Thanks Si
Yes Jim, still having the same problems
The long rod is about 35mm
cast a small section of tread plate from the mould that I made the other day
cut a small section off the casting and sanded it really really thin so that the resin between the dots was translucent
CA'd it in position - not perfect but with a little weathering it should hopefully disguise the bald patch
assembled the three etch lifting hooks for the engine deck - these are really tiny and took ages to do
kept dropping the tiny parts and then having to search for them
added bolt heads to the various etch brackets
made the dust cover for the barrel end from plastic tubing capped with plastic card - the whole thing was then sanded down wafer thin so only just larger than barrel
still need to add the lanyard that stopped it rolling off the vehicle when not in place on the barrel end
added the four top hatches in the open position
the large hatches got etch padlock brackets with their corresponding other half on the roof
hinge bolt heads added on all doors
locking handles still need to be added to the inside of the two smaller hatches
I also investigated the starter handle and wire cutters and found them to be rather poor due, I suspect, to mould wear - they suffer from large mould line steps and blobby indistinct detailing so will need replacing with something better
Back to work Monday, boo - had been hoping to have this all assembled and ready for paint by the end of the holidays but it doesn't look like that will be happening. There are still a lot of little fiddly bits to sort out
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