While many modellers love the back-to-basics approach championed so well by the likes of Hasegawa, others prefer the high-tech approach. Glossy surfaces are microscopically smooth, so air bubbles are not so likely to form between them and the decal film. Hermes Alligator Purse. Don’t limit yourself to armor kits in one scale — 1/76 scale road wheels have all kinds of uses in 1/35 scale vehicles. It took me a little while to work this out as the otherwise excellent instruction booklet makes no reference to this task, other than it is flat in one drawing and a complete structure in the next. Hermes Alligator Purse. Towing clevis: Part of the gear used to rig the tank for towing or retrieval Muzzle brake: This device reduces the recoil of the gun and directs most of the blast to the sides, reducing the amount of dust kicked up (which would obscure the gunner's vision for the next shot) Gun mantlet: The heavily armored, movable gun shield, usually removable with the gun as part of a single assembly Coaxial machine gun: Mounted parallel to the main gun. Carefully shave away these molding lines (also called "parting lines”) in any location where they will be visible on the finished model.