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@komet163b - I got a good start on your parts.  The tank base is all painted and the main base is primed.  I also cleaned up the tank too, I'm actually surprised how well the tank came out to be honest.

Hopefully @Paula is having luck with the lower spherical elbow treads.  If so, then off the tank goes to her for the lower pipe hole for the same fix.

I am not sure if I have enough red paint for the base, as I used to much paint practicing on the donor's parts.  But I did need that practice.  If you look at the strap base and then back a few threads you can see the difference with the non-strap base.  The strap tank has holes for the straps and then it doesn't have that long divot.  So not interchangeable.  I also put in the photos the inner and outer straps.  They kind of cleaned up...