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I got some momentum going yesterday, so today I am continuing the build of Zvezda’s 203 mm B-4 (M1931) howitzer.

From this point onward, unless stated otherwise or obvious from the context, all abbreviations use the Latin alphabet.

Today Nadya and Elena went out to see our maid of honour, while I—well, I got the model out.

First, I wanted to finish the last few steps—29a and 29b, and the finishing touch in step 32: gluing on part A4. Why they left that until now, I have no idea, but…

Then I moved on to the last remaining steps: assembling the running gear.

I started with step 5a and continued with 5, 6, 7a, 7, 8 and, to top it all off, 11a.

Contrary to my expectations, there were no problems with any of the steps or parts—everything fits together perfectly.

So, after 70 minutes of work, this is where I got to: