cheers Neil
thanks Paul, lets hope it turns out ok in the end
Jim - in no way am I exempt from the normal problems
If a part refuses to stick first time with CA then no amount of additional CA will fix the problem - strip off and clean down (the part, not me) is normally the only way to fix the problem
Glad you like the mudflap - bit of a confession with that, the bend happened when I set the model down between adding bits
I will be distressing the other ones intentionally
Dave / Paul - your wish is my command
may be a while before it is attached to the vehicle though as there are still some bits to sort out on the gun mount, rear lights, Notek cage, crew stowage and the small matter of some crew figures (a set of Hornet Afrika Korps heads are on the way)
Si - stop drooling please everything will be getting soggy
Very small update.....
added the rear lights, left and right, as per the Eduard instructions - silly me
when I checked something in the references it was obvious that the Eduard instructions did not match photos, especially left side so it was stripped off again
The actual light units are ok - they have you make the light housings from plastic card and then add the etch front plates
It is actually easier to just CA the front plates to the plastic card and then cut it out using the etch as a guide
The left light should have a bar/tube frame arrangement with an anti skid plate step on top
So after a bit if a rebuild I got.......
...this
unfortunately the photographer made a muck of it again so it is all rather fuzzy
it is armature wire hoops with some etch mesh CA'd to copper sheet to form the step
this is the right side - may be ok but definitely needs a protective cage making. I will check this further tomorrow