) look exactly like the masks you used to protect the engine blades from overspray! Great minds think alike 😉
5 October 2021, 09:33
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This has to be the 'Mother of All Builds'.....!!!!!!! Some fantastic detail going on with your build Dick. Im just in shock that a 1/72 An225 exists..!!! 🤪. Just be careful you don't do yourself an injury lifting that thing up..!! lol. But seriously some Stella work. 👍
5 October 2021, 09:39
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I hope Dick is ok, last update was in July. Also on his wall no newer postings.
5 October 2021, 09:43
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I think only Antonov engineers know more about this aircraft than you do! Sterling work, Sir!!
5 October 2021, 21:49
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@bughunter: I'm ok 🙂 , I took a break with the Antonov project.. better, the Antonov 'gear' project. I don't want to hurry this kit, so at this moment I'm busy with another project which I will reveal when it's finished. Hint: 1:72, and quite big.. what else 😉 ?
15 October 2021, 19:06
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@Cuajete, David, Gary, WhiteGlint, Andy and Mark: Thank you for the compliments gentlemen 🙂 !
15 October 2021, 19:10
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No kidding?! 1:72?! Insane.
Cool build.
The Buran passed me once. I was working im Mainz (Germany) when the shuttle was floated down the river Rhine to reach its current location in Speyer. I might even have a pic or two of this.
18 October 2021, 12:07
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I was actually wondering a few months ago if anyone would buy this kit and do it....and there is the answer.
So much work on that landing gear....
I am very very curios of the final result! Good luck!
19 October 2021, 04:23
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@ Michael Kohl: Nice! So you've seen the Buran up close.. Wow. I want to go to Speyer once.
@Marius T.: Thanks!! Yes, I am crazy enough to start building this kit 😉... it is quite an adventure!
23 October 2021, 23:05
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I'm exhausted just looking through all the photos. Had this on the wishlist, it is promptly getting removed. No way in HELL I would ever get past the cockpit. Modelsvit should honestly pay you for building this after all of that work.
8 March 2022, 23:09
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@Reaper_lead, I don't think, that Modelsvit can pay anybody for anything.
It's a company from the Ukraine. 😭
9 March 2022, 08:29
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This kit is going to be the true whie elephant v.soon. Let's see what price level it will reach 2nd hand in the future
9 March 2022, 08:43
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So sad that the original was destroyed in the last 2 weeks. Even more sad why.
9 March 2022, 09:20
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Incredible work, Incredible detail, Incredible size!!! Well done!
9 March 2022, 17:04
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@all the people who reacted: Thank you all for your compliments, much appreciated!
Due to the terrible situation in Ukraine at the moment, I definitely choose to build the Mriya in its last worn blue-yellow Ukrainian colors.
9 March 2022, 23:40
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Incredible work and it is a fitting, but sad, memorial. One can only hope that the real plane is resurrected in the future.
10 June 2022, 21:18
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That's all so beatiful! Great job! All the effort was worth it!!
Where will you store/display the model? You need another house for these projects 🙂)
Btw, the last pictures you added are not sorted based on progress and I didn't even know the model was finished since the last pictured show the painting process. Maybe you need a different album with just the finished model?
11 June 2022, 09:52
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Is it finished? Didn't notice that too 🤔. Project still in progress? Incredible work 👍 You must be a very proud man. Slava Ukraine.
11 June 2022, 11:04
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Thank you all, much appreciated!
@Marius: yes, I'm struggling with creating a 'chronological' album.. I will try to fix that as soon as possible!
11 June 2022, 12:14
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It's a pity that the grandiose ship built in the Soviet Union will remain only in the models and you are lucky in this
11 June 2022, 16:34
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Thank you all for the compliments!
@ Marius: The pictures in this album are sorted on progress now 😉
17 June 2022, 15:03
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Stunning result👍. My deepest respect for all the work you put in that kit.
17 June 2022, 15:10
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Respect for the achivement and well done! Just wish the real thing was still around...
17 June 2022, 15:38
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WOW. Nice work. The finish looks stunning. I am sure it was quite a challenge to get such a nice result
17 June 2022, 15:51
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Outstanding, literally 😄 Oh man, so sad I won't be able to come to Veldhoven.
Love the Piper pics too 👍
17 June 2022, 16:06
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What a journey! Thanks for finishing the build report with the huge amount of pics at once.
Good luck for the Expo, really pity that I can't come to see it.
17 June 2022, 16:21
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In the Scalemates all-time best list at least 10th place for 2 years of really hard work - photo number 588 - my great respect for that!
17 June 2022, 18:59
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Respect, man! I don't know if I had the endurance for a project like this.
Absolutely stunning! 👍
17 June 2022, 19:34
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no idea how is miss this amazing build before. but i know that i will certainly be in the lookout to see this beauty in Veldhoven in a couple of weeks! my deepest respect and admiration for finishing this build in all its difficulty and all its glory!!! she looks amazing
17 June 2022, 20:55
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This build of yours is the reason I asked if it is possible to add "bookmarks" on the website to save albums or projects of other fellow modellers. Unfortunately the request was so far ignored, but your build will be easy to find again in the future...since probably nobody else finished this kit 🙂).
My respect and congratulations on this five star model!
18 June 2022, 06:36
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@Marius You can organize such bookmarks yourself in your browser easily (with own tags, folder etc) If you open the little gear below the album there is a option to copy a Link. May be this helps.
18 June 2022, 10:45
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when you click on a build, often is open in a new window. most browsers alow to add it to bookmarks/favorites from there. i have a ton of those 🙂
18 June 2022, 13:51
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Thank you guys for the tips, I was aware of that option, but I there are other websites like Instagram that offer internally this option since you can find something much faster if you have like 100 saved/bookmarked albums and you could see also a preview picture. Anyway, I didn't want to ruin the discussion here. It was more of a way to further compliment this epic An225 model.
18 June 2022, 13:57
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@everybody above who reacted on this album: Thank you so much for your kind compliments!
I'm still adding some little last 'finishing touches' to the Mriya; I will post an update before I go to the WME2022.
@Marius: I've seen pictures of 3 finished builds of this kit on the Internet, so I'm one of the happy few... 😉
Although there must be quite some of these kits around.
Modelsvit did do a re-release, and at this moment all the kits are 'unavailable' and 'sold out' in online shops.
I think there are mainly collectors instead of builders momentarily...
@Spanjaard: Nice, maybe we meet in Veldhoven!
@bughunter: Thanks for your compliments!
My next projects will also be big.. a 1:72 Modelsvit An-124 and an Amodel 1;72 An-22. Both in the last blue-yellow striped outfit (I managed to get those decals for these kits).
@Oliver Zwiener: Thank you, much appreciated 😉 !
18 June 2022, 21:27
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After seeing it today in person I must say it is even more impressive face to face! Wow!
3 July 2022, 14:25
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Thanks for the compliments!
And I won a silver medal at the WME 2022, so mission successful and completed 🙂 !
3 July 2022, 22:26
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Congrats on your Silver medal Dick....Well deserved for an amazing project.
4 July 2022, 06:54
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Congratulations, Dick! A well deserved award 👍
I wish I could see this magnificent work live.
Transport box looks great!
4 July 2022, 19:13
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A little late (I'm down with Corona at the moment) but no less warmly I would like to congratulate you on the medal! Great project finale 👍
6 July 2022, 16:58
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Dick, this is a fantastic accolade to your modelling skills- and of course the poignancy of the subject as it now resides in a state of destruction courtesy of Russian shelling. Perhaps a fitting epitaph to the world's once largest humanitarian/cargo plane ?
6 July 2022, 18:24
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Congratulations Dick! Have seen in the flesh last Saturday on the WME and it's truly a amazing piece. Well done 👍!
6 July 2022, 19:05
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@Bughunter: Get well soon! And thanks for the compliment!
@Andy: Thank you sir, and very well said 🙂
@ Erik: Hartelijk dank / thank you!
6 July 2022, 22:10