Looks good,will be checking in.

The bar is to give the kit some 'scale' weight, what ever that means. Use it don't use it your choice.

Welcome back to modelling fun! I'm curious though. Why super-glue for a styrene kit? Wouldn't you get a better bond with styrene glue/cement? Super glue tends to brittleness.

Tube cement is too thick except for heavy-duty work. Use a liquid form such as Testors or Tamiya and apply with a brush. (Still called plastic cement but it's a liquid in a bottle.)

Or use super if that works for you!

Ah, I'd forgotten about the liquid cement. I have some of that...should try it.

Fit overall was excellent, but the seam on the front glacis plate (?) was dissapointingly large. That's going to take some work to hide.

Here are some issues I've found. The model is missing a couple of ammo boxes that usually go in front of the side storage bins. The tow cables are a bit finicky because of the small scale. You have to put them on the turret with a slight bend to them, as they are stored along the bottom of the turret (not straight). They are relatively easy to attach with liquid cement. One of my tow cables broke in two, but I managed to put them together on the turret.

I don't see the seam on the front of the hull on your pictures. I didn't have any on my model either. If you are referring to the line that runs across just below the very front part of the hull, then I think that's supposed to be there (weld line?). All of my 1/35 Abrams kits have that line running across (just below the headlights).

Good work so far Samuel!! I've been eyeing this kit for some time so I'll be watching with much interest.

A soft brush and plain ol'dish soap, let dry a day or two...add paint

Easy Cheesy