Hi,

Well this collection has had a turbulent time in our house hold , originally I started it up for my hubby but it turns out that he was only joking when he asked me to arrange it for him but by that time the first delivery of issues 1-7 had arrived, so the sub was cancelled.

A bit later on I was having a "ebay clear out" and as I was posting ads my eldest son Andrew saw the mags on the table and began to show an interest in them, after awhile he asked if he could have them, although I had already offered them to him some weeks earlier - but hey that's teenagers for you

So he set about working though the first 7 issues and as he seemed quite involved with it so I set up the sub again for him. The next 4 issues (8-11) duly arrived and he worked though them with little help from his mum and a lot of help from Steve (Stevegbr) who very kindly help us out with a problem with the screws,

http://forum.model-space...spx?g=posts&t=20762

But by the time the next delivery arrived (12-15) the novelty had worn of, as it tends to do with 14 year olds! and the build found a place on his bedroom floor with everything else so the sub was cancelled yet again.

Having been threaten with the standard "you'll be grounded for two weeks" speech he eventually tided up his room and I found the collection in the bin!! So I rescued it and began to have a go my self working through issues 13, 14 and 15, by the time I had done that I had found yet another project to do!!!

So there we are, I'm playing catch up a bit as I believe that issue 28 was released this week. I am going to order extra copies each month until I'm on level par with the collection. I've ordered and received the next 8 issues (16-23) they only took 4 days to arrived so you can't grumble at that can you and today I worked through issues 16, 17, 18 and 19.

Issue 16

Oil Pump
Lower Pan
Axle Mounts
Transmission Case

None of the problems from previous issues regarding the screws fitting into place, with this issue everything went together really nicely

May.

Hi,

Issue 18

Filters
Manifolds
Engine Assembly

The two filters were a pain to fit, the screws just didn't want to grip into them but a few rude words later and they saw my side of the argument

May.

Nice one May you`ve got alot to be going on with now with all your builds at the moment i`m just collecting issues if i can wait but will be following your progress with interest regards Phil

Looking good. Glad it's getting the attention it deserves.

Wow May, another project. You really have got the bug. Still at least with this one, if you run into any trouble, just set the clock back and start again.

Regards
Mark

Hi Al,

Sadly it's now three as I have cancelled the R2-D2 collection for various reasons which I won't moan about here.... but on the up side that does leave me with the spare funds for another sub but which one?

May.

Nice looking work May, well done..... .. The modelling bug can have some serious side effects, namely an empty bank account..... .. Great to hear you're loving this great hobby of ours and may you continue to enjoy it for years to come, there is plenty out there to keep you occupied that's for sure......

Regards

Alan

Glad you rescued this from the bin

following with interest

Jase

Hi Steve,

TBH I never liked either the films or the DeLorean as a car but the more I worked on it the more attached I got.....now that's something I never thought I'd say 6 months ago

As for what's next well the Thunderbird 2 it top of the list but I'm hoping that they do it with the 24 month option as the £75 12 month option will be too pricey for me with all the other subs I have on the go at the moment, so we'll see what happens

May.

Hi May.
look forward to seeing this come together.
Ian