This is going to be a rough version of an assembly guide. I'll add comments where necessary, but the photos should speak for themselves.
First, putting the main hull together--
The main hull uses left/right halves, held together with a part we call 'the Bone'. This part has a 'center' that runs the length of it. You can see it where it looks like one side of the middle is lower than the other, as though the mold was out of alignment when the part was made. This was done so that you can tell exactly when you have this part placed correctly. This seam should line up with the edges of each half of the main hull. If it does not, then remove material from the notches to allow the Bone to fit further in. Only when the Bone is in place properly, will the two halves of the ship be aligned. You may also have to remove material from the outer edges or the ends of the Bone itself as it may be contacting surfaces inside each half that would keep it from fitting. Resin is a nice medium, but it can produce parts that are not exactly like the masters!
Use superglue or epoxy to stick things together. Once that is done, add some filler to the seams to clean them up.
The seams should be as closed as possible.
There's not a lot of filling to do, but the facets of the rear-center need to be carefully restored after leveling out the two halves of the body.
First, putting the main hull together--
The main hull uses left/right halves, held together with a part we call 'the Bone'. This part has a 'center' that runs the length of it. You can see it where it looks like one side of the middle is lower than the other, as though the mold was out of alignment when the part was made. This was done so that you can tell exactly when you have this part placed correctly. This seam should line up with the edges of each half of the main hull. If it does not, then remove material from the notches to allow the Bone to fit further in. Only when the Bone is in place properly, will the two halves of the ship be aligned. You may also have to remove material from the outer edges or the ends of the Bone itself as it may be contacting surfaces inside each half that would keep it from fitting. Resin is a nice medium, but it can produce parts that are not exactly like the masters!
Use superglue or epoxy to stick things together. Once that is done, add some filler to the seams to clean them up.
The seams should be as closed as possible.
There's not a lot of filling to do, but the facets of the rear-center need to be carefully restored after leveling out the two halves of the body.
