Gday All,
I am currently building the Dragon Battle of the Bulge M4A3 Kit and have two problems.
The first is just a question about the bogie wheels. Two types are supplied, one set are spoked and the other set are pressed. I have seen pictures with a combination of these or the pressed ones only. Can anyone enlighten me on the time these different kinds were used and is there a problem with using the spoke type for battle of the bulge era ?

The second problems isn't that easy to rectify I don't think. When dry fitting the chassis with the top half ot the tank I am faced with a 2-3mm gap between the sides. Unless I push out the sides of the chassis with some lengths of sprue it won't line up with the top half. Anyone had similar issues with this model or have I simply cocked something up ?



Alex

Alex, I have never built the kit, so I cannot help with the fit issue, could you give us a pic maybe? As to the bogie's, go with the solid wheels, the open spoked wheels were not very common by the time of the battle of the buldge.

Hi Alex,
This kit went together great for me. I no fit problems what so ever. I would double check to make sure that everything is lining up right. As far as the wheels the spoked wheels were used earlier in the war, so go with the pressed wheels. Here is a pic of the same kit I am almost done. Good Luck!!

Pressed wheels were the one being made at that time but for variety, I like to throw on 1 or 2 spoked. Replacement wheels were usually done with whatever was on hand. It is not uncommon for a replacement to be different. I think it gives the vehicle a little personality rather than that straight from the assembly line look

I have attached a photo of my predicament to the original post.

I would dry fit the transmission cover, and see how things line up. You have a short shot - meaning not enough styrene made it to the edges of the mold. If thats the case its east to fix with some sheet stryene.

Guys,
Thanks for your replies.
A bit of filler should fix my problem I hope.

Regards