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So this is where things are right now. The first photo above shows all the major assemblies put together and the tracks added. I’ve added a couple of spare road wheel mounts on the front and I also had to replace the end of the jack handle which I managed to snap off and feed to the carpet monster somehow. I Still don’t know how I did it, I just noticed that at some point it had gone.

The tarp over the fighting compartment is now on. I couldn’t find a photo of one of these in place no matter how hard I looked so this is best guess based on a Hummel one and the location of the tie down loops. I decided to add a couple of little tears in it to give it a little character though I haven’t yet decided how I’ll paint those. You can also now see why I didn’t bother with a metal barrel as I’ve added a muzzle bag.

The only other tweaks to the kit is adding a small piece of chain to the tow pin and scratchbuilt mounts for the sighting poles. The latter is because this will be on a diorama in a scene where it is set up for action so the poles would be set out rather than still on the vehicle.

Speaking of the diorama the reason for the tarp and the muzzle bag are because I’m hoping to put this into a setting where it is raining heavily. I’m not one hundred percent decided on exactly how I’ll pull that off other than having pools of water in the tarp, a small area with water pouring out, and rivulets running down the side of the vehicle. The ground will also get pools of water and everything will get a “wet look”.

But that’s further down the track, for now the next stage is to get the base paint on so I can do the camo and then start on the various weathering stages. So check back in about a week and I’ll throw up another update once the base colour and the camo is on.

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