Wtshark

I bought a set of the Keys, stickers and micro hose clamps. The items were designed for Eagle moss' DB5, so some of the keys are large, (designed to fit/activate the ignition of their model) but the key "head" is scale. The actual key and key chain are scale and look great, frankly. Not sure if they're worth the cost, but if you're looking for that extra detail, something to consider.

I was checking to see if the Pack 7 instructions were available yet and when I clicked on the DB5 download link, I kept getting an error message. I also found the same error message on the FDNY link. Anyone else experiencing this? I did check the Lotus and that seemed ok. Nevermind, went back and clicked it again and it loaded fine. Disregard.

I haven't received the 6 pack yet, but I received 5 at the beginning of April. I hope you will receive Pack 5 soon, please keep us informed.

Right?! I have so many extra screws now, but no extra spokes, on a part where they are arguably the most critical aspect to it. I suppose there are reasons for this, expense, packaging, etc. but just one extra spoke per set, would allow a small surplus if one didn't lose any on the first couple wheels.

That's a good point, have you reached out to their customer service? I have sent several messages through their contact venue and someone has responded within a few hours. My first issue was to upgrade from standard to collectors, which they did right away, but when I lost not one but two of the pins for mounting the undercarriage (shocks, a-arms, etc.) I asked for a few extra, they were happy to send me some for the cost of shipping ($15.00 USD), but when the package arrived, I received part 23f for the Zero, ooops. I read another post where someone else experienced this issue with another part request, (wrong model, right part #). I reported this and told them with the next package, I now had enough pins to compete the previous steps and asked for a few of the spokes, to take the pressure off losing one, which thankfully hasn't happened yet, but they were very apologetic and said they would send me a few extra spokes at no charge, and refunded my $15.00. Seems as though if we report an issue, they will respond, both quickly and with customer service in mind, please let us know what they say if/when you report this issue to them. Thanks for passing along another useful tip, I made one of your expansion screw combos and it worked great! Just one more wheel to go!

Thanks for the tip, little things like this are incredibly helpful and can help those of us who are a bit behind others to avoid mistakes. After the door hinge issue in pack 1, I decided to wait a few weeks after receiving a packet, to make sure there weren't any errata points later released. Breaking something because the order of assembly is a bit off is exactly what I had in mind. Since I'm still waiting for pack 6, the more info the better!

Looks like a near perfect match.

I built a variation of your brilliant idea the other day and used it to assemble the wheel in pack 4 this morning and it worked spectacularly. Kudos for coming up with that, and thanks for sharing it. Also, using the actual tyre as a rest as the A and B spokes are installed also worked great. It prevents the spokes from getting pressed back up, or tensioned and pinging every where when the tweezers snap one out, shaking the entire wheel.

Completed the 3rd wheel and tyre assembly this morning. The initial assembly (first 48 spokes) went very well and quickly, I decided to go ahead and do the front of the wheel assembly, which I don't usually do, requiring a break between. Following another's suggestion of using the tire as a support for the wheel worked great, as I began inserting the last set of spokes (B) they would not cross over. I looked and made sure I hadn't misaligned the A spokes, and no, they were spot on to the large gap, I finally figured out the upper holes on the wheel weren't completely drilled and were too constrictive to allow the B spoke to cross over the A. I used my pinch vise drill and cleaned out the holes, (I have no idea what size I used, it was just a hair bigger than the hole) but a quick spin around them, cutting a sliver from the diameter and the spokes went in perfectly fine. Not a huge deal. Finishing the wheel, I used the device suggested by Craig I think?, (though I altered my design a bit) and snugged down the screw and it held the spokes in beautifully. The tyre was mounted and the final steps in this pack is to mount the Right/Rear tire onto the chassis and insert the wheel slicer. I'm not sure I like how far they protrude from the wheel and the instructions add "you'll be given a choice of slim mount later in the build", and I'm hoping that's just the magnetic spinner from the other previous wheels. I only took a couple of photos, as the wheel assembly went so quickly, looks like Pack 6 has the final wheel assembly in it, (Yay) though as this point they are getting easier, or at least seem to be.

Hello, I am almost complete, have one more wheel and tyre assembly to go, thanks! Much like the front suspension, the rear is spring loaded and floating on points, with the anti-sway and traction bars, under tension, it is very stiff, but I am hoping it will be a bit less stiff when all of the remaining metal body panels and interior pieces are installed. I don't know how much all of that will weigh, but the rear suspension will flex on the springs and the shocks can travel up. I too noticed how stiff everything is once it's compressed and attached, but figured by the time all of that weight is added, it may be a bit more flexible, or closer to functional? I hope this gives you some insights on pack 5 and your plan.

I was very excited to receive pack 5 yesterday and began assembling through the steps. It was somewhat straight forward and relatively simple, though I did get a bit confused with a couple of the steps showing what appeared to be backwards photos. Namely when attaching the rear shocks, the photo appears to require the shock mounting under the rear axle, but it won't fit into the holes (which have locking lugs) and it would be upside down when mounted to the chasis. I worked it out, only to absent mindedly mount one of the sway bars backwards, requiring me to break out some small punches and undo a few steps to get to one of the pins, remove it and mount the sway bar properly. I took a few photos, hope they're helpful, or at least fun to look at.

That sir is brilliant! So, you've basically created an expansion fitting to tension the pins when you invert the wheel? I was having some trouble with the tissue wad with this last wheel, I just figured I'd not stuffed it well enough. I really appreciate you're telling us how to properly "get stuffed"....... with the alignment of the pins on our wheel. 😁 Thanks so much- I'm going to give this a whirl.

Thank you so much, I have admired yours as well. Ha ha, Yes! Do, undo, redo, redo again, take a break. Glad I'm not the only one who appreciates the struggle. 😁 As this is my first 1/6 scale model, and my first model in the last 20 years, it's been fun to build. Frustration does visit, but as long as I stop, remember why I am building this, it does stay fun and if it isn't fun, what's the point? I am looking forward to part 5, which I received email has been shipped, I was thinking I may skip directly to building the 3rd wheel, since I just built one with some relative ease and it's fresh. We'll see when it arrives. I'm also looking forward to more photos of your build (they're excellent inspiration), so thanks for sharing!

And done, went ok, I made a mistake, threading a "B" spoke through the same diamond as an "A" spoke, and that took a few minutes figuring out how to undo it. But, once it was done, the wheel was finished and the tire went on easier, using near boiling water, it made the tire a bit more pliable.

That is amazing, that model looks great, given the differences in technology and wheel building for the times, that wheel looks great, even with your issues, your skill seems to override it. I agree, adding a few extra spokes (as we've discussed on previous posts) would be nice. Knowing, if I lose even 1 spoke, I'll have to either order more, or follow your lead and fabricate one out of a sewing needle, (that's still pretty amazing btw). Slow and steady wins the race, using our fingers to set, mount and thread the spokes into the wheel, then using tweezers to manipulate, cajole, harass, etc. them into their final place seems to be the key. My trouble is my fingers seem to stick to every other spoke, knocking them out of position as I insert the next, and I wind up chasing the rabbit around and round, replacing/resetting the previously installed spokes.... as I said previously, deep breath and ZEN. 😅 This morning I tackle the front of the wheel and the remaining 48 spokes, wish me luck