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Major Tom's Indepth build diary
By: MajorTom Date: January 9, 2017, 9:57 pm
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Well i wont beat around the bush so lets crack on!
This first post will cover: binder, series guide,issue 1,2 and 3
so lets star with the first delivery content
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as you can see we get issues 1-3 a binder and a series guide/
1:1 pictures
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there's some amazing stuff on the guide that isn't advertised on
the tv ad
what really caught my eye was the rolling windows, door
lights,functioning center console and the fact the break pedal
activates the break lights! how incredible! as the doc would say
GREAT SCOTT!! look at the size of this thing!!
now onto the binder
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pretty standard binder its got a lovely display of the time
machine on the outside and standard black inside
each binder holds 16 magazines (but underwhelming yes) so youre
going to need 8 or 9 of them to hold all the issues
finally onto the build!
issue one focuses on the rear end first with the tail lights and
license plate
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also something handy i found is the issue numbers are printed on
the back of the card holding hte parts so if you are going to
wait until you have all the parts this is handy
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construction is pretty straight forward
attatch the bumper to the body and construct the tail light
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thankfully unlike other part builds ive made the screws are in
bags that are coded for easy identification
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when putting the light together make sure the lights are put in
the right way! they all have walls with trenches so make sure
they all fit together
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also an amazing detail point here is the DMC logo on the tail
light
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now when applying the stickers to the license plate they are
very small so if you're building with your kid / parents please
make sure you use tweezers and have a VERY steady hand
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once you've screwed in the light and license plate to the back
that will complete issue one :D
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onto issue 2 which is more of the same but there are a couple of
things to take note of that i will mention
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this is a very straight forward issue
simply attach and screw on the panel trim
now i had a small amount of flashing on the smaller piece so you
will need to trim that off with a sharp knife (again kids if
you're doing this on your own get an adult to do this part and
adults dont cut yourself you'll set a bad example for the kids)
also on the light frame i had 2 long pieces of plastic along the
bottom that i had to trim off so the frame would fit in the body
and a small amount of flashing in the socket where the frame
goes into the body but once that was cleaned up it all fit nice
and snug :D and that finishes issue 2!
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THIS IS WHERE YOU SHOULD BE BY THIS POINT
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the last issue is so easy its barely worth documenting but still
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just put the wheel together!
place the small washer inside the wheel and screw on the hubcap
and insert the hub! done!
easy
this issue is very disappointing to be frank but its a nice
wheel so y'know you've got that going for you which is nice
and that wraps issue 3!
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now in issue 4 we get the mr.fusion reactor which im quite
excited about! so until the next delivery! make like a tree and
get out of here!
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Re: Major Tom's Indepth build diary
By: MajorTom Date: February 9, 2017, 11:43 am
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sorry for the lateness!
lets dive straight in to issues 4-7
issue 4 is the Mr.Fusion reactor! very fiddly and hard to follow
as many of you may know the instructions are a bit foggy so just
look closely and follow my lead
so the parts for issue 4 are pretty straight forward
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we start with the reactor cover
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ive seen allot of people stumble here but its simple
put the pin in the slot and twist it to lock shut
dont worry if it falls out as we're adding a cover to the bottom
and i dont see any of you swooshing the car about so itll be
fine
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and twist like so
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now this i've seen some of you get stuck on too but again dont
panic it'll be fine
just line up the parts
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use the correct screws to attach
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then add the bottom cover
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simples
the reactor is very straightforward to assemble
just put he 2 halves together and add the glass
allot of you fill the holes up after which i plan on doing with
some miliput superfine white
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now to assemble the hinged base
apply the 2 screws as stated in the instructions BUT DO NOT OVER
TIGHTEN you will break it!!
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line up the hinge with the base like so
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screw in mr.fusion and attatch to the base and bam! done!
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now to the dreaded reactor catch!!
HOPEFULLY the last tedious part for us but i dont think so
same as earlier apply the 2 correct screws but DO NOT OVER
TIGHTEN YOU WILL BREAK THIS IF YOU DO
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add the springs and screw to the base with the correct screw and
presto
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DO NOT LOSE THE SPRINGS! they are extremely small and hard to
find again on stone coloured carpet
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luckily i found it
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now onto the suspension arms
with the correct screws attach the pieces together like so
again do not over tighten
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this part is tricky as the spring is quite stiff so
add the pole with the indicated screws (not too tight you need
this to move) and insert the spring over the pole and put the
caper screw in place (tighten this one up fully)
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attach the wishbone with the indicated screws in the
instructions being sure not to over tighten
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now attach the steering part to the assembly
THIS WILL FEEL SUPER LOOSE BUT ITS OK
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now get the spring pice and the small plastic plug
this is hard but doable
put the corresponding screw into the plug with the spring over
it through the hole and tighten
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add the brake pad to the disk and screw the disk to the arm
being sure not to over tighten
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repeat the steps for the opposite arm and you're done!
i haven't documented the parts in the last issue as they're so
simple anyone could do it
and here is where we are now!
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see you all soon!!
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Re: Major Tom's Indepth build diary
By: MajorTom Date: March 22, 2017, 11:32 am
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sorry i haven't been keeping this as up to date! had allot of
personal troubles
Will try and update tonight
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Re: Major Tom's Indepth build diary
By: MajorTom Date: April 15, 2017, 12:46 pm
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ok! after a brief hiatus im back :D
so we have issues 8-11 to cover if i recall correctly?
so here we go
these issues are focusing on the steering and attaching the
front wheels
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start by attaching the plastic parts to the metal frame
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issue 9 is just making a wheel so nice and easy for that!
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moving on to the chassis
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attatch the suspension and the steering parts we made earlier
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and that finishes issue 11!
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Re: Major Tom's Indepth build diary
By: MajorTom Date: April 15, 2017, 12:50 pm
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the latest issues add the rear suspension and wheels
(due to omitted circumstances i didnt get to document the build
process for this really sorry :C )
were finally getting an idea of scale of this beautiful piece :D
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