Good day.
I've switched gears for the moment and have started on the turret. I want to get the main body of the tank finished before adding all the stowage.
I did add some thicker card to the turret ring and the deck of the turret to stiffen them up a bit.
One tricky part was to figure out the right sequence to assemble it, so as not to get trapped.
The crew commander's cupola, I cut off the glue tabs and edge glued it, to make it neater. On the master weapon the break was opened up and coloured internally. I like this look better.
A couple more additions have been added to the turret. The spent shell extraction hatch to the side of the turret and the coaxial machine gun to the mallet, both of which were not with the design. I also opened up the telescope port on the mallet.
Two periscopes have now been install onto the turret, and the whole turret has been placed onto the hull. The turret pivot has not been glued inplace yet, just test fitted.
The gunner's hatch has been installed.
So far today the pivot for the turret has been glued into the turret and two brackets were installed to the rear of the turret. I also scratched and installed an antenna.
This is where I am at.
Thank you for following.
Questions and comments welcome.
Jim