andymyn

Hello all. I also was surprised to get my model without any prior clue from Hornby, however who cares when it is such a work of art!!! So, I opened the box, arranged the now free dining room table, with my wife's approval, and dived in. First impressions were good, well made, well presented and clearly labelled parts. Like some of you I was not impressed with the 'instruction booklet'. It lacks detail, is vague in certain aspects and just wrong in others, more guidelines than instruction. I started with page 1 etc and found an anomaly in hour one. Page 5, the exhaust pipes labelled DCA 25,27,29,31 did not locate properly into the engine block. After experimenting I found they should have been labelled DCA 24, 26,28 and 30, 30, they were the wrong way round. Also, Part N11 should have been labelled N7. The engine assembly on page 8 also required some fettling. I decided to move on to page 22 as my eyesight was beginning to fail. Very fiddly, 2 sets of tweezers and a modellers light/magnifying glass but did it. Next problem, front brake shafts . Again after 20 minutes trying to get the UJ's to fit, I realised that again the wrong label had been printed, K6 should be H6 . Page 27, H6 should be K6 and DC 11 should be 12 and vice versa. Seatbelts !!Very unclear, the lap belts are a mystery as are the crotch belts. Luckily after consulting a Demon Tweeks catalogue and my own experience I managed to come up with a satisfactory solution. I think the labelling is an instruction booklet issue but beware there could well be others lying in store. The kit is a brilliant one but the price should have included at the very least far more detailed builds. I wonder if anyone at Hornby has made one yet? All that took two days off and on, so a days rest then onwards. Will post more later. Hope this helps anybody. Andy