Re: DREDD 3D Lawgiver castings... (HOLDING for BATCH #3!)
Thanks, I'm very glad you're happy with it. More of the first 10 have been arriving today, so I wanted to jump in with just a few tips that should be helpful in lieu of having a completed tutorial.
The kit is fairly straightforward in it's assembly. The only thing I didn't plan on was that the rear clip of rounds that fit into the lower magazine sticks up a little too far to allow the mag to be slid all the way into the recess. This can be solved either one of two ways. You can either sand down the rear of the casings that extend past the mag, or you can sand the bottom of both clips to lower them. If you plan on permanently attaching the mag, then the former will be the easiest approach.
The only other thing I wasn't sure of until I tried it was glueing the two clear pieces of plastic "windows" along either side of the magazine's interior. Prime and paint the mag first (this includes weathering), and then place one clear piece inside. You may have to clip the lower forward corner of both pieces first. Once you've got one in position, add a single drop of superglue on either side of the plastic. I use a very fast setting superglue that wicks like crazy. I was concerned that the glue would fog up the plastic, but it doesn't. Once you paint up the rounds, glue them to each other (front to back) and apply a small amount of glue on the bottom of each row and insert. I'll throw up some photos tomorrow.
