Does "go about" mean "start" in this sentence?

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1.How did you go about making this marvelous acquisition then?(original sentence)
2.How did you start obtaining this marvelous acquisition then?
Do sentence 1 and 2 mean same?
 

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1.How did you go about making this marvelous acquisition then?(original sentence)
2.How did you start obtaining this marvelous acquisition then?
Do sentence 1 and 2 mean same?

Not really. It covers the whole process of "making".

How did you go about making your model of the Titanic?
Well, first of all I got a copy of the design, then I bought all the little pieces of wood and metal, and then I basically spent every evening for seven months in my garage building the model.
 

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Not really. It covers the whole process of "making".

How did you go about making your model of the Titanic?
Well, first of all I got a copy of the design, then I bought all the little pieces of wood and metal, and then I basically spent every evening for seven months in my garage building the model.

Aren't "make marvelous acquisition" and "obtain marvelous acquisition" the same meaning?
I think answers of two sentences will be almost same.
 

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Don't "make marvelous acquisition" and "obtain marvelous acquisition" have the same meaning?

I can't think of any context where these phrases would sound natural.

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