Spent most the afternoon chewing on the KV. Got the suspension supports in for starters. Now, in addition to my fetish for bearings, another little foible is I'll use bolts instead of screws where ever possible. For the suspension supports mounted in the hull sides, I used 2 mm brass bolts instead of the supplied phillips screws. Also used 2 mm steel bolts on the final drive housing.

The non functional suspension arm collar for the support is a glue on. I really HATE glue on parts when it comes to plastic to metal. Before you start with the adhesives, it's a really good idea to rough up the aluminum hull where the plastic piece will go. I just put the piece on, take a sharp pencil and outline the piece. I then remove the plastic part and rough up the metal with 240 grit. I do the same to the adhesive surface of the plastic part, put on a few drops of gel type ACC, and on he goes after a final test fit. Roughing up both surfaces gives the adhesive a far better chance of working forever.