Over the last weekend I encountered an issue with my Elefant which I hope I have solved correctly. I was attaching the front fender support brackets CR0641 & CR0641M and was referring to the instructions in section 24 Front Details. This calls for 1 M3x20 Button HD and M3 nut to fix the brackets to CR0104 Hull Plate, so no problem there. However, I can't see that the instructions tell you what fixings to use to affix the bracket to the fenders. The only clue I can find in the instructions is that shown just above the illustration of CR0602 Front Applique are a row of 3 'mysterious' fasteners without any identification. I got out my reference material and noticed that on the real vehicle when viewed from above there were only a row of very small 'bolt'? heads showing in the fender 'channel', so using a fastener (
or nut for that matter) that had a large head or profile was quite wrong. After much head scratching it dawned on me that the holes drilled in the fender supports are actually smaller that those in the fender itself. So my solution was to use M3x8 Button HD fasteners (
those used to assemble the upper hull) screwing them up from the underside of the fender and allowing them to self-tap into the holes in the support bracket. There was plenty of material for the threads to grab onto and to me the look was spot on.

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I have no idea if I've called this right, but I'm pleased with the result. This may help other Elefant builders in the future. Also perhaps Kian or Monique could confirm if my 'guess' on which fasteners to use was correct. If it was, I'm on a roll and will head out and buy a Lotto ticket.
Dave