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Thanks for your reply, Joe. I definitely needed a moment to regroup and rejigger the whole front end fitment. The Revell guns are located a bit too close to the pilot. The guns actually are at the limit of the front of the cockpit opening. I’m going to attach 2 photos from the Details in Scale walk around:





I need to follow this post up with photos of the model. Honestly it’s a combination of what you wrote plus not having a lot of time at the moment, but your point is well made. Thank you.

Taco Tuesday’s Photo Dump







These are the kit parts for position only although I did think it might be possible to sand down the barrels and wrap the Copper State Models etch around them.

Bravo!

That is anazing work, even it the build state. Wow.

Very nice!

Didn’t you have some replacement guns for this?

speedgraflex wrote: ↑Wed Apr 22, 2026 9:08 am Thanks, Gents. I absolutely do have replacements and will be using them; I built the Revell versions to use as guinea pigs to finesse the gun fitment, which is off. Also I have in mind to hybridize these with CSM’s versions.

Ahhhh… I thought that you had mentioned having some replacements. Those kit parts just look so clunky compared to all the work that you’re adding in there.

This is amazing work! That is also a brilliant idea to use t he kit guns to finesse the fit for the ones you plan on using later. I agree, the guns do need to be adjusted. I love watching this thread!