The orange peel, which is quite evident in the photo below, was mostly wet sanded out with grits ranging from 3200 to 12,000, followed by LMG and Tamiya polishing compounds.
The stance looks good, although the interior door panels are too high and show above the door sills. (The colours in all photos are the same, just the lighting conditions have changed).
Upper edges of the door panels, visible in the photo above as a white line just above the window sill, will need to be cut back. Time to get out the Dremel.
Decals are on as well, and the stainless steel trim has been painted with an enamel pen from Testor's. Once dry, a couple of coats of clear will go on over it all.
There are a couple of aspects of the build that are not quite correct. First, the interior of the kit is LHD where 4 KUE was RHD.
Another problem is the size of the numbers on the doors.
Period pictures, including Rover advertisements, show the numbers to be the size of the doors and extending slightly into the front fenders. The kit's decals are much too small.
All in all a relatively easy build so far, even given the small scale, with the majority of the problems being due, as is frequently the case, to my own impatience or sloppiness. The kit has its flaws but it is worth it to have a model of my own sadly deceased TC.
Next up: Final assembly, including lights, bumpers and glass. Stay tuned!
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