I started work on the kit (Universal Carrier). After washing the trees, I examined the parts closely and found where my first cleanup work. There is a mold line the follows down the middle of the tracks lengthwise. So the first night was spent, trying to remove this line. Do all of the Tamiya 1/48 AFV's have this problem?
One of the questions I have had on this build is:
"Was all of the original paint covered over?"
To this I have decided that the original paint (British Bronze Green) would remain in the driver's compartment and the rest of the vehicle will be in panzer grey. I just do not think that they would go to the exent of masking the controls and dials and removing the seats to re-paint the vehicle. Instead a simple covering over this section while the rest of the vehicle was painted would be an expedient measure. Anyone have any other information contrary to this?
Mike
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