\non a snow covered road like base as pictured here<\/a>.
\nI also want to try and replicate the tire chains
\npictured. This will be done with small chain from
\nMechaSkunk and should end up being a huge pain
\nin the butt. In some of the photos from Military
\nPowers, a stowage rack has been added behind the
\nturret. The kit does not come with one so I might
\ntry and replicate that as well.<\/p>\n
The tires are plastic and not vinyl
\nso they needed glued and sanded. Luckily the tread
\npattern isn’t in the middle to make sanding a
\npain in the ass. The hubcap and inside rim are
\nseparate parts.<\/p>\n
The suspension is pretty nicely
\ndetailed and has a lot of fiddly parts. Those
\nall cleaned up easily except for the springs.
\nThose are always a pain to clean up since you’ve
\ngot all those little gaps inbetween where flash
\nneeds removed. The hull didn’t go together as
\nnicely as I had hoped. The rear panel left a nice
\nsized gap that’ll need to be filled. I’ll probably
\nuse some SGT for that. (Super Glue + Talcum powder…
\nmix to a paste consistency and apply. Dries quick
\nand quicker with accelerator)<\/p>\n
The front also needs some clean-up
\nas it’s a bit rough where the joint meets. There’s
\nalso some injector pin marks on the bottom of
\nthe hull which will need filled. The front one
\nwill be easy, but the rear is surrounded by those
\ncircular details.<\/p>\n
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I took a picture of my first real
\nPE bending for PE specifically made for a kit.
\nIt actually is bending quite nicely thanks to
\nsome engraved lines formed on the parts. You can
\nsee the forst part I bent (A) and what it replaces
\nin the pics below.<\/p>\n
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One annoying part is that the gun
\nbarrel is bent. This is due to it sticking out
\nfrom the placement on the sprue for slide-molding.
\nI need to heat it a bit I think to get it straightened
\nout. Too bad there’s no AM barrel.<\/p>\n
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