01-19-2010, 03:07 PM
I finally got the armature finalized. I decided to keep the front extending all the way to the front.
Here's the modified diagram for the armature. I changed the coupler in the front to a smooth coupling (referred to as a "merchant coupling") and extended the front in length just a bit so the end of the armature extends into the fitting block to help support the front end.
![[Image: GAL356-31.JPG]](http://www.hanshortes.com/dbhsmodeler/Diary/GAL356-31.JPG)
The cockpit piece needed to be modified a little to make it fit.
![[Image: GAL356-32.JPG]](http://www.hanshortes.com/dbhsmodeler/Diary/GAL356-32.JPG)
![[Image: GAL356-33.JPG]](http://www.hanshortes.com/dbhsmodeler/Diary/GAL356-33.JPG)
![[Image: GAL356-34.JPG]](http://www.hanshortes.com/dbhsmodeler/Diary/GAL356-34.JPG)
I installed the engine light sockets with epoxy putty.
![[Image: GAL356-35.JPG]](http://www.hanshortes.com/dbhsmodeler/Diary/GAL356-35.JPG)
![[Image: GAL356-36.JPG]](http://www.hanshortes.com/dbhsmodeler/Diary/GAL356-36.JPG)
Here's how the bulbs look relative to the engine bells.
![[Image: GAL356-37.JPG]](http://www.hanshortes.com/dbhsmodeler/Diary/GAL356-37.JPG)
![[Image: GAL356-38.JPG]](http://www.hanshortes.com/dbhsmodeler/Diary/GAL356-38.JPG)
Added the side plates on these guys.
Here's the modified diagram for the armature. I changed the coupler in the front to a smooth coupling (referred to as a "merchant coupling") and extended the front in length just a bit so the end of the armature extends into the fitting block to help support the front end.
The cockpit piece needed to be modified a little to make it fit.
I installed the engine light sockets with epoxy putty.
Here's how the bulbs look relative to the engine bells.
Added the side plates on these guys.
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Sometimes I build and think and sometimes I just build.
Sometimes I build and think and sometimes I just build.

