It’s been a while since I’ve done an update, but as of Election Day, the hull is finished. The last details to be added were the shelf in the back with its cleaning rods, and the spare track block holders. I rolled the cleaning rods as tightly as I possibly could and they were still too big to fit next to each other. I ended up squashing them into ovals so I could assemble them, a process comparable to building the Eiffel tower out of toothpicks — without glue. After several collapses, I finally managed to get them assembled and glued in place. As predicted, the starter crank is now almost invisible. The track block holders went much more smoothly, and it’s great to finally see the tank hull with no white “part goes here” spots.
The model designers have inserted a little “intermission” here after completing the hull. The next step is to build two crates of C rations. There are six more such crates on the optional accessory pages as well, but I’ll just do the two for now. After that, it’s on to the turret.
