Sounds like you da man to convert this sow's ear! Sometimes I just marvel at the odd complexity of some early (and mostly foreign) molds. Not to be too harsh on the eastern European molders, I recall the odd (to me) four piece molding of the Airfix Vosper kit hull. Must be like Matty said...an early inability to produce molds with any excess depth. But some of us love a challenge and looks like our board host is well up to it! Model on, Matt!