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I got some more work done on the packer body interior. Filled in the open areas on what is the 1:1 scale hydraulic oil tank with styrene sheet. Did some subtle weathering. For what ever reason there is a notch on both upper corners of the kit ejector blade. I filled in the upper Right notch with a piece of styrene sheet. Filled in the interior wall (Left piece} with styrene strips and automotive glazing and spot putty. Will leave the sanding scratch marks in place on the rear 2/3rd's for metal to metal contact effect.

First off a salute to my fellow veterans on the forum..... I have started to work on the packer body and its separate components. This is from the Garwood sales brochure for the LP 900 packer. This is the view looking forward towards the truck cab from inside the packer body. Here is the same part from the kit. The lower portion and upright portions are part of the hydraulic tank. I am going to be displaying this at model shows with the roof of the packer body off, so I will be filling in those open portions with styrene sheet to replicate the hydraulic tank shown in the sales brochure. This is also from the LP 900 sales brochure. This view is from the front part of the packer body looking towards the rear of the ejection panel..... the sliding panel that pushes out the trash at the landfill as well as compacts the trash being picked up. I will be cutting a notch in the ejection panel for the raceway and attaching it so that the raceway will stay in place with the roof off instead of making it part of the roof as shown in the brochure. These are the inside of the packer body sides. I understand to make the injection mold process work that AMT had to do it this way, but the insides need to be flat with no obstructions. These raised parts would be disastrous in the real world. I will be filling in the areas between the raised parts with styrene sheet to have a smooth interior of the packer body.