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Fit issue with HCKW Strv 122 conversion
ptruhe
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Texas, United States
Joined: March 05, 2003
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Posted: Sunday, March 20, 2005 - 04:42 AM UTC
Everything else has fit fine but the front fenders have a big gap between the skirts and the edge of the fenders. I'm going to have to put shims all around to clean it up.

Anybody else run into this? I don't see how I could have screwed it up.

Thanks,
Paul
Kelley
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Georgia, United States
Joined: November 21, 2002
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Posted: Sunday, March 20, 2005 - 04:55 AM UTC
Nope, you're not alone Paul, this was probably the most "finnicky" area in my kit also. I cut, filed, sanded, and I'm still not totally satisfied, but it looks OK. (I have to admit I've become somewhat anal with this kit, I wanted it to be "perfect")

Cheers,
Mike
bison126
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Correze, France
Joined: June 10, 2004
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Posted: Sunday, March 20, 2005 - 06:09 AM UTC
Here is mine. As you can see it, I just could not totally fix that point too (with the left fender)

I got another fit issue with the sliding roof hatches which definitely didn't slide at all. I had to enlarge their location to manage setting them in place but in no way I could have them still moveable.



Nice conversion however
ptruhe
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Posted: Sunday, March 20, 2005 - 08:42 AM UTC
I forgot how much grinding I had to do to get the turret hatches moveable. Even went through the roof by mistake.

Thanks for the feedback. I'll keep plugging away.

Paul
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