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Hi, Complete newbie here  A friend of mine told me about this collection and after jumping onto the home page and checking it out I just had to give it a go my little boy is star wars crazy so I know he'll love it when it's built by that time it's done he should be old enough to appreciate it. He's only 8 BTW so it will be me who will be attempting to build it, with his help as much as posible So there you go I have absolutely no experience what's so ever in building anything never mind a robot! But hey I'm taking the plunge and having a go  the things we do for our kids eh Anyway I've only placed my order today so it will be a bit before I post again which will give me time to figure out how to post a pic on here Byeeeeeee May.
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Hello May and welcome to the forum. Plenty of advice here from some superb model builders, so if you need any advice, all you have to do is ask. Look forward to seeing your build, and above all, have fun!
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Welcome to the forum May,good luck with your build I hope you enjoy it.
Al
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Welcome to the forum May. I'm sure you won't have any issues build the R2 as long as you follow the instructions carefully. If you're unsure of anything just ask  Enjoy the build
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Hope you have some terrific fun building this one. I do not think you will have any issues as this has proved not only a popular kit but in turn has generated a mass of build diaries so it will be like building along with your very own modelling club all in the surroundings of your own home Hope it all goes well Happy Modelling
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Welcome to the forum May. You should have no problems building this, and if you run into any problems help is always at hand. Your little boy will be very excited as a Star Wars fan, and you'll be a big hero. Don't forget to post your pictures of your build when you start. Good luck. Regards
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Hi May, welcome to the forum. As has been said above you will find all the help you need here. Check out the official build diary http://forum.model-space...aspx?g=topics&f=446
and the video build https://www.youtube.com/...phYZW9OUKndCE_wekwtnEGN
Good luck with your build, I am sure both you and your son will enjoy it. Graeme
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Welcome to the forum and enjoy your build Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Welcome to the forum. look forward to your build. Chris On the bench 1/350 Revell Tirpitz Platinum Edition (Pontos PE and Wooden deck) plus extra Eduard PE set and extra MK1 door sets.
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Welcome aboard May, enjoy your build and I look forward to seeing how you get on.... Regards Alan
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Hi, Thanks for the warm welcome chaps if was very nice of you, no doubt I'll be picking your brains as I go along been looking through the diary's to try and get some idea what's involved so I know I'm in very good hands Quick question I know that you get a screwdriver with the kit but will any other tools be needed? Byeeeeeee May.
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Welcome to the forum May
Carl
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Hi May, Welcome to the forum and good to see your (both) giving this a shot. You`ll both get some quality time from building it together and should you get stuck there will be someone here to help, so your in the best place. Good luck with your build, keep the diary going cos pictures are invaluable if you have a sticky issue. Have fun. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Hi May, you shouldn't need much more than a screw driver with this model, maybe a little super glue and some masking tape to hold things in place from time to time. Mark Regards
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Hi, Thank you Mark, I was hoping that was the case Looking around the forum, it seems a nice friendly place with plenty of experienced people just waiting lend there advise - in other words I'm in the right place Next quick question then I promise I'll leave you alone, er well for now anyway  When I signed up I was given the choice for special issues which I opted in for but what do these issue include? May. Byeeeeeee
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Hi May You will receive an R2-D2 and C3-P0 figurines, plus 2 exclusive tea shirts. Here is the link to see what you get. https://www.deagostini.c...A2IvWstICFRUW0wodscANUQ
Regards Mark Regards
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Hi, Thanks Mark, I think these gifts are covered with the premium collection offer, underneath this on the sign up form was another option for special issues at £10.99 each, I used to collect the baking magazines that Deagostini did and in that collection they did special Christmas and Easter issues that weren't part of the original collection I was just wondering what the extra issues for this build entailed - sorry for the confusion May. Byeeeeeee
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Sorry May, I misunderstood These will be separate issues sent to you from time to time, that a standard subscriber will not receive. Similar to you baking magazines. Mark Regards
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Hi, Thanks again Mark for your help May. Byeeeeeee
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Hi, Our household has gone part work mad at the moment, my daughter has her My Little Pony my eldest son has his Assassins Creed my youngest has his R2 and the biggest kid of them all my hubby wants me to sign him up for the DeLorean! He's not due back from tour until August so he'll have a few copies when he does! Anyway the first delivery of issues 1 and 2 for this collection has arrived much to Charlie's delight, (he's been counting the day bless him!) so last night we sat down watched the video build on youtube, read the official diary had a nosey as some others and made a start. The instructions were excellent and easy to follow (even for me!) although I did have one mishap I put way to much super glue on the arm piston which squirted out all over the place and made a mess but I remembered that nail polish remover gets rid of super glue stains so I managed to clean it up a lesion learnt! Well that's it until next month Byeeeeeee MFG attached the following image(s):
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