…and I’m done,
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The build was very cathartic, it goes very quickly and so far no filler necessary. Some points for anyone else building the kit;
-There is a hole behind the turret hatch. Later steps show this as a convoy light however no step shows the addition of this part. After scouring the sprues I found it, it’s part E6
- The PE platform on the side of the turret has a support frame under it according to my reference pics, and the colour profiles show one. I was going to scratch build something, until I found part E16, which I presume is it!
- The rubber mantlet cover is hard to work with, I warmed it up with a hairdryer to make it more malleable and superglued it on in sections. The PE frame has to be managed in the same way.
- My upper hull was warped so I had to glue in stages and clamp the hell out of it.
The wheels are nice, the tyres are separate which is going to make painting easy.
The PE is just enough, very nice and easy to manage once annealed.
I’m going to redo a few of the welds and the cast texture on what remains of the original turret then primer.
