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Ok, Gents. I'm in the home stretch. I've got the entire dang thing epoxied together, lighting is good to go. The only thing left is to attach the bottom of the secondary hull to the top. Here's the scenario:
Bottom and sides of secondary hull are glued with shuttle bay inside.
Nacelle supports are glued to the top of the secondary hull.
Top of secondary hull is glued to the mast. Mast is glued to saucer.
I'm building the whole mutha upside down (build some foam supports to hold everything at the right angles)
I need to somehow engage the nacelle support mounts in the sides of the secondary hull - any secret to this? Or suggestions?
I know it's gonna be a pain! I'm also going to install the deflector dish last - it looks like it will pop in after the rest of the secondary hull is in place.
I'm just wondering how in the heck I'll be able to engage(!) those little tabs - I'm hoping they will snap into place without breaking anything -
Help me get this thing out of dry dock and into the paint booth! Let me know if you want a pic!
Bottom and sides of secondary hull are glued with shuttle bay inside.
Nacelle supports are glued to the top of the secondary hull.
Top of secondary hull is glued to the mast. Mast is glued to saucer.
I'm building the whole mutha upside down (build some foam supports to hold everything at the right angles)
I need to somehow engage the nacelle support mounts in the sides of the secondary hull - any secret to this? Or suggestions?
I know it's gonna be a pain! I'm also going to install the deflector dish last - it looks like it will pop in after the rest of the secondary hull is in place.
I'm just wondering how in the heck I'll be able to engage(!) those little tabs - I'm hoping they will snap into place without breaking anything -
Help me get this thing out of dry dock and into the paint booth! Let me know if you want a pic!