Model Military International – September 2019

September 2019 - Model Military International 41

I first formed the basic shape of the track runs. The final arrangement of the tracks was determined and fixed after they had been mounted on
the running gear. During this process, one has to be cautious in order to avoid damaging the
plastic wheels with hot air.

The last step was to add the missing lengths of the track runs. The resin

tracks are longer than necessary, and therefore have to be trimmed.

During the following stages of assembly, I’ve mostly been working with various details, like the turned
metal barrel. Its installation does not cause any trouble, but one must keep in mind that it has a different
length than the original plastic part, so it must be posed within the mantlet with care, and only then sealed
with a little cyano.

The machine gun isn’t very eye-catching in the finished kit, so I only needed to drill out the plastic barrel.

As the Hauler set didn’t include too many turret details, the whole sub-assembly could be finished quite

quickly.

The upper part of the

hull required a lot more

attention. I had to hollow

out the shackle sockets...

... emphasize the edges of various details and tools using a scriber,

in order to give them a more natural look...

...and remove the front and rear sections of the fenders, allowing

for the installation of their photo-etched counterparts.