Got some more work done. This time it's the main 75mm gun and the tracks.
The gun went together well with no problems. I did realize that the gun shield won't fit into the trunnions at the top and bottom of the hull. The shield is slightly too short. I decided to just glue the gun in place.
The tracks went together fine, just a little time consuming. Each run is in two sections, a top and a bottom. After painting, I'll just slip them onto the running gear.
I ran into a problem with the turret basket. I was dry fitting it and realized the basket won't sit all the way down into the hull. The problem was the bottom of basket was hitting the top of the left sponson. The clearance is 26 mm. The basket and ring is 27 mm. I decided to do some sanding. The picture below shows were I removed excess material. Basically, I removed the top lip of the basket and all of the underside of the turret ring. I then glued the ring to the top of the basket and now everything fits fine.
I don't know if it's just me, but this kit has some fit issues. I'm still polishing this piece of poo though.
-Jesse