Thanks Darren!

I feel dumb, but how exactly do I do that?

Johan,

Does this involving using some other brass wire material to get that final loop in place, or is this actually the wire included with the kit?

Not sure what's included in the legend set and either will probably work. My point was that it might get easier for you to first attach the last loop to the ball and then attach the rest of the chain to the loop

Hey Dave,

There are some instructions on Norman Lim's build here: http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery/modern/mervavaivnl_1.html. Personally, I would try the same method but glue the balls directly to the closed chain links instead of a piece of wire. It will be a lot less hassle and the difference is hard to notice. Although, Norma's method will certainly deliver the better result.

I fully agree with Johan, it's easier to fix the ball to the loop first. In reality, the loop is larger than the rest of the chain links. But in 1/35, I think you do not need to bother with this.
For your information, in the ET model set, the loop/hook was a separate PE part. So it was quite easy to deal with it.
Good luck for the assembly.
Olivier

My biggest problem with that is that I have to figure how, exactly, to get the loop into the ball. The hole in the ball is so incredibly tiny, I don't understand how you get both "ends" of the loop to go inside. It seems almost impossible to me, even after seeing the pictures on the Legend kit, which clearly show the loop neatly inserted into the ball, or at least it seems that way.