I thought I'd record my build and mention any tips that may be of interest to others.

Because of the issue with the cigarette logos, I may not post all my stages because I really can't be bothered making sure they aren't shown.

As well as the screwdriver and wide nose tweezers supplied in part one, I've put together some other tools that I think I might need during my build, they are:

A pointy pair of tweezers
A sharp hobby knife
A wax pencil for picking up small bits
A selection of sanding sticks
Some cotton buds (to help flatten down decals)
Micro Sol & Set Decal solutions
A brush for applying Micro Sol & Set
With my dog eating a couple of parts, it gave me the opportunity to do a little research with the decals and Micro Sol & Set, DO NOT USE THEM. They have an adverse affect on the plastic. In any case there is no need as the decals lay down fine with just water.

I also thought it was a good idea to have some small pots to keep the various sized screws in. As each part arrives, I'll empty the screws into their own pot which hopefully will make it easier to select the right screw on assembly. Also there is less chance of losing them to the carpet monster or dog!

Part 2

Again everything went together without any hiccups, although there was one area that was a little tricky.

Step 2-6 has the fitting of the FM screw and nut.

Make sure part 2B and 2D are fitted correctly, Insert the FM screw through the two holes and using either a pair of pointed tweezers or a wax pencil, carefully position the nut and gently turn the screw making sure the nut stays in place. I must admit I had to do this about a dozen times before the nut decided to play game. It's one of those operations that is either completed first time or the nth time

I'll apply the decals to parts 1 and 2 later using just plain water.

No images today as I'm not allowed to show the cigarette logos.

I applied all the decals supplied in parts 1 & 2 and I must admit, I'm not overly impressed. The 'l' letter in the decal that goes round the helmet is out of registration with all the other letters and the carrier film on all of the decals is very thick.

I kind of understand the decals having a thicker than normal carrier so that those that don't have experience of applying them can apply them fairly easily.

What I might do is have a look at some 3rd party decals and see if the carrier film is any thinner. If so I'll remove the suppled decals, wait till the end of the build and apply the 3rd party ones.

Use at your own risk, but handy tips for those that don't have any or a lot of experience applying decals:
Make sure that the surface that they are being applied to is wet with water
After cutting out and soaking, slide the decal from the paper backing sheet in roughly the right location.
Use the point of a sharp hobby knife blade (NOT in the gold areas) to gently move the decal to the correct position
If needed, using a piece if kitchen towel, gently remove excess water from around the decal
Gently roll a cotton bud over the decal to remove any excess water.
If the decal is difficult to move into position, add some water around and under the decal with a soft brush to ease movement.

Till the next time.....

Hi Graham, good to see another build. Looks like we will be building ours in tandem. I'll be following👍

Great stuff Graham.
Yes, I also had 'fun' fitting those parts!

Looking good. This pack has just turned up for me too

Part 5

Unable to do Steps 5-1 and 5-2 due to our Cocker Spaniel puppy eating bits from parts 1 & 2. Replacement parts have been ordered, so I'll update when they arrive. On the up side I don't have to censor out 3 letters times 2.

Steps 5-3 to 5-6 are just an opposite hand of steps 4-3 to 4-6 above. I still had problems fitting the CM screw in Step 5-3 but as now I know what the issue is, it went together a little bit easier.

Wearing cotton gloves during assembly definitely eliminated the risk of any finger print issues. My only concern was they have picked up a lot of dirt from somewhere, which is strange as I've only worn them for a few minutes.

On to part 7

It made life a little easier in test fitting the various screws before assembling the parts, especially the hex socket ones GP.

Step 7-1 A little bit tricky, but part 7A once located fitted okay. Passing the long length of the hex wrench through the hole opposite where the GP screw goes helped.

Step 7-2 This is where I needed 3 hands again, locating part 7A against 5A and Trying to screw in two different types of screw. I found it easier to fit the HP screw first, but not fully tightened, then the GP screw a quarter of a turn at a time then tightening the HP screw.

Step 7-3 I'm not sure what anyone elses part 7B is like, but mine looked cheap and tacky. A mould seam line all round it and very poor paint work. I haven't yet,but I'll clean up the seam line and repaint it. Part 7G mould seam lines and sprue gate needed tidying up with a scalpel.

Step 7-4 No issues here although the clearance hole in part 7C could do with being a fraction larger in my opinion.

Step 7-5 Nothing to go wrong here

Step 7-6 With parts 7D and 7E fitted, part 7E doesn't sit flush on part 7G. It's only fractionally out, about 0.15mm but, no excuses they should fit flush. It shouldn't notice, but that's not the point.

Step 7F Again, part 7F has bad mould seam lines and sprue gate flash that needed tidying up with a scalpel, apart from that it fitted to part 7G well.

Till part 8