I fully agree. TAKOM kits are very detailed, the fit is very good but with many small parts and instructions not always well engineered, printed a bit too small (at least to my eyes). A thorough study of the instruction is a must throughout the building process and dry fit of sub-assemblies is...
Those waffles, in Western alps, are called "gofri", you can get them salted (usually filled with ham, cheese and/or speck) or sweet (honey or jam), served hot and they have a diametre of 30 cm more or less (better if more... ;)).
Thank you Ski. Figures is not my favourite choice but I needed something more relaxing than a kit as my bench time is influenced by real life troubles (if 2024 was awful, January 2025 is :eek::mad:o_O ) Luckily there's our hobby!
I don't want to be a niggler in giving unrequested advice (If so, I beg your pardon) and I'm not diving into the tank colour rabbit hole (any desert yellow will fit) but the Italian tankers overall was blue (as a reference think of the classic lightly washed indigo of the well known jeans brand...
I read on another forum some times ago, and got stuck in my mind, that ZM kits have such tight fitting that even a thin layer of paint can create problems like yours.
It looks like a nice kit.
Enjoy your first tank and remember that with tanks if something goes wrong mud and dirt often if not almost always offer an easy way out ;)
They are from Aber, Edbert. They are glued to the kit antenna bases, I just bended them using my fingers and painted dark green. The cable securing them to the turret is from stretched sprue. I added a small piece of thermic rubber tube (those used to seal electric cables junctions) to the base...