As there is a bit of interest I will try my first ever build log;
The kit comprises of beige / brown and white plastic parts including clear plastic for the vision ports and lens. 188 track links in black plastic, a fully detailed crew compartment and hatches that can be left open / closed, though why you build the interior and shut the hatches is beyond me. Its quite a beast in 1/35 coming out at 22.6 cm long and 11 cm tall.
Stock photo of parts;
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Spent an evening removing the tracks from the sprues and cleaning up, unlike the Meng Bradley / Renault FT17 i have, these do not click together as workable tracks, so will need to be glued together around the wheels a bit later on.
Next was the construction of the wheels (from 5 separate pieces and these look excellent) then i moved onto the belly of the beast, adding the axles, which needed reducing as per the instructions, I just cut bits off till the wheels sat flush on the axle.
The rear access door was added next ( in hindsight might have been best to leave till nearer the end, maybe I will be able to pop it off its hinges).
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Nice weld detail on the drive covering, any glue marks to be cleaned up before any painting.
Next up is the interior built in various stages, will build the whole interior and then spray in off white and highlight pass in white, with dirt streaks, dust and scuffing added.
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