I have some progress (pictures will be posted in the evening) and I thought it is going to be done soon. However, as I progress more and more, the finishing of this ship is getting harder and harder. Frankly speaking, I am afraid whether I am able to finish this ship soon.
So far, the construction has been based on the instructions, pictures and extra pictures(?). When I found the instructions, the building was fun and I enjoyed it. However, after I finished most of the parts (that intructions provided), there are still many parts left and there are many things that are not clear to me. Unfortunately, I am spending more time to figure out how to do it or where to put it instead of building itself.
Sometimes I could figure out how and where, but after done, when I found other's pictures, I found the building was not right. How frustrating it was to find out 'it was not right' after all the times I spent to figure out.....
Now, I am kind of tired of 'guessing and found wrong' chain.
Here are some lists of the issues on the instruction.
1. The pictures in the manual is too small (Of course, I can print it larger). However, in the computer monitor, there is no zoom function. It is very hard to see the details in computer monitor.
2. The pictures show only some angles of the ship. Specially, most of them are one side picture (let's say 'right'). I wanted to see how other side looks like. Unfortunately, no further information on that.
3. In the pictures, many parts are covered by other parts. For example, the 'boat' covers all the parts behind it. No instructions and figures behind it. However, I can see there are something behind it. What was it? No idea...
4. No instuctions on how to install 'boats'. There are total 4 boats, but only two boats are in the pictures. Also, it didn't say anything how to install on the deck. Around the boats, there are some parts attached to them. However, I couldn't figure out what they are. Or, if I spend lots of time, I may be figure out what they are.
5. There are many small parts on the deck, such as 'white dot' and 'line'. However, no instructions on what they are supposed to be... From extra pictures, I could figure out some though.
6. FUNDAMENTALLY, I didn't like the way how it is building. Currently, the building is mostly based on the pictures, not based on instructions. Why does the building this way? The pictures should be just supplementary, not essential in building.
Overall, I feel like the building is endless. I could not make a building plan ahead what I will do.
It is really a strange feeling that after I finished all the building shown in instructions, there are still lot of things to do and I feel like I don't konw how.... this may be a beginer's frustration?