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Am I right in thinking that there are a couple of spares included- there are 8 of these little clips on the sprue but it seems only six are needed. Or are the other two needed later in the build? Just asking because the carpet monster seems to have swallowed one... I'll keep looking but I'm not even sure which direction it flew off in. 
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Hi mate,
I'm sure that they are spare, they aren't needed further down the line :)
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mark8454 wrote:Hi mate,
I'm sure that they are spare, they aren't needed further down the line :) Thanks Mark- I thought they might be, especially since spare screws are usually provided, but I thought I should check. They are a right b****r to find if they fly off, what with being transparent..  I'm still looking for the one I lost earlier, but whether I track it down or not, I will certainly be extra careful with them from now on!!
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Yes, they are spare Matt and you won't be needing them later in the build. It's just a case of DeAgostini being very knowledgeable of such things and being able to foresee that there would be an above average probability of the carpet monster needing a light snack at roughly about the same time that many MP4/23 builders would be fitting their front suspension arms to the chassis, so they included a couple of extras just for him (or is it a she?)!!
Isn't it nice that DeAgostini should do that?!    
Kev 
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Sounds like a good plan Matt, so yeah, keep it until you are about to do something very fiddly and awkward and then just before you start, deliberately drop the clip on the floor and I guarantee that you will not lose anything during the whole of the building session, trust me, I've tried it and it really works - especially with tiny bits of photo-etch!!! 
Kev
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Photo etch is the bane of my life! Hahaa
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