08-02-2010, 03:38 PM
I got to spend most of the day on it today and made a lot of progress
Rear brass plugs installed. I decided to go with only the front and rear plugs.
![[Image: GAL356-44.JPG]](http://www.hanshortes.com/dbhsmodeler/Diary/GAL356-44.JPG)
And with the greeblies installed over the plugs.
![[Image: GAL356-45.JPG]](http://www.hanshortes.com/dbhsmodeler/Diary/GAL356-45.JPG)
The front half of the body is installed on the armature. Here's a view looking inside at the bottom mounting point. Everything slathered in epoxy.
![[Image: GAL356-46.JPG]](http://www.hanshortes.com/dbhsmodeler/Diary/GAL356-46.JPG)
Before sealing up the rear half of the body I did a last check on the wiring to make sure the plugs and lights are all working. Here's the rear plugs in use.
![[Image: GAL356-47.JPG]](http://www.hanshortes.com/dbhsmodeler/Diary/GAL356-47.JPG)
Photo just before gluing up the rear half of the body to the front. Masking tape applied around the glue joint to keep it clean.
![[Image: GAL356-48.JPG]](http://www.hanshortes.com/dbhsmodeler/Diary/GAL356-48.JPG)
Inside view of the cockpit with the front power plugs installed.
![[Image: GAL356-49.JPG]](http://www.hanshortes.com/dbhsmodeler/Diary/GAL356-49.JPG)
In adding the front plugs I tried to recreate the slight asymetry of the original.
![[Image: GAL356-50.JPG]](http://www.hanshortes.com/dbhsmodeler/Diary/GAL356-50.JPG)
It was a lot of work to get to this point and getting the body sealed up. Now it will be fun to start applying the greeblies and flush out all the exterior details. Thanks for looking !!
Rear brass plugs installed. I decided to go with only the front and rear plugs.
And with the greeblies installed over the plugs.
The front half of the body is installed on the armature. Here's a view looking inside at the bottom mounting point. Everything slathered in epoxy.
Before sealing up the rear half of the body I did a last check on the wiring to make sure the plugs and lights are all working. Here's the rear plugs in use.
Photo just before gluing up the rear half of the body to the front. Masking tape applied around the glue joint to keep it clean.
Inside view of the cockpit with the front power plugs installed.
In adding the front plugs I tried to recreate the slight asymetry of the original.
It was a lot of work to get to this point and getting the body sealed up. Now it will be fun to start applying the greeblies and flush out all the exterior details. Thanks for looking !!
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Sometimes I build and think and sometimes I just build.
Sometimes I build and think and sometimes I just build.

