Thanks and it sure will Johan. There are provisions to open up the engine compartment completely including the srping loaded latches but I've decided to keep it all closed up.
Got some priming and painting done on some of the interior sub assemblies tonight. I have started using Mr. Finisher Surfacer 1500 for primer and I really like how it sprays and lays down. Very very good coverage with a small amount of primer.
Painted the engine and transmission Field Gray. I am really only paying attention to the rear housing on the engine since it is the only thing what will be showing once everything is assembled. A pin wash with some black and a dirt wash with some raw umber oils.
Moved on to painting the interior tub panzer grey. Painted the base straight from a bottle of Tamiya paint, then came back with some lightened pg and highlighted some panels. Hoping to start weathering this part a bit tomorrow.
A look-see with the engine and tranny just sitting in...
On another note, I think I may have found a few more errors in the instructions. The first part has you drill out these holes in the floor plate.
Looking forward through the pages, I can find absolutely nothing that will utilize them. I am not sure if this is meant to show the removal of something to accomodate the PaK or if its leftover from another build of the halftrack. Either way, mine are drilled and will stay. I will weather them and hopefully they will pass off as where some previous equipment was mounted.
The other is with the dash board assembly. Its not an error so to speak, but it can make assembly a little bit more difficult.
If you follow the insert, the protrusion on the back of part A37 has to sit in the hole in part A40. Part A43 makes this difficult to fit if you add it to the dash before you sit it on top of A40. I hope that made sense??
I was able to force mine down over it but it opened up a small seem on top where A43 and A37 join.