Thanks for the input guys! As things stand I don't yet need to invert the gearboxes. I'm doing a lot of the armor plate spacing and weld lines by eye, corresponding hull lines and angle changes by the approximate place the road wheels line up with them. Again it won't be perfect but it'll LOOK right... and 'more right' than most of the recent Tiger tanks used in movies

I redid some of the upper hull plates and front end angles yesterday. Here's the result!



Next step is to finish off the squaring up of the rear end and clean up the gaps left between the upper and lower hulls. I need to pay a visit to Canadian Tire and the hobby shop for paint, styrene and some putty!