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I also received my GSO 16" dob a little over a week ago from Andrews and can honestly say the three cartons arrived in almost unmarked condition which was a pleasant surprise. Andrews used Toll Ipec and I know that the driver who delivers to the Blue Mountains has been doing the run for many years and packs the truck very well. I suppose it comes down to how many depots, people and the like are involved in the delivery process particularly in this case of your packaging. I'm glad nothing was damaged inside. The GSO packaging is particularly good in my opinion.
I don't intend to take over your thread Richard but as an aside, I am absolutely thrilled with my purchase of the 16". Last year I bought the current model closed tube 10" GSO dob off a fellow IISpacer and have found it to have an excellent finish and performance and at a great price so the 16" seemed to be good value considering what they cost when they first came out. Apart from no instructions on how to assemble the 16" it went to together easily and only the smallest tweeking was needed to collimate the scope. I've had it out on three occasions since and mainly concentrated on the milky way region around Carina, Crux and Centaurus. I have yet to see Saturn as a I have issues with a few trees in my neighbour's yard. The views are very satisfying, particularly around Eta Carinae and Omega Centauri is simply stunning. I am fitting castor wheels with brakes this weekend to the 16" as I also did on the 10". The 10" and 16" are purely for visual use and are easy to wheel out of the garage at any time when the need arises.
Some pics attached, the 16" is now all black instead of the previous white versions, I also found a use for various stickers which enhance the otherwise plain lower tube.
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