Made a start tonight, was hoping to jump ahead to some of the later assemblies but actually completed instruction processes 1 and 2 (out of 54).
This was to assemble the 4 footsteps that fit to the underside each beneath an entry door. The plastic is quite fragile, some of the step decorative molding broke - however all clean breaks easily put back together. At the side of each step is a bracket, only about 1.5mm cube overall dimensions, which later forms an attachment point for the leaf spring suspension. I dropped 2 of these but found them both before they were lost to the carpet monster.
This is not going to be easy, but experience with WWI models has taught me patience - not enough yet, but enough to handle a kit like this, just.
First lesson - clean up the sprue trimmings immediately after separating each component from the sprue. There are many component attachment lugs that are the same size and shape as the sprue trimmings, so it is a potential risk to remove the wrong bits. No mistakes yet. The floor panel undersides have at least 20 places where the mold was attached, looking like little cylinders that need trimming off. The underside assemblies are made of many small pieces so this tidy up is essential next.
