I filled the depressions with CWF and sanding. Here the pieces are taped down for a shot of filler/primer.
After sanding the filler primer.
In this picture, the front is to the left side.
There are small die-cut inconsistencies in the length of the inside cuts. All four dowels were cut to fit each individual intercooler piece.
The pairs were pencil marked 1, 2 3 & 4.
The dowels also got a shot of filler/primer and sanding.
Note the tall overhang of the front end cardstock.
This was trimmed down to fit the diameter height of the dowel.
Good catch, something I completely overlooked when building mine.
ReplyDeleteHi Leo,
DeleteAt first I didn't see this in the instructions. I just thought it was poor die-cutting.
Interesting to note is in the catalog picture, there appears to be pieces of 1/8" launch lug (rather than dowel) being used for this detail -- perhaps this might account for the tall overhang?
ReplyDeleteWith regards to the shape of the intercooler part (front part being shorter than the back), I did have some appreciation that that little detail was present in this model.
ReplyDeleteMust admit that I'm bit of a "Trekkie" and familiar with some of the published drawings and diagrams such as in the ones in "The Making of Star Trek" book, as well as Franz Joseph's "Star Fleet Technical Manual", as well as the fan-published blueprint drawings.