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STEP 1: ASSEMBLING THE SEAT BARREL
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Cut out the seat barrel backrest along the moulded scribe lines, making
sure to leave a 1/4" (6mm) wide lip on the bottom to use as a gluing surface.
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Glue the seat barrel backrest to the seat barrel, making sure that the edges
of the seat barrel backrest are even with the edge of the seat barrel.
STEP 2: ASSEMBLING THE CANNON AND PILOT FIGURE
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After the epoxy fully cures, cut away the excess material and carefully sand
the seam smooth. A rotary tool with a small sanding drum works good for this.
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match his coat.
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Use masking tape to hold the two halves together until the epoxy fully cures.
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barrel support plate.
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Working with the cannon halves for now, lightly sand the moulded edges
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Apply a thick bead of 5 minute epoxy to the moulded edges of each
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easily into each wing panel, up to the centrelines you drew.
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tightly into the wing panels. They should actually be slightly loose. This will
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Carefully slide both wing panels together with the wing joiners temporarily
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pushed together, there should be few or no gaps in the centre-section joint.
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STEP 2: JOINING THE WING PANELS
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remove both wing joiners.
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Apply a strip of masking tape to the top and bottom edges of the root rib on
each wing panel.
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panels when you join them.
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Slide each wing joiner into the wing panel up to the centreline mark, then quickly remove any excess epoxy, using a paper towel and
rubbing alcohol, and allow the epoxy to set up before proceeding.
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thin layer of 30 minute epoxy to the exposed half of each wing joiner, the inside of each wing joiner mounting box in the second wing
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