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Got the rest of the interior fitted. Before i added the top i did some dry fitting and realised that the items on the left hand shelf were stoping the upper hull from fitting properly, so the shelf was removed.







Even with that removed the fit was still a bit tricky. I stared at the front and worked back keeping the top half in place. Its not very obvious, but the upper hull does slightly overhang the lower huill along the sides as it should. The left hand shelf was fitted as soon as the top was on.



The rear door fit is not brilliant. The hinges feel a bit flimsy. The doors don't pivot on them as on the real thing, a feature which is on the Dragon and AFV Ausf C kits. Also, when closed, the doors are skewed, they would need to be glued in place. Fortunatly, i am having them open on this. Come to think of it, all my previous 251's have either one or both doors open.



And finally the suspension. The axel arms have very small location parts and the fit is rather loose. You would ahve to be careful that the arms are all level if you are sitting it on a shelf. Fortunatly i can adjust the base i am doing if needed.



Thats all for now.

Very interesting build all in all, I enjoy to follow it!

- Kari

It's looking good Bish so far does it build easier than Dragon or AFV Club?

Cheers guys.

Floki, there's less engineering in this than a Dragon kit, but overall i would not say there is much in it, but i would still rate the AFV club Ausf C as the best kit out there.

Wow... spectacular building thus far... More please...….

Cheers guys. Should be getting the paint on tomorrow.

It may be a different army, and a different vehicle type, but the interiors of all APCs tend to look a lot alike. And you’re sure nailing that look here Bish.

Ye, your not wrong. Every spare bit of space packed with kit and stores. I don't know how 12 guys managed to live out of one of these. At least these days we have a roof over our heads and not just a tarp.

Very cool Bish! I have the Tamiya one in the stash.