At first glance, it appears to be an error-riddelled model. But most of the errors or omissions can be corrected with either PE, or with a few scraps of plastic strip and reliable reference. In some cases some of these errors/omissions will not even be visible. If only we had such advice on correcting every new (and old) plastic kit!

I believe the hull top is short by .020" inches .

Thanks David. Looks like 724 could be done with Star Decals sheet

I believe the hull top is short by .020" inches .

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At first glance, it appears to be an error-riddelled model. But most of the errors or omissions can be corrected with either PE, or with a few scraps of plastic strip and reliable reference. In some cases some of these errors/omissions will not even be visible. If only we had such advice on correcting every new (and old) plastic kit!

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Agreed. Look, there have been kits which are considered as the pinnacle of styrene art and even they ended up requiring as much cosmetic surgery as Jocelyn Wildenstein on a good day and nobody gave it a second thought. A lot of us have done more to correct more glaring errors and still thought that these other kits were pretty good to great. Errors notwithstanding, it's a pretty decent first effort. Rye seems to learned from its mistakes judging from the corrections it'll make in future releases.

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I believe the hull top is short by .020" inches .

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Only if you measure it. Otherwise, it looks like a small gap.

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I believe the hull top is short by .020" inches .

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Only if you measure it. Otherwise, it looks like a small gap.

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Yes sir , but forcing it to close produces a noticeable bent in the rear plate , where the exhaust is . And it's the whole width of the plate ! And no I have not been drinking too much coffee yet . So is this my imagination or is there substance to this ?

I deeply regret Googling Jocelyn Wildenstein

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I believe the hull top is short by .020" inches .

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Only if you measure it. Otherwise, it looks like a small gap.

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Yes sir , but forcing it to close produces a noticeable bent in the rear plate , where the exhaust is . And it's the whole width of the plate ! And no I have not been drinking too much coffee yet . So is this my imagination or is there substance to this ?

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From what I've read on the subject of Tiger I/II tank hull construction, there was a +/-15 mm tolerance and there were some measureable differences found. If that is the case, then, that .020" gap is a historically accurate scale representation. Just use some 1/35 welding rod to fill it in.

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I believe the hull top is short by .020" inches .

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Only if you measure it. Otherwise, it looks like a small gap.

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Yes sir , but forcing it to close produces a noticeable bent in the rear plate , where the exhaust is . And it's the whole width of the plate ! And no I have not been drinking too much coffee yet . So is this my imagination or is there substance to this ?

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From what I've read on the subject of Tiger I/II tank hull construction, there was a +/-15 mm tolerance and there were some measureable differences found. If that is the case, then, that .020" gap is a historically accurate scale representation. Just use some 1/35 welding rod to fill it in.

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I was going to add piece .020 thick the whole length of the rear plate to take up the gap . If I figured that right that's 17.5 mm in real life . So they are still in the tolerance window ? So beefing up the back is era correct fix then . Thank you sir .