Hello Fellow Modelers,
I’m working on the Tamiya Jagd, I have run into 2 major problems with aftermarket P.Etch, and barrel. The p.e. kit is from ABER # 35028 nicely done, yet the screens for the engine grills appear to be a hair to large, and on the side of the front fender where the headlight rest the p.e part seem’s to backwards. The “bolt heads” and slot for the light don’t match up right, it seem’s ABER mixed the 2 sides up and never corrected it. The barrel-Armor Scale # B35003 very nice indeed, BUT the mantle will not rest inside the kit correctly. I would appear you need to glue it in place with-out any movement. In the directions it shows that you need to cut off the tip where the kit barrel slides into, I tried this with my old Jagd that had been junked and it(the AS Barrel) was to thick to rest inside. On top of that gluing the boars head mantle to the bolted mantle will not allow the proper space, hence making this model all the more delicate!! This s#*t is driving me crazy! To boot, both state “fit” for Tamiya kit—has anyone else had problems like this, or better yet making a Jag with either or both update kits?
Hope someone can help,
Bryan