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Getting close to maybe sticking the major assembly parts all together :idonno
Found this picture on of all places Facebook (I think someone scanned it from a book)But anyways it is a nice shot the hull and cover for where there was once a turret. It does not total match the supplied one in the kit.
Ran into a couple issues, 1) the part is a little small, 2) the part is a little warped, 3) missing the riser, 4) the problem that had me take this next step, it is uneven in height/thickness
The only real way to fix it and stop me from always thinking I should have was to make a new part. So I drew a circle on some .40 styrene sheet and cut it out. Now I do this in a fancy way, with scissors :facepalm
I then drew out the hatch opening, by taking the lines to the edge I also marked where the welds need to go.
Next I drilled a hole in each corner before cutting, this helps give me a start and stop place with the knife
I then cut the opening out, I did the sides first and then a couple lines a cross the center corner to corner. This helps when I push on the center to break the pieces out as it gives a re-leaf point.
About this time I discovered the supplies hatches are a little off from each other and hinge points on the cover. I did get a chuckle out of this, brought back memories of a company I worked for in the past. Not naming any names here :pp.
After some time with the file I'm able to make the hatches work
I marked the locations for making the other parts of the hinges
This is the point I ran out of steam last night making the hinges, still need to mark the locations for some of the details and make the riser
