I really can't remember

I have this one also

https://filmschoolreject...b2797aa0209c#.f87k51ey2

Anytime, will follow your build with great interest Moonman, as a seasoned builder coming back.

Now onto issue 5, and that was printed lovely. So what happened with issue 4??

Issue 5 gave us the Dome head parts plus a ton of screws and nuts, of which not many are used, so keep them safe in a container somewhere. The last thing you would want is to lose some screws!



The Dome had to be done first, a central bearing, bearing retainer and smaller screws are used for this



The good thing about this build is it is so easy to do, but you do still need some form of writing to clarify parts.
The fitted bearing and retainer



Next on the list was the dome frame, this involved aligning two triangles with each other to ensure they were in the correct place





aligning them


1st part of dome frame in place, issue 5 complete.



But please Deagostini lets NOT have a repeat of issue 4, and let all those affected have a replacement issue free of charge!!

Great to see it coming together. As to your problems with Issue 4, I have been building DeAg partworks for years and on the very rare occasions I have had a problem with an issue, Customer services have always sent a replacement without any argument.

Graeme

All looking good

Great progress Impman66!

Well finally got my parts for issues 6-9, which I am happy to say came through the door unscathed. Which is more than I can say for my laptop Now I am unable to open any images, the desktop is erratic, and where I used to left click on the start button and get a nice tablet layout I now get nothing until I right click on it and then it;s just text. Windows 10 and Packard Bell suck, so I am on my trusty work laptop. Anyway I digress.

Parts 6 came with the LED display - and that was tested even before it was built up


First thing to do was fit the Lens surround in it's holder the right way, handily enough the large lug was on the right.




Next was to fit the LED display into the holder itself, only one way it can go so an easy task. Sorry for quality of pics





Then a quick test, as I was one of the unfortunate ones that got a misprinted issue 4 I had 2 battery boxes.


Now I noticed that one of our builders has a nice box to keep all his parts in, well I am not exactly made of money, but with all the screws and evrything we were getting I had to think of somewhere safe to keep them, I came up with this


Yep a pill box, ideal and only £3 from Asda Plus screws are safe or so I thought

Issue 7 basically consisted of another couple of dome pieces and the ankle parts, oh and a couple of parts not shown in parts as such.
two more frame bits and the dome is looking good


The ankle parts are easily put together even the screw didn't fall off the screwdriver and onto the floor - something that has happened a few times at work, leading to me searching on hands and knees for 20 minutes, but no this was easy.


Issue 7 completed, but remember 2 bits not in parts build.



Here they are, one of the bits is so small and looks like it is an od bit of metal from one of the other parts I came VERY close to chucking it, but it is now safely in the pill box.



Seriously that little piddly piece of "hinge" is just waiting, pleading, begging to be lost.

OK issue 8 had no little lose-able pieces



It was again a case of fitting the frame piece to the dome, but in the right place. the hole piece goes next to the frame piece missing a section in the bottom.


The dome chassis pieces were next to be done, the best thing to remember is put the securing bracket with the writing side, on the same side as the chassis piece with the writing side like this



The ankle pieces made in the previous issue could now be fitted to the "joint"




Two sets of lugs have to line up, the ones in the top image, and after fitting make sure the silver lugs are furthest away from the sloping edge (to the back)

It can then be fitted in place to the foot piece


Issue 8 done


OK now here is where I started to get on my hands and knees, and looking through the bin inside, recycling bin outside and finally gave in - issue 9.


It all started off so well, the base for the dome was done


I then put on the last frame piece of the dome and started to attach it to the chassis, going so well then this


I thought , then I started the bin search, but no there was no screw to be found somehow, somewhere, despite all my best efforts a screw had gone missing . I checked the integrity of the dome and chassis and all seems OK, but I will have to have a trip to Maplin to see if I can locate any screws, so after a bit of then a little and a final major bit of I moved on to the next bit



The projector lens, getting exciting now isn't it?? the mention of pro ject or.

Here it is


That's it, remaining screws and UBER lose-able part stored, I now await the next 4 issues, wasn't all bad though my team Lincoln made it through to the semi-final of the FA trophy. Now just to beat Arsenal and make it through to the semi final of the FA Cup

It's always good to see things starting to take shape, looking good.
Graeme

Hi
Looking at your pictures you probably haven't lost a screw.

The screws going through DF8 in your picture are the longer silver ones, as per the instructions.
These should actually be the shorter silver screws.

Yes thanks for that. just consulted the official build, and you do have to use the shorter screws, wonder how the instructions in the magazine got it so wrong