All four were stacked for sanding and fitting.
On the left is a good slip fit of the rings in the main BT-80 body tube.
Two sets of two rings will be laminated and glued to the main tube at the dimensions in the instructions. Not yet - For right now I'm prepping parts that will be needed for the build.
The instructions have you assemble them out of 1/16" and 1/8" thick balsa.
This may have been the 1/8" thick balsa piece supplied in the original kit to make the scale launch shoes. It is water stained and will be replaced.
Looking ahead at the complexity of the assemblies - It'll be much easier to cut and assemble them out of smooth basswood. Balsa grain would be difficult to fill.
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