I forgot to add the decals.

There is a way of removing the carrier film so that the decals look like they have been painted on, but do NOT attempt this unless you have some experience working with model decals as it is VERY easy to damage them.

After the delay with package 3, package 4 with 6 stages should arrive soon

Something isn't quite right.

The two lower wishbone arms aren't sitting symmetrical Not quite sure what's going on, but it needs further investigation.

Does anyone else have this problem?

Here's mine Graham, not as bad as yours but still not 100% straight. Maybe they just need a little bending.

I still can't get the 2 wishbones sitting symmetrical, even with gently removing the paint on the mating face.

I think the problem may be caused by excess paint which has run down the wishbone and pooled at the end. I'll try fine sanding that down to see if that is the issue. I have some black enamel paint if I need it.

Part 10 finished at last.

I had to sand off all the excess paint and touch up with some Tamiya acrylic gloss black. As the joint is hidden inside, nobody will ever know.

I shouldn't of had to do anything. For a kit of this price I'm rather disappointed that QA is not on the ball.

Thanks, I must admit I'm getting quite frustrated with the quality and fit of some of the components. I think I've has fit issues in parts 11, 12 & 13, that I'll mention in my build below. I haven't started part 14 yet, I was assembling in the garden yesterday with a nice cold beer to hand . I think that's why some of the pictures I took yesterday outside look a bit iffy.

Part 12

Steps 12-1 to 12-5 all went together without any issues

Step 12-6 Item 12H was a little loose on 12F, so I used a tiny drop of slow drying superglue to keep it in place. Why superglue this time and not pva? Pva does take a little while to cure and possibly having to attach the clear tube in the next part several times I wanted a stronger bond than using pva.

Step 12-7 No problems attaching the brake pedal.

We're getting there slowly

Thanks, getting there slowly

I knew it wouldn't last

Here we go with part 14

Step 14-1 Fitted okay, but the pin in the middle is a VERY tight fit in the body. With 2 fingers inside the body and my thumb pressing on the cockpit panel where the pin is, it went together okay, but I must admit I was cautious that the pin could be easily snap.

Steps 14-2 & 3 No problem fitting the two parts. My biggest issue was seeing the holes where the screws went, but that might have been due to too much wine with Sunday lunch.

Step 14-4 For some reason I found it easier fitting the CP screw if I rotated part 14D 180 degrees, then rotate back into position and tighten the CP screw.

Step 14-5 Unable to fully tighten them I found both HM screws to be .75mm too long. Once slightly shorter they fitted fine.

Step 14-6 Although I found 14G quite a tight fit, after it was in place it appeared rather loose, so I applied a couple of tiny drops of slow cure superglue on each pin to hold it in place.

Step 14-7 As it can be seen in one of the attached pictures, the hole in the left steering rod is slightly out of position. I'd noticed this before, but was unsure if it would affect assembly. And guess what, it did. I had to grind out the hole so that part 14E would fit. Just as well I had the tools available that allowed me to do that.

Step 14-8 I think someone is having a laugh at our expense, that or they have shares in a electrical wholesaler. There is no way a 3mm cable tie is the right size. That would make it 24mm at 1:1 and would look absolutely ridiculous. With modern 3D printing it's possible to print a cable tie type of the right size. On the actual car the brake pipe is held in place with 3 ties on the trailing edge of the front wishbone. 1:8 model cable ties are available from 3rd parties, they aren't cheap about £25 for 40 but will make the model look 1000% better. I have some on order, so I'll wait till they arrive and post an update once fitted.

Step 4-9 I had to trim a little bit off the KM screw, apart from that, no issues.

I must admit I'm getting a little fed up with the lack of quality control on some of the parts. I hate to think how much the finished model is going to cost, surely we/I deserve better. Or am I just unlucky in getting all the bits that need modifying to fit.