This step was completed pretty fast. It's basically just setting up the gun mounts in the turret section. The guns are very crude in my opinion; but I don't have any 1/40 scale guns in my spares bin with which to replace them. The hatches can be modeled open or closed; but since there's no interior I always model mine closed.
I dry fit the gun mounts in place in the picture above. I plan to paint the guns separately and mask off the periscopes before painting the vehicle. There are seams where the gun halves (parts #25R and 26L) join, some of which are still visible in the picture. I'll fill it with some Liquid Paper® correction fluid. This stuff doesn't shrink like putty or wood filler. It dries really fast and can be primed and painted to blend perfectly. I remember first hearing about this little trick from Jon Baker of IPMS/Houston many, many years ago.
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