So just barely a few hours later, the majority of the tank is already done! This kit is definitely a shake and bake kit. But don't let that fool you, there is some nice detail in this kit. The suspension came together nicely and quickly with no fit issues.
Step 3 went together very well with the drivers hatch looking good. The only bad part is that there are no visors that you can see with the perscope up, but you can't tell too much.
Step 4 is pretty busy but easy to complete. Here is where I had a few issues. The air intakes? (grates on the side by the engine) are a bit to small from the bottom, but with careful gluing and placement it's difficult to tell.
The back rear plate didn't match up with the upper hull so some fill was needed, but now you can't really tell.
On to step 6 and 7 (skipping step 5): The Turret was very simple to do with no problems at all. Just a few tiny lift lugs for the turret were challenging to place, but with help of tweezers, the got put in the right place. No gaps.
Here are the pics of less than four hours work:
So for almost less than four hours, you almost have a comple tank. The only thing I've disliked about this kit is that the few gaps take a little work to get rid of. But the major down fall is the you can see through the sponsons and can tell this kit is 'spose to have a motor, but hopefully I can hide that
Now, to clean it up and finish up everything and get it primed and highlighted if all goes good...
Rich
I found this fella heavily discounted and dirt cheap. (Was $30, bought for $17)
