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I thought I'd record my build and mention any tips that may be of interest to others. Because of the issue with the cigarette logos, I may not post all my stages because I really can't be bothered making sure they aren't shown. As well as the screwdriver and wide nose tweezers supplied in part one, I've put together some other tools that I think I might need during my build, they are: A pointy pair of tweezers A sharp hobby knife A wax pencil for picking up small bits A selection of sanding sticks Some cotton buds (to help flatten down decals) Micro Sol & Set Decal solutionsA brush for applying Micro Sol & SetWith my dog eating a couple of parts, it gave me the opportunity to do a little research with the decals and Micro Sol & Set, DO NOT USE THEM. They have an adverse affect on the plastic. In any case there is no need as the decals lay down fine with just water.I also thought it was a good idea to have some small pots to keep the various sized screws in. As each part arrives, I'll empty the screws into their own pot which hopefully will make it easier to select the right screw on assembly. Also there is less chance of losing them to the carpet monster or dog! Graham27 attached the following image(s):
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Part 1 I haven't applied the decals yet, but everything went together smoothly, just make sure all the pins and holes line up before fitting the screws Graham27 attached the following image(s):
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Part 2 Again everything went together without any hiccups, although there was one area that was a little tricky. Step 2-6 has the fitting of the FM screw and nut. Make sure part 2B and 2D are fitted correctly, Insert the FM screw through the two holes and using either a pair of pointed tweezers or a wax pencil, carefully position the nut and gently turn the screw making sure the nut stays in place. I must admit I had to do this about a dozen times before the nut decided to play game. It's one of those operations that is either completed first time or the nth time ![Crying](/images/emoticons/msp_crying.gif) I'll apply the decals to parts 1 and 2 later using just plain water. Graham27 attached the following image(s):
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Hi Graham, Good to see a customer build of this iconic race car. Nice to see also that you sussed out the pictures, well done. I am building this kit as a personal build (not enough time to post unfortunately), but I will be adding the decals at the end of the build. Reason being that these builds tend to get a lot of handling during their construction, so thought best to leave until the end. Enjoy your build and I look forward to seeing more of it. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) Admin COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Hello Graham. Great to see you on board with this brilliant kit. There are couple of really fiddly steps coming up with the inner front bulkhead and steering rack. Its pack 2, stage 6. A little way ahead for you, but I thought I'd give you a heads up... If you look at the official build you'll see a MUCH easier way to do that part.
Have fun with the build.
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roymattblack wrote:Hello Graham. Great to see you on board with this brilliant kit. There are couple of really fiddly steps coming up with the inner front bulkhead and steering rack. Its pack 2, stage 6. A little way ahead for you, but I thought I'd give you a heads up... If you look at the official build you'll see a MUCH easier way to do that part.
Have fun with the build. Thanks for the heads up for pack 2, stage 6. I'll have a look at the official build pages.
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Nice to see another one of these builds taking shape on the forum. Good luck Graham.
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Hi Graham, Congrats on your "Blue" medal for starting a Build Diary. ![ThumpUp](/images/emoticons/msp_thumbup.gif) Regards delboy271155 (Derek) Admin
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No images today ![Mad](/images/emoticons/msp_mad.gif) as I'm not allowed to show the cigarette logos. I applied all the decals supplied in parts 1 & 2 and I must admit, I'm not overly impressed. The 'l' letter in the decal that goes round the helmet is out of registration with all the other letters and the carrier film on all of the decals is very thick. I kind of understand the decals having a thicker than normal carrier so that those that don't have experience of applying them can apply them fairly easily. What I might do is have a look at some 3rd party decals and see if the carrier film is any thinner. If so I'll remove the suppled decals, wait till the end of the build and apply the 3rd party ones. Use at your own risk, but handy tips for those that don't have any or a lot of experience applying decals: Make sure that the surface that they are being applied to is wet with water After cutting out and soaking, slide the decal from the paper backing sheet in roughly the right location. Use the point of a sharp hobby knife blade (NOT in the gold areas) to gently move the decal to the correct position If needed, using a piece if kitchen towel, gently remove excess water from around the decal Gently roll a cotton bud over the decal to remove any excess water. If the decal is difficult to move into position, add some water around and under the decal with a soft brush to ease movement. Till the next time.....
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admin wrote:Hi Graham, Congrats on your "Blue" medal for starting a Build Diary. ![ThumpUp](/images/emoticons/msp_thumbup.gif) Regards delboy271155 (Derek) Admin Woo Hoo.....
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Hi Graham, good to see another build. Looks like we will be building ours in tandem. I'll be following👍 Senna mclaren mp4/4 build complete mp4/4 build http://forum.model-space...spx?g=posts&t=12029
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Part 3 Step 3-1 asks you to remove the four front rim outer hub radial bolts from the sprue. To do so, at your own risk, I would strongly recommend using a pair of either modeling snips, if you have them. Alternatively a pair of flush wire cutters. It's important that they are flush cutters so you can see exactly where they will cut. What's the difference between basic modeling snips and wire cutters about £10:00 - £20:00. For some reason as soon as the word model or modeling is used in its description, the price goes up by 3 - 400%. The radial bolts 3E are a nice snug fit into the outer hub 3D. I found it best to position the bolt using a pair of pointed tweezers and then pushed it into place using my thumb nail. Step 3-2 and 3-3 go together without any problems. Step 3-4 was a little tricky, having to make sure that everything lined up before fitting the 4 BM screws. Step 3-5 & 3-6 No matter how many times I tried, I could not get the part 3F to slide through/over part 3G. I think it was as much not being able to hold part 3G steady enough and being afraid of part 3F flying across the room to be devoured by the carpet monster or Coco the 9 month old cocker spaniel puppy as anything. So I ended up fitting part 3G to 3H, which was quite a tight fit, which then gave me something larger to hold while I fitted part 3F, which fitted okay first time. Part 3 completed Graham27 attached the following image(s):
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Great stuff Graham. Yes, I also had 'fun' fitting those parts!
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Part 4 Step 4-1 went together without any issues, just had to make sure that part 4F was seated properly before fitting the wing 1A Step 4-2 again no real issues, just have to make sure that part 1C fits in the slot of 4A before fitting the two CP screws. Step 4-3 Now this was fun! ![Crying](/images/emoticons/msp_crying.gif) I think I must have tried fitting parts 4C and 4G together using the screw CM about a dozen times. The problem was, the clearance hole in 4C is just a fraction small so it felt that the CM screw was screwing into the part 4C and not a free fit. The screw would screw into part 4G okay, so it was just a case of aligning the two parts and if at first you don't succeed try, try and try again. Eventually it went together okay. The hole in 4C only needed opening a fraction, although I have quite a few small drills, the only ones I had were a wee bit too big. Step 4-4 & 4-5 Slightly fiddly but everything went together well Step 4-6 The biggest problem I encountered was trying to stop my fingers from leaving smudge marks all over the place, I have several pairs of cotton gloves, so in future I'll wear those when working on the model. Graham27 attached the following image(s):
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Graham27 wrote:roymattblack wrote:Hello Graham. Great to see you on board with this brilliant kit. There are couple of really fiddly steps coming up with the inner front bulkhead and steering rack. Its pack 2, stage 6. A little way ahead for you, but I thought I'd give you a heads up... If you look at the official build you'll see a MUCH easier way to do that part.
