Today i started the assembly of this beast, it will take a long time but i´m not in a hurry anway. I had nothing else to do this afternoon and my experiments with the selfmade Zimmerit coat (which we have to apply on this model!) were rather successful.
First of all a kit review (Coen made one aswell recently, which made me start this beast), do not forget to turn on the English subtitles.
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The assembly starts with the wheels, i just made the sprocket and idler wheels. They are not glued but screwed together. Steel rods are also inserted to give the model the needed stability later (i think it will be quite heavy in the end).
The suspension system: First i glued this black long part in place, on it i mounted the axes. It more or less snaps in place, but i glued it anyway.
The assembly of the spring system was a bit tedious, because nothing stays in place, so it would be helpful to have at least 3 hands.
First you plug the springs behind the axes on the inside of the lower hull (they won´t stay in place), then you insert a screw from outside and screw it together with another plastic part and a nut.
It took me about 1 hour to get to this stage.
I just saw another folk joins us, the more we are the better it is! 
Awesome... just awesome...
It is so big I would have to build it on the living room floor like I was 10 again (and then getting chased down the road by Mother for getting glue on the carpet). Happy days 
