Thanks for all the suggested fixes, and I think we're gonna call this one done finally. Once the snow melts (about June or so!), I may take some shots outside.






Tom

Tom,

I like how you improved your M1025. Job well done.

:_| However, I just noticed another minor fault, but its any easy fix. I saw it in yuor third photo. There is light shining through the holes for the front sling load eyes in the hood.

In the real version there is a rubber boot that fits around the sling load eye. THe way I fixed that problem with my M966 was to take a small piece of index card, paint it black, and attach it to the inside of the hood.

I know I might be nic picing your model. But, I can't help myself, when I see something that another fellow modeler may have either missed or overlooked.

I like the way you improved the inner face of the hood and the rear hatch.
Keep on posting .... before any summer snow fall :-)

That's a good suggestion. I still am not happy with the overall "fit" of the hood, and noticed that there is a slight "warp".

I'll pull the pins, and see if I can take the warp out and then add the boots around the inside of the opening.

Still not happy with the quality of the photos. Auto focus and exposure is great, but sure would be nice to be able to control depth of field like on my old 35 mm SLR. (But then I'd be waiting for a week on the photos! :-) ) I'm pretty sure the answer is more light.

Tom

Hi Tom, if you shoot your kits with a 35mm SLR (self loading rifle) , you may be in great trouble :-) :-) :-) :-)

There have been some kits I've been tempted to do exactly that with, and others for which that would have been an improvement. :-) :-) :-) :-)

Tom

I couldn't remember where I had first seen this posted at, cause I was wondering if you had made some extensions for the covers on the wheel wells, to block that light.

Kerry

I did two things to fix the problem, based on some great suggestions.

First I added the air filter inside the hood behind the grill, and that blocked almost all the light.

Second, I made some "grommets" out of card stock, and mounted them on top of the two lifting shackles on either side of the radiator. The photo above doesn't have the grommets yet. Between the two that has solved the problem.

Had I paid attention to my walk around photos under the hood, I would have seen BOTH of those items in the first place! :-) :-)

All better now! I'll try and get some final photos up soon.

Tom