Estes Klingon Battle Cruiser, #1274, Build Part 14, Primary Hull Halves

The back end of the primary hull halves is cut out to wrap around the forward BT-5 tube.
I found it easier to stand the half on end and score it from the inside.

Wrap the BT-5 section with 220 grit sandpaper.
Sand the rough cut end round over the tube.

Two pats of nose weight clay are supplied, one is .45 oz, the other is .25 oz. Both bits of clay were combined and cut into two equal parts.
I used my scale to get two equal weight pats of clay.

A clay half is used in each hull side.
A 1/2" diameter dowel was pressed into the clay to shape it to fit the upper BT-5 tube section.
Keep the clay off the edges that will get glue.