The rear of the superstructure sides has slots that need to be cut out for the turn indicators (at least, I assume that’s what they are). The kit provides for two locations these can be in, and looking at photos I determined 1071 had them in the rear position. The slots to be cut are clearly marked on the inside of the parts, but I decided to fill the ones I don’t need, in case they remain visible:
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You don’t have to be overly neat and square in cutting the slots, as the indicators are long, narrow boxes that fit through the slots, so the cut edge won’t be visible on the finished model.
Next the winch that sits in the middle of the cabin:
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This is a little tricky to assemble, and as you can tell I replaced some of the parts by 0.5 mm plastic rod (11 mm long each) because I didn’t feel like cleaning up the bits provided in the kit. If you put the central axle with the middle plate onto one of the two side plates, you can fairly easily add the outer rods and line it all up, then add the second outer plate. The rest is simple enough, and results in the completed winch:
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For the roof plate, I cut off the four large tabs that were on it, as the rear two can easily be seen through the large roof hatch, and the front ones through the windows:
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Inside the hull, I had to scratchbuild one of the rifle rests because it went “pling” from my tweezers, and despite spending 15–20 minutes on my knees under my workbench looking for it with a flashlight, I couldn’t find it anymore
I put it in the middle so it’ll be out of sight as much as possible.
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Then the three walls and the floor around the rear entrance:
[ATTACH]305024[/ATTACH]
These fit very well, but the seams are also very obvious through the roof hatch, so needed filling. The same goes for the ejector marks on the inside face of the front wall, but I left those on the side walls alone because they’ll be almost impossible to see on the completed model.
[ATTACH]305019[/ATTACH]
You don’t have to be overly neat and square in cutting the slots, as the indicators are long, narrow boxes that fit through the slots, so the cut edge won’t be visible on the finished model.
Next the winch that sits in the middle of the cabin:
[ATTACH]305020[/ATTACH]
This is a little tricky to assemble, and as you can tell I replaced some of the parts by 0.5 mm plastic rod (11 mm long each) because I didn’t feel like cleaning up the bits provided in the kit. If you put the central axle with the middle plate onto one of the two side plates, you can fairly easily add the outer rods and line it all up, then add the second outer plate. The rest is simple enough, and results in the completed winch:
[ATTACH]305021[/ATTACH]
For the roof plate, I cut off the four large tabs that were on it, as the rear two can easily be seen through the large roof hatch, and the front ones through the windows:
[ATTACH]305022[/ATTACH]
Inside the hull, I had to scratchbuild one of the rifle rests because it went “pling” from my tweezers, and despite spending 15–20 minutes on my knees under my workbench looking for it with a flashlight, I couldn’t find it anymore
I put it in the middle so it’ll be out of sight as much as possible.[ATTACH]305023[/ATTACH]
Then the three walls and the floor around the rear entrance:
[ATTACH]305024[/ATTACH]
These fit very well, but the seams are also very obvious through the roof hatch, so needed filling. The same goes for the ejector marks on the inside face of the front wall, but I left those on the side walls alone because they’ll be almost impossible to see on the completed model.
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