Model Minutes Leduc 22 Build, Part 5, Central Tube and Coupler

"General instructions Photography may lightly differ". (Yep, they typed "lightly differ".)
The central tube picture was different than the center tube included in the kit. The tube picture was from a different model.

Even the long central tube can be formed in the palm of your hand. Do one side then flip the card stock over and form the other side.

Be sure the end of the dowel is rounded, otherwise you might get some scarring that could show through at the tube mid-point after it is rolled.

The outside tube coupler was too loose on the lower T1 and upper T3 sections.
NOTE: To the left of the T3 mark is the upper centering ring location. Later in the build I glued the rings right between those lines.

I cut another strip of 110 lb. card stock and rolled a second, tighter coupler.
NOTE: The replacement coupler wrap I made was the exact length of the kit supplied piece. Notice it is set right to the placement line on the lower tube.

Why bring these printed placement marks up now?
I want to be sure alignment would be correct later on, all the lengths and part positions should be correct for the final assemblies. You'll see what happened in future posts.