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Armor/AFV: Axis - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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251/6 fit
Recon
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Posted: Saturday, January 01, 2005 - 09:19 AM UTC
Has anyone built the DML 251/6 and had terrible fit problems? I am building this kit and the sides, upperbody and back plate fit just horrible!!!
I will be using alot of putty to make this this look ok.
Thanks
Recon
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Posted: Saturday, January 01, 2005 - 11:25 AM UTC
Recon, Having built 5 of these Dragon 251's, and awaiting the command one, I feel almost sure the problems you're having with the fit is probably something you haven't aligned properly. The most likely problem is the forward bulkhead not sitting properly and so forcing the upper hull out of alignment. If you haven't already fitted the upper hull it might be worth trying to shave some off the top of the forward bulhead?

Vinnie
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Posted: Saturday, January 01, 2005 - 12:07 PM UTC
I had alot of problems with the right side fitting to the chassis. No matter what I did I couldn't get it set right. recon
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Posted: Saturday, January 01, 2005 - 12:09 PM UTC
Im intensively building the 3 in 1 D and the command vehicle the one you are talking about and i havent found any problems with it. The thing you might have messed up is that the side plates arent aligned properly. Try to allign it coorectly with the drivers bulkhead and you should be fine. Also, in my command vehicle my rack on the top was horribly warped....which leads me to want to know if some of these command vehicles didnt have them.
ian
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