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Greetings! With 3 subscriptions coming to an end I decided to dive in to this one. I like the option of having 12 or 24 month subscriptions and I have opted for the former. I have 3 packs so far but have just completed pack 1 which comprises of the first 5 stages.  That's all I have to show at the moment. No issues experienced so far. I hope to have a go at pack 2 today. Graham I was drowning my sorrows. But my sorrows they'd learned to swim.
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Your off to a good start.  Don`t forget that you can if you wish paint the VW Logo black on the wheel hubs and when you get to work with the gloss painted parts, that you may wish to protect the paint surface by assembling them on a soft cloth like a towel. Keep up the good work and enjoy.  Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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delboy271155 wrote:
Don`t forget that you can if you wish paint the VW Logo black on the wheel hubs and when you get to work with the gloss painted parts, that you may wish to protect the paint surface by assembling them on a soft cloth like a towel.
Regards
delboy271155
(Derek)
Thanks for the tip. I hadn't actually thought about that. Graham I was drowning my sorrows. But my sorrows they'd learned to swim.
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So on to pack 2 which starts with stage 6, the front left door interior.   Stage 7: Front right wheel.   Compared to the Ford Mustang these tyres go in very nicely. Probably due to the fact they are a lot thinner. Stage 8: Right front seat back.  This stage isn't required just yet. Stage 9: Front right wheel.   That's where I am at right now. Graham I was drowning my sorrows. But my sorrows they'd learned to swim.
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Stages 10 - Right front door, 11 - Right front door window and 12 - Right front door interior.      No issues here but the door opening mechanism doesn't pull back to much when I pull the door handle. I'm guessing it's not supposed to as everything is in properly. Graham I was drowning my sorrows. But my sorrows they'd learned to swim.
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Part 13 - Right front seat. In conjunction with pack 8.   Part 14 - Left front door trim   That completes pack 2. It's early days but I'm impressed by the quality of this so far. The seat is very soft, the door trim really looks the part. Graham I was drowning my sorrows. But my sorrows they'd learned to swim.
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Looking good Graham, looking to be a great kit. Mark
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Nice work its looking good. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Thanks Mark, Derek. I must say I'm really enjoying this so far. Graham I was drowning my sorrows. But my sorrows they'd learned to swim.
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Really nice progress there Graham. Coming along a treat!  Regards, Phil W. Completed projects: 1/43 scale Bedford HA van / 1/43 scale MG TD sports car
Current projects: 1/48 scale U-boat [U230]
Future projects: 1/148 scale railway diorama / 1/50 scale R/C Volvo F89 logging truck / 1/148 scale Thunderbirds Fireflash
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Greetings! On to pack 4 then. Stages 26 and 27 Middle Seats Base and Supports   Stage 28 - Middle Seats     Stages 29 - Rear Bulkhead   Stages 30 and 31 - Rear Seat back and panel   Stage 32 - Heat Exchanger  Stage 33 - Rear Seats Base   Stage 34 - Rear Seats    This is where I leave it. Stage 35 the spare wheel housing is included but the instructions say to hang on to this. Looking at the next instructions though stage 36 is to assemble stage 35 so I could do that now but decided to take a break. I'll include this with pack 5. Graham I was drowning my sorrows. But my sorrows they'd learned to swim.
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Looking really good. A friend of mine is building this and he asked me to make a nice looking period 6v battery for it. Turned out not too bad... Roy. roymattblack attached the following image(s):
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roymattblack wrote:Looking really good.
A friend of mine is building this and he asked me to make a nice looking period 6v battery for it.
Turned out not too bad...
Roy. Nice Roy, that looks really good. Graham I was drowning my sorrows. But my sorrows they'd learned to swim.
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Greetings! Pack 5 comprises the following stages: 36. Cab Rear Panel 37. The Front Floor 38. The Front Seats Floor Carpet 39. The Spare Tyre 40. The Spare Wheel 41. Engine Block Parts 42. Cylinder Head Parts 43. Engine Mount Parts. 44. Cooling System Parts 45. Engine Parts 46. Engine Parts 47. Chassis Rear 48. The Transmission 49. Heating System So quite a bit to pack in then.         Graham I was drowning my sorrows. But my sorrows they'd learned to swim.
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Final Pack 5 Stages.       That completes pack 5. Again, no problems with it. Pack 6 arrived yesterday so I hope to start on that soon. Graham I was drowning my sorrows. But my sorrows they'd learned to swim.
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Nice build Graham. It is a great model , I’m just 1 pack in front of you and enjoying building it. Have seen the next parts on youtube parts 68-74. Hope the body panels start after that. Andy.
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andali15 wrote:Nice build Graham. It is a great model , I’m just 1 pack in front of you and enjoying building it. Have seen the next parts on youtube parts 68-74. Hope the body panels start after that. Andy. Thanks Andy, I'm enjoying this a lot. Graham I was drowning my sorrows. But my sorrows they'd learned to swim.
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Greetings! I completed pack 6 in one enjoyable sitting this evening. Starting at Stage 50. Suspension and Rear Axle   Stage 51. Rear Bumper   Stage 52. Rear Chassis Frame   Stages 53 & 54 Rear Suspension     Stages 55 & 56 Rear Wheel Arches    Stage 57. The exhaust Also a couple of cables from the battery.   That's me up-to-date with this build. I'll have to impatiently wait a month now until pack 7 arrives. Graham I was drowning my sorrows. But my sorrows they'd learned to swim.
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