K2 Arrived!

So I ordered my K2 on February 15, 2024. I believe there were parts shortages due to the pandemic, and was on back-order for a long time. On Saturday, November 30, exactly 289 days after I ordered it, the kit arrived!

I was already familiar with the instructions because I bought an instruction book some time ago to familiarize myself with the build process. The first step was to inventory the parts. [Correction - the first step is to make all the changes from the Errata sheets, as some of the Errata changes involve parts changes]. Well I really don't wanna go through and open each of the bags and check each of the parts, but I did make sure all the bags were there. The parts are all in 6"x8" anti-static bags. This is good, all the bags easily fit together in the middle drawer of my tool box. They did send the wrong internal battery kit, but a quick email and they got the correct one in the mail. The next step after that is to go through and make updates to the manual from the errata sheets.

I can't wait to get started building!

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