[Paper Kosmonaut]

A little update: I have realised the fitting isn't only precise but also very necessary. The cabin structure became a little torqued when I placed the windscreen or the back of the cabin just a tad offset. (is that correct english? oh well, as long as you all understand.) The outer skin of the cabin was not a good fit because of that. So I cut the part in three smaller parts to make the fitting easier. I still had to cut off some excessive paper. It also left me with very thin forward window frames. It now has been compensated for with the black rubber rims around the windows, so it looks a bit sturdier now (see my next post). I didn't worry a lot about the seam on the top; it would soon be covered completely.

The doors of the Zil 4906 are also on top of the cabin. It is an amhpibious vehicle, so there. The hatches are edge glued and have a very nice fit. Almost all parts need edge colouring, of course.

The head lights were a bit tricky (the instructions don't tell you to punch out the circles to make holes for the reflector cones inside the lamp housings) so I had to do some improvising here. Small circles of plastic were used for the headlight covers. Glued first with PVA, when it was dry, I 'spot welded' the 'glass' to the paper rings with a few tiny drops of CA to keep them well secured in place.

The cabin has some more stuff on top, this part also was an on-the-go finding out what to do to make it fit. I needed to 2 make small cuts in the side of the forward facing part to be able to fold the corners and make the part 3D. These cuts weren't indicated anywhere but logical in the end. This part also covered up the nasty seam and now the cabin part starts to look more and more like the real Zil.

On the last photo you can see two small grey surfaces on the hatch. Here the hinges will be glued and if I am correct, they really work. Makes me curious.
I know it's not my cleanest build but I don't really care. I just do this for the fun and I think in the end I will surprise myself with having built a decent model anyway.
At least, I hope so (-;