Centuri Draconian Marauder #5336 Build, Part 2, Engine Mount

These offset rings are actually outside the model off the rear of the extended engine mount tube.
The two large engine rings were a little off.
You can easily see the engine hook notches weren't cut the same.

The rings were stacked to check alignment.
At the the bottom you can see the lower ring is a little out of round.
This overhang was traced with a pencil and cut off with scissors.

The crooked notch was re-punched so both were the same.

The corners were re-cut so they were straight and square.

Here's one of the problems with die-cut thick card stock.

The side that was facing up during the cutting has a slightly rounded edge. The back side has square edges.

Around the back edges the card stock is raised, buckled from the pressure of the cuts.
See the next post for a "fix".