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09-09-2014 | 04:58 AM

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dgsselkirk

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As you may or may not have noticed I cut off everything below the skirt rail on the upper hull. This pic shows the first temporary fitting of the closure that will go in against the new walls of the lower hull

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Here are my reinforcement styrene pieces glued in rough. I will then 2 part epoxy around the edges and seams and the tops will be smoothed off even with the new walls.

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I cut out the drivers port and inserted a backing. This is rough fit. I will square off everything once I build the complete hatch.

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I have shaped the hatch again with measurements from my scale drawings.

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Here is the back side view with everything sealed in with 2 part epoxy. One of my missions is I have to find a smaller ball to mount the machinegun in the ball mount. The HL doesn't fit in the Tamiya sized one from Atak.

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Again, here are the upside down and right side up views showing what I cut off the upper hull below the skirt rail. I should have taken a before and after. Maybe tonight I will take a pic of the other hull I have so you can see the difference.

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Started doing little things to the rear of the upper hull. Actually the 2 panels with the vents will be completely removed leaving just the center section.

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