SERENITY - Oct 4 2005

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Ok after looking at my template something seemed wrong and after double checking I noticed that the shape was wrong. The top one is the old one while the bottom one is the new one

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Carving the new opening

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Lots of carving and test fitting with the model shuttle to make sure things fit

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Now to the other side and more grinding

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Now to start boxing in the area

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A piece of sheet styrene added to start off with. I had to match the piece to the inside profile so there was a lot of test fitting and little modifications before I got a good fit.

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Another view