Throwing My 32" Into the Ring

[daverep]

(02-25-2013, 01:05 PM)kbilly Wrote: Another falcon on its way to becoming a masterpiece

Man...that's quite a statement to live up to! LOL!

Thanks kbilly...and I appreciate all of the work you and everyone else have done on the parts maps. They're incredible!!

Quick update while I'm at lunch. I got the equator walls in last night. They're only temped in for now...I don't want to permanently attach anything JUST yet. JUST in case!

First pic are the braces. The amount may be overkil, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. I haven't made a decision on what to do with the engine...I saw, somewhere...that someone used a strip of lighted material for the engine. I may research that a bit, but may also go the typical route of the LEDs inset back. If I go that route, just not sure how far back to put the stip for the LEDs.



You can see this in the last photo, but I measured in 1/2" and then spaced for the .06 styrene so that I keep the half-inch space for all of the parts that sit on the lip.

Next is the 1" equator wall temped in with tape.


And finally the top half sitting on top.





It's getting there. It finally looks like something now. So, I've taped the two halves together and I'll start working on the bottom docking tunnels and then the walls around the mandibles.

Quick question on the inside mandible walls...they're inset a bit, correct? Anyone have a measurement for the inset?

Thanks for looking and again, all of the comments. (Helps build my confidence a little, LOL!)
-Dave