Have fun with the build. Thanks for the heads up for pack 2, stage 6. I'll have a look at the official build pages. Stage 6 is now moved to pack 3 since the re release Senna mclaren mp4/4 build complete mp4/4 build http://forum.model-space...spx?g=posts&t=12029
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Part 5 Unable to do Steps 5-1 and 5-2 due to our Cocker Spaniel puppy eating bits from parts 1 & 2. Replacement parts have been ordered, so I'll update when they arrive. On the up side I don't have to censor out 3 letters times 2. Steps 5-3 to 5-6 are just an opposite hand of steps 4-3 to 4-6 above. I still had problems fitting the CM screw in Step 5-3 but as now I know what the issue is, it went together a little bit easier. Wearing cotton gloves during assembly definitely eliminated the risk of any finger print issues. My only concern was they have picked up a lot of dirt from somewhere, which is strange as I've only worn them for a few minutes. Graham27 attached the following image(s):
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We're now back on track with the replacement parts fitted and after the long delay to pack 3 Now onto Part 6. I decided to follow the instructions in step 6-1 and not follow the much easier sequence of assembly in the official build pages. ![Cursing](/images/emoticons/msp_cursing.gif) Those that haven't assembled part 6 yet, go and have a look at the alternative assembly, it does make assembly easier. One thing I have found to be of great help is to test fit the screws prior to assembly. Doing so will either clear out a little bit of paint in metal parts or start to cut the plastic thread. Step 6-1 went together okay, it was important to fully push home part 6B prior to fitting the BM screws. Step 6-2 No matter how many times I tried, I could not get one of the screws to bite. Eventually I tried a different screw and it went together first time. Although the screws looks the same, obviously they weren't. Step 6-3 No issues this time, everything went together okay. Step 6-4 After careful alignment everything went okay. Step 6-5 Now this is where I needed 3 hands, trying to balance part 6D and fit the DM screw was rather tricky to say the least, but I got there eventually. Graham27 attached the following image(s):
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On to part 7 It made life a little easier in test fitting the various screws before assembling the parts, especially the hex socket ones GP. Step 7-1 A little bit tricky, but part 7A once located fitted okay. Passing the long length of the hex wrench through the hole opposite where the GP screw goes helped. Step 7-2 This is where I needed 3 hands again, locating part 7A against 5A and Trying to screw in two different types of screw. I found it easier to fit the HP screw first, but not fully tightened, then the GP screw a quarter of a turn at a time ![Cursing](/images/emoticons/msp_cursing.gif) then tightening the HP screw. Step 7-3 I'm not sure what anyone elses part 7B is like, but mine looked cheap and tacky. A mould seam line all round it and very poor paint work. I haven't yet,but I'll clean up the seam line and repaint it. ![Glare](/images/emoticons/msp_glare.gif) Part 7G mould seam lines and sprue gate needed tidying up with a scalpel. Step 7-4 No issues here although the clearance hole in part 7C could do with being a fraction larger in my opinion. Step 7-5 Nothing to go wrong here Step 7-6 With parts 7D and 7E fitted, part 7E doesn't sit flush on part 7G. It's only fractionally out, about 0.15mm but, no excuses they should fit flush. It shouldn't notice, but that's not the point. Step 7F Again, part 7F has bad mould seam lines and sprue gate flash that needed tidying up with a scalpel, apart from that it fitted to part 7G well. Till part 8 Graham27 attached the following image(s):
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Part 8 Step 8-1 No problems at all, although I assume that part 8B is located in the first notch in part 8D (which needed cleaning up with a scalpel blade or sharp hobby knife) Step 8-2 No issues everything fitted okay. Step 8-3 After cleaning up part 8E ![Mad](/images/emoticons/msp_mad.gif) no issues fitting it. Step 8-4 No matter how I tried,I couldn't get part 8F to sit square. Either my fingers or the blade I was using to position it were being hindered by part 8E fitted in the previous step, so I decided to remove part 8E, fit part 8F which was so much easier without 8E in the way, then re-fit part 8E. Step 8-6 Before starting this step,make sure that all the screws holding the wishbones are tight, otherwise you will have to disassemble everything to tighten them. Yes I did find that out by experience. Test fitting the BM screws in part 7A really helped when fitting the screws through part 8A. Steps 8-7 & 8-8 With everything aligned correctly, the KP screws went in without causing any issues. Step 8-9 As per the instructions, I fitted the 4 EM screws first and the the 2 BM screws without any problems. If you close one eye and squint, It's starting to look like a F1 car Awaiting part 9 Graham27 attached the following image(s):
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