Serenity - April 9 2006

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Oh joy. References I have found show that the shuttle cutout I have is not right. So I will be changing it

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Using the references I draw a template

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Compare the template to the model and it looks right

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Cut out a styrene template that is more durable

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Find out the shuttle no longer fits so it needs to be modified

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Modifications to the front nose does not go well as the putty flakes off

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Close up

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Some grinding to make the nose smaller. Not easy to notice and all the putty removed

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Strips of styrene glued in. Now to wait for it to dry before I can sand and file the nose to shape again