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Thank you very much, CharlieC.
The internal frame is designed to use 1mm heavy cardstock. Not having that much on hand, I opted to use insulating foam board instead. That makes the frame pieces about 1/4” thick so the joining slots need to be enlarged accordingly. The parts pages were attached to the foam board with spray on adhesive. Then it’s just a matter of cutting the pieces out and gluing them together. I used a hot glue gun for the foam to foam gluing. I try to cut the parts out close to the printed lines. But in the end you don’t have to be too precise, the external fuselage parts will only attach to this frame in a couple of places. The exterior is pretty much a monocoque shell and doesn’t rely on the frame for its shape. When you get the frame assembled you realize just what a behemoth these ships were.
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