Tuesday, June 13, 2023

NewWay Angled Invader, Part 5, Pod Tubes, Engine Mount & Jigs

The outside pod tubes glue onto the outside edges of the main wing fins.
I don't think most builders would fill the (visible) inside seams. It's easy to do. 
Apply CWF using a hobby knife, let dry and sand.
You can only go so far until you can't reach the interior seams with sandpaper.

The engine mount is glued in place. 
Test fit before using any glue and sand the centering squares if needed.
The round central tube is even with the low end of the square main body tube.

The upper ring area got a line of glue applied with a Q-tip.


Here's all the assembled jigs.

Apply some glue to the outside joints to hold them together. The fit is good without any glue, but they will fell sturdier if glued together.
I found the wing jig (at the bottom of the picture above) and the "nose guide" very interesting.
NOTE: The horizontal brace at the bottom of the nose guide is a double layer to better fit the angle of the nose cone.

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