So, every time I have to wait for glue to dry, I work on other parts, other areas...
to complete the fuselage of the Rocket Car, we need the three tapered nose cone sections,
and the insert for the front wheel.
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The front wheel mounts into an opening...a cutout in the front of the fuselage.
At first I was just going to black out the wheel well, and fit the wheel to the bottom of the fuselage.
but there is enough room to do a cut out...and it would add some visual effect, and the insert part
serves as a reinforcement for the tube and a tabbed joiner for the nose cone parts.
Roll and preform the nose cone parts as much as possible for easier assembly.
The three nose cone rings will be attached using one tabbed inner ring. (back row, left)
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After creating the wheel insert ring, slip it into the front of the fuselage tube.
Its important that the tubes are sized correctly to fit together properly.
The outer fuselage tube is the important size...if you mis-cut the inner ring, it will need
to be properly fitted to the fuselage. Test fit before you glue!
Align the center-line/wheel mark with the fuselage seam.
Make sure the part is securely glued in place before you continue.
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Three ringed sections make up the pointed nose of the fuselage.
Shape the tabbed ring to fit into the middle section.
Join these three parts togther before fitting the nose to the fuselage.
Its just a lot simpler this way, and you have a better chance at lining everything up.
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Fit the assembled nose cone section to the front of the fuselage
using the tabs from the wheel well insert/
Line up the graphics as best you can.
Slight variations in the tube diameters (at this scale) will throw off the smallest of things.
Its tough to get this perfect.
Yes, its a small model with small parts.
