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Major assembly parts	some scratch built straps and mesh	Cannon made out of brass tubes
handles and springs	scratch built springs	workable tracks
improvement to suspension - before and after

This is 1/35 Renault FT-17 Char Mitrailleur Kit by Polish company RPM. The kit allows to build different versions of the tank and I decided to build Char Canon because Mitrailleur is too wimpy. Overall the level of detail is very nice except for the springs. Out of the box they don't look anything like springs. Although the kit includes some decent detailing of driver's compartment and turret I decided against building the model with any doors in open position. Workable tracks are also from RPM (they include a "teaser" in the kit. They are fairly easy to assemble although it takes a lot of time. The biggest problem of the kit is the instruction sheet - it's very vague and misleading especially when it comes to placement of the idler wheel.

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