Step
3 (making the running light housings).
The
model comes with two raised rectangular bumps on the port
and starboard bulwarks of the wingcabs. These are supposed
to be the ship's running lights.
These
are rather bland looking so we decided to make ours a
bit more three dimensional.
Take
a single panel of one bar A/M railing and place the bottom
hard against the bottom of the model's raised plastic
version. Mark the railing at the top of the model's running
light. Cut the off the top part of the railing at the
pencil lines.
Repeat this process for the opposite wingcab.
File,
grind or sand the kit's running lights flush with the
rest of the wall.
Glue
one 'U' section to the side of the wingcab towards the
aft side with the `open' side facing up to the wingcab's
roof. Trim if required.
Repeat
for the other side.
When
dry, remove the bottom half of the forward edge and the
front half of the bottom edge with a file to about half
the width of the piece. Repeat for the other wingcab. |