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Clarifications on Mercury instructions

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proxima1	Clarifications on Mercury instructions	Lead	[-]
Posts: 35 (09/10/05 18:38:54) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None After a year, I have finally started tackling the Mercury (I was surprised to see only two topics on this part of the board...com'n there must be others with questions about this thing!) Step 5 of the instructions states that the forward nose faring should NOT be glued to the middle parachute/retro ring. But there is no locking mechanism for the two, so if you want to display the model with the faring on, it MUST be glued. Or am I missing something? Also, is anyone marketing a stand for this model?
CaptCBoard	Re: Clarifications on Mercury instructions	#1	[-]
Posts: 1258 (09/11/05 00:14:36) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	You are right, there is no locking mechanism. But, if you want to display the interior of the parachute compartment, the Antenna Fairing has to be left loose. Keep in mind that it will be held in place when the escape tower is seated. I should also say that the option of leaving certain things loose is only important if you plan on being able to disassemble the model to show its various flight configurations. If you don't plan on doing this, then just glue everything together after you've painted it. The instructions could have been more clear in this respect, I'll agree. But, this is what happens when you try to write assembly instructions and you only have one pass at it. Something slips through the cracks, which isn't a problem with resin kits-- I can change those instructions everytime I pack a kit! Scott
Darth Paul	Mercury Stand	#2	[-]
Posts: 5 (12/14/05 20:25:19) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I picked up a nice stand to fit this kit at gerathsdesign.com/Products.htm for $25 +shipping. PayPal was accepted. Nice resin stand that holds the model at an angle. The only issue that I have with it is that the escape rocket tower wants to pull apart from the rest of the model being held at such an angle. I did not want to glue the tower on, but it does hold, as long as it is not bumped much. Once solution might be to hit the bottom of the stand with a belt sander (at an angle) to make the angle of the escape tower point more towards the zenith. I am not sure how this would affect the overall look of the stand. The stand is mostly solid resin (slightly hollow on inside) and has a decent weight to it (hence the $7 shipping). Excellent casting quality.

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