greetings,have started the dicker max project and things moved along smoothly.the kit is typical trumpeter grey molded plastic.the detail for the most part is very good.the instruction sheet starts with the parts sprues laid out,and unused parts listed at the bottom.first step of assembly is the roadwheels,sprockets,and idlers,also tow shackles,drive housings,return rollers are covered in step2.parts locations are well illustrated.step 3 covers the rear panel,idler adjustment,a stowage box with spare roadwheel mounting.step 4 involves the assembly of the bogies.the sprue attachment points are quite thick and require cleaning,also some very large mold lines.the bogies ,when properly assembled,articulate much as the real thing would.the covers over the roadwheel arms are very well registered in there proper position.and hold the arms securely.as i said before the sprue attachments are very prominent so plan on spending more time cleaning than building.in all steps 1-4 have went smoothly.and i will try to take some better quality photos as this progresses.at this point i will paint the lower chassis,clean up the roadwheels which are only set in place and not permanently attached yet.i know the picture quality is not that great.but any discrepencies or comments very welcome.
