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Neil
Looks good How are those Eduard mesh sets to build?
Eduard's PE uses very thin brass stock to start with and it is double etched, so it's thin as foil. The half circular supports must be bent 90 degrees to support the mesh. You have to very carefully cut the parts free of the fret and laminate a couple of layers and bend and laminate the mesh. The final assembly is surprisingly sturdy, but the individual layers will distort if you look at them cross-eyed, so be very careful with them. If the parts are pulled out of shape, the layers will not line up. The transverse supports are there, but the longitudinal bar that supports the center of the mesh (seen on most but not all vehicles) is not provided. You can add it from sections of .010" styrene strip, if you wish.
Aber's photoetch includes the longitudinal bar and is made from heavier brass, so it's not as fragile during assembly. You also have the option of depicting the early version of the screens, which did not flatten out at the front (seen on very early KV-1 and KV-2 types).
