Well, a not-so-cleverly-planning modeller, like me deserves the pain of cutting the pieces from an almost ready cabin to replace the plastic parts to the brass provided by Part. Well, I have no reason why I changed my mind. Possibly the very warm days and the euphoria felt because I'm able to "play with my little tanks" again... The cabin before:

And after:

The underside of the model is almost ready - no upgrades, no schratch though the leaf springs look quite... er... strange. Or to be more precise: not like a real leaf spring. But I left it untouched because the lack of time. And they won't be really visible.

The wheels are assembled from five parts (or three for the outer wheels) and represent the "usual" Zvezda quality: lots of mold seams, lots of sanding, cutting, and sanding again. But finally all of them is done.


As currently the weather in the modelling room is extreme (34 degrees Celsius) I have to wait with the further steps. Or I should try soldering without soldering iron, simply touching the parts to the wall - maybe it could work :)