I got this kit underway yesterday. The first stage is attaching 7 hooks to their small mounting brackets and assesmbling the cab armour. I chose to attach the mounting brackets first to the body and then attaching the hooks as I thought the hooks would make the whole process fiddly if done the recommended way, glad I did in the end. You get 8 hooks and mounting brackets and of course I lost one of each, being lucky to not ping any more into the carpet. Just as bad as etched brass.

Stage 2 is adding the brackets and some hinges for hatches as well as engine covers. The engine grilles are just a pattern in the plastic but a little black followed by GW Boltgun Metal makes the grilles look quite good and allowed me to resist the urge to added metal screens in a fit of AMS.

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