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Thank you SAustin16 for your suggestion. Good idea. Next time, I could change the order of construction, Soon after the cubic primary structure is built, the next step would be to insert a BBQ skewer that would go through the model from the Apogee Motor to the propellant tank. The last step in the construction would be to slide the skewer out and then glue on the propellant tank and apogee motor, hiding the hole that the skewer went through. Or plan B. Move the apogee kick motor up in the order of construction. Make sure the adapter/interface between the space craft and the 4th stage is securely glued to the model. Then build a truncated cone that would tightly wrap around but not glued to the adapter or the spacecraft. That would form both a stand and a handle. The last step in the construction would be to cut and unwrap the temporary stand and a handle.
The model is finally done. I am guessing that on its trajectory to Mars, which would be at 12 o’clock, Mangalyaan was oriented so its HGA was pointing to Earth at 10 o’clock, and its solar panels would be rotated to face the sun at 9 o’clock.
Part 45 is the support for the heat shield (see attached photo). Parts 59 and 62 are optional. I think they provide support the HGA and solar panels from vibrations when folded during launch (see attached photo). I don’t know if they are detached after the HGA and solar panels are unfolded. If they are, then leave them off the model. Finally there is something next to the medium gain antenna (see attached photo). I don’t think it is the coarse sun sensor (faces the wrong direction) and all of the 5 scientific instruments are accounted for. I left this part off the model but if anyone can identify the part, I can add it later to both the model and the patterns. As a way of giving back to the paper modeling community I uploaded the patterns and instructions to the download section. And just in time for Christmas. Have a nice holiday season everyone. And happy anniversary MOM. Henry Yuen
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