I am moving along and flew through steps 2, 3 and 4. Once you get through bogeys the rest is down hill. I added the various parts to the lower hull. Most fit OK, but you will need to add putty or super glue in certain seams to clean them up. Below is a picture of the bottom of the lower hull – the details are amazing.
The final drive cover was a part that Dragon added for this kit. It is well done and the texturing is effective. The only real issue is that final drive cover and transmission cover do not fit together very well and there is a slight gap. I used my hand dandy Tamiya Putty to clean it up.
Lastly is the back side of the lower hull. Had to putty around the hitch and other seams. Remember to drill out the holes as shown below.
Since I started off building airplanes, I build tanks the same way. Most tank modelers put the entire model together and then paint. For some reason I am resistant to this and leave off parts to paint separately. For example, the bogeys and exhaust are supposed to be added in these steps but I left them to paint separately.
The final drive cover was a part that Dragon added for this kit. It is well done and the texturing is effective. The only real issue is that final drive cover and transmission cover do not fit together very well and there is a slight gap. I used my hand dandy Tamiya Putty to clean it up.
Lastly is the back side of the lower hull. Had to putty around the hitch and other seams. Remember to drill out the holes as shown below.
Since I started off building airplanes, I build tanks the same way. Most tank modelers put the entire model together and then paint. For some reason I am resistant to this and leave off parts to paint separately. For example, the bogeys and exhaust are supposed to be added in these steps but I left them to paint separately.
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