Hi Stephen
Still no sign of a firm price for this beauty, but I started to mess around with some sub-assemblies:
I have to say, this is a kit where it really pays to read the instructions... then re-read them... go away for a while, read them again, test fit some parts and then finally begin to understand what's going on! So far, all my "best guesses" for ways to tackle the sub-assemblies with a view to easier painting have proved to be mistakes! :-) The guys at Rest Models have obviously thought this one through before designing the instructions...
I thought I could break the model down into three easy sub-assemblies:
The guns
The ammunition supply
The mounting
Truth is - if you build the ammunition supply with all four magazines attached, it's impossible to fit the guns - hence the cannister left on one side. By the end of this build I won't have followed the instructions quite to the letter, but whether or not that will have been advisable, only time will tell...
All the best
Rowan
And yes - if you've spotted that one strut on the tripod is paler than the others... I made the classic mistake! I measured the resin original... re-measured it... cut it and... found I'd made it too short! So... bring on the plastic rod...
