My parts got a spa day!
Good deal. They are ready for assembly.
It's looking great. I would just keep building. You could try and carefully pry the piece off. But acrylic snaps pretty fast under pressure. Or order the parts. I understand if you want it just right. You're not too far in and the second time around goes much smoother.Well, I was rocking until I discovered the error in the orientation of parts A11 in the instructions. I missed Blitzkrieg’s post about it. Now I’m at a complete standstill as there’s no real recovery. I sent an email with some photos explaining what happened and hopefully they’ll send me some replacement parts so I can start over. View attachment 1636756
Well, I was planning to start my build this week, but I discovered that I was missing B2 after doing a part inventory. Masterpiece Models hasn’t replied to my email yet and is apparently moving and is shut down until the end of the month.
Excellent, I'll update the earlier post once the PDF is amended. ThanksAmended, I think? What say you. I'll push the update to Masterpiece so when he's back it's reflected.
No worries, Jason. I know you’re a stand up guy and mistakes happen. I sent an email to John and he’s sending me the replacement parts. Hope your paws heal quickly and you get back to the bench soon.You're right - I am mortified, apologize, and I need to amend the instructions. Parts still fit (as I apparently built it like that with the piece flipped?) but I need to make clear that A13 does down first as shown but not mentioned in that pic on page 1). Timing is bad for this coming to my attention as I have hand surgery #5 in the AM so bear with me...
Exactly. Those parts aren’t going anywhere. Thanks, Weld-On 3!It's looking good. I would just keep building. You could try and carefully pry the piece off. But acrylic snaps pretty fast under pressure. Or order the parts. I understand if you want it just right. You're not too far in and the second time around goes much smoother.
I was wondering about that as I was assembling it. Do you start with a “soft” model using matte board to work out the measurements and fit before moving to plastic?If it helps in commiserating, I had to build the parts five times to get it right, that first scracth build
Hmmmm. At first I thought the stand broke loose and went up through the model but maybe one of the legs bent.So, what do you think? Does he break the stand when he sets it down? Does the front leg slip off the table? Or something else?
I found this image online and it shows the incident. But if you haven't watched the film in a while. Check it out. The ship clearly falls forward when he sets it down. Thoughts?
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Thank you for pointing out the mistake in the instructions, Jason sent me over a corrected version that will go out with the new kitsBack in business! Big shoutout to John at Masterpiece Models for the excellent customer service and getting me the replacement parts so quickly.View attachment 1637780