Started on my recently arrived Battlegrounds Puma. The only power tools I used were my dremel, drill, and jigsaw. I ground off the 3 smaller vision ports and
replaced them with handmade ones. I reshaped the front and rear ports and will do more when I get some putty. The hatch holes on the turret were cut out, new
rings made, and new hatches cut to fit the holes. The turret hole was groung out a bit and the turret ring was tapered a little so it seated better. I ground
down anything that wasn't supposed to be sticking up such as the raised edges near the exhaust. I was a little rough with the dremel so there are some
things that really need to be filled and sanded smooth. I cut off most of the rivets on the upper hull and replaced them with linoleum nails. I had some
issues with the bottom of the hull being misshapen. The very bottom panel is at a weird angle. To get my wheels spaced properly from the fenders I added
brackets to the bottom which are removable. Not going too accuracy crazy but it's a nice change to work on something that is pretty much all there! Here
are the first few pics in primer:
More to come when I have a chance to fill and sand some things. It shouldn't be too long before this one is in paint....
More to come when I have a chance to fill and sand some things. It shouldn't be too long before this one is in paint....
