Looks all right, right? Except the orange section is way too orange when compared with the shooting model. But that's not what we're here to fix. Let's zoom in a little:
See it now? Yup, the "window pane" of the turret is misaligned. You can see it's set up with one of the spokes pointing toward the middle of the turret mount, when in fact two of them should be flanking it. What a blooper, eh? Can't believe they ever let that get pa...oh, okay, I didn't notice it either.
In fact, it was pointed out on Steve Dymszo's YouTube series on painting the DeAgostini model. The series, btw, is another i highly recommend you watch, though honestly it looks like it will be of more use once the outer shell has been completed. In the meantime, there's lots of good info, including what I'm about to share (you can watch the section of the first video, where he addresses this issue, right here).
First, we trace around the inside of the "window" with a straight edge. Nice & easy is the name of this game. Remember, we're working with very thin plastic. I basically went round and round using medium pressure until I worked my way through the glue. Eventually you'll pop through at some point ,and then can ease your way around, popping it off. Again, slow and easy is the key.
Next up is to get rid of this tab. It's there to lock the window in place on the turret part, and make sure it's properly improperly installed. Or something. I found wire nippers took care of most of it, and then a little sanding did the rest.
After that, a little glue around the border (I'm gonna go ahead & recommend E-6000 because I love the stuff) and it's ready to go back in, like so:
Here's a quick shot form the other side, showing where I put the glue. Not much needed here.
Anyway, that's Issue 2 in the can. Next time, Issue 3 commenceth. 2 down, 98 to go. Rock on.
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