Well, this has gone back onto the Shelf of Doom. Two week's work has gotten the rear subframe "installed", if not completely straight, and with rather more glue than I would like to admit.
The issue is that every little tube connects to about 4 other things; the tubes are all easily bent white metal; the little dowel and socket joints need filing and drilling. Basically the frame around the motor relies on the motor for strength and dimensional accuracy, but the further you get from the motor (a big and relatively dimensionally-stable lump of white metal), the harder it is to get it all to line up.
Of course I knew this going into the project as the 908/03 is pretty similar. But the warning stands: these Model Factory Hiro kits at 1/24 are diabolically difficult to get right.
So on to something easier for a bit. Stay tuned!
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