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Peter Wiles
United States
Charleston
Illinois
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Guess I shouldn't get cocky, we all know what happened to the guy who uttered those words. Still it is very satisfying for the left bowl to be empty...
What that means is that all the component parts are done and now it is just a matter of assembling them all together.
I promised some shots of the building process, so here it goes. I'll start with the body sections. Here is the bottom part:
Not much difficulty here. Just need to fold and glue a little flap in the back. I used my embossing sylus to great effect here. I got a nice fold on the side flaps of the body without any unsightly score marks.
Here is the top of the body:
Pretty similar. Flap in the back and a couple of folds along the length.
Next is the back "grill"
This part gives shