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Rando Dude
Had this on my shelf staring at me for a couple of months. This comes with a ton of PE, so lets see how much I can enjoy it.

Nicolas
Following with great interest.

Robert Podkoński
Me 2!

DerMattes
Watching

Rando Dude
Hello and welcome Nicolas, Robert and Mattes!

S M
Eager to see how you manage all the PE 😄

Bas Tonn
Lowering the HUD is your best and easiest option. Also, I'd test fitting the seats (and pilots if any)

Rando Dude
So I ran into a bit of a fitting issue. However I don't think it is the kits fault and I can really only blame my own laziness. Okay, maybe also the instructions..
The cockpit does not fit anymore with all the PE parts in it because I only scraped off the surface structures of where the PE instrument panels go instead of also filing off a good bit of the plastic below to compensate for the additional thickness of metal. In my defense, the instructions don't mention any of that...

Rando Dude
Hello there S M and Bas 🙂

I have already test fitted the seats and they don't fit. It's really tight in there but in this case has nothing to do with the PE parts. The seats just need to have a bit filed off on the sides to get them in.
I am probably going to rip it apart again and redo the whole thing. Not just for the cockpit but for some other issues (blame my laziness again lol) that need fixing.
Thanks to the magic of this being a Dual Combo I won't even need to buy a new kit..

neo
Hi, so far, so good.
I think, your problem is the incorrect alignment of part A10. It is too steep.

Rando Dude
Hi Neo, thanks, you are correct, it was incorrect alignment 🙂

Tip to anyone interested in building this:
The fuselage has ejector marks on the inside in the cockpit area. Remove those, unless you really like fitting issues.
The alignment pins of the fuselage also don't align very well. Remove those too.

S M
Good advice! 👍 I have wanted to build one of these, but I want to make Estonian version.

Живко Джаков
I'm following!

Rando Dude
Some more updates:
As mentioned, I had to open the fuselage again, mostly to salvage the internal engine parts and most of the PE from the cockpit. But I feel I am on a good track now.

Another tip: Test fit at every step! This is not one of Eduards best fitting kit I must say.

CaptGPF
Stalking

Thomas Kolb
Cool build! Makes me feel like I should build mine as well. I am definitely learning from your experiences here!

Mirko Römer
Following

Łukasz Gliński
I like planes that are OK, will follow 👍

Rando Dude
Hello Capt, Thomas, Mirko and Łukasz, welcome to the show.

Bernd Grün
I'm in. 👍 Following with interest.

alessandro magrelli
Very good, working on the same (schemes A and B)

Gary Curling
First time using AK resin water 💧

Mr James
Beautiful modelling. Love the tree. The figures are expertly done and the T34 has wonderful details. What a great dio scene. Top drawer 🙂

Gary Curling
Thank you Mr James,hows your tiger diorama going?

Simon Nagorsnik
Nice dio! I really like it!!

Gary Curling
Many thanks Simon,wish i could do better photos.

Simon Nagorsnik

Haha 😁 Don't worry, they're not that bad 😉
I still do mine with my smartphone...😅
However, good result, nice scene👍

James C
Very nice work 👍

gorby
Excellent dio! The tree is particularly natural looking.

Neuling
Dynamic scene with very good terrain and water. - Caution: kneeling on top of the turret I would not dare to throw in a hand grenade through the open hatch ...........

Mr James
Hi Gary. My winter dio was a disaster. I used plaster of paris after watching a video and it turned out a sloppy mess. Thinking of using clay over polystyrene? What do you use?

Gary Curling
Many thanks Gorby and Neuling,yes I through it would be dangerous to throw a grenade in the open hatch and was in two minds to place him there ,could be a warning for the rest of the crew to get out?

Neuling
Clever idea Gary! A very compelling warning no one inside can deny 🙂