AMX Soyuz Rings Lining Up.

[PhantomCruiser]

Not a problem WC, not at all. Here's the next steps I've taken.

First off we've got one of the parachute covers already on, with the next one nearly ready. The umbilical has been cut, and I've started the docking collar ass'y. You can also see on the service module body that the seam on the 'skirt' doesn't quite line up. Not that big of a deal, the graphics do line up and I figure that's more important anyway.

Second picture shows the umbilical and remaining parachute cover installed. I made an error with the collar, not critical though. After looking at the instructions, the intent was to laminate the two strips together first to make the "main" collar, then make the docking plate-adapter, thingy and it should drop down inside of it. I went the opposite way and I'm just a tiny bit oversized; but it's all good. I think either method will work out, and both result in a lot of surface area to mount it to the orbital module. I'm going to wind up with a laminated ring three layers thick. The black cone drops down in the dish, bowl (whatever it's called) nicely.