The rework on the fenders continues. On the bright side, I am doing some additional work that is easier with the fenders off.
Anyway, one issue that has been bugging me for sometime is the detail on the side of gun mantlet. I initially just added some Archer Fine Transfers weld beads but was never really happy with the way it looked. I have debated different ways to fix the issue but have never come up a viable solution until now.
Below is a good example of how it supposed to look.
I had ordered Voyager's update set (PE 35086) mainly for the tool clamps that will be needed. While looking at instructions I noticed that they included the a PE piece for the gun manlet. Problem solved. Below is how it looks with the kit's weld bead. Looks nice but I was not completely happy with how the PE part sits a bit higher than the weld bead. So I decided to rework the area.
I scrapped off the kit detail, glued the PE part in place and then added a plastic rod weld bead that rides along the edge. I think this looks so much better than what I originally had done.
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