Construction - Fixing this kit’s greatest sin… The Lower Fender Gap
@Toimi_Tom … As much as I’d love the solidarity of conquering a belligerent running gear with you, I really do want to save dealing with the running gear until I have a parallel project where I’m doing mud buildup on the hull in parallel. It’s just a little too late for my currnet Panther G project…
Had I gone ahead with that though, this probably would’ve been the attitude 
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But between you and @Mageckman however, I have been convinced to deal with the unflattering sight of the lower fenders, having located some substantially untouched plasticard from a long-forgotten project in the stash box. It was supplied in various thicknesses, so I pulled out the thinnest one and got to work. Given that the mud guards were moulded fat to the point of obesity, I share the view that one can’t make them look any worse by plasticarding over the entire lower mudguard. I’ve just had to measure and cut a notch to fit the tapering plate about the drive wheels.
In hindsight, these repairs were probably best carried out immediately after joining the hull halves, but before any tools (or PE detailing for those inclined to polish turds…) are installed as it limited options for placing our mini-clamps. This left a couple of sections that were daylighting which needed follow-up applications of glue and pressure. There will be some further works required to soften the interface and ensure our patch and original parts look homogenous once the primer goes down, likely a combination of PE cement fusion and sanding.
While we were at it, that broken spigot for the rear left idler has been reattached. This might save us from later hassles because I don’t trust myself not to discard the broken part as surplus sprue, and then remember it as the garbage truck departs my verge on a Wednesday morning…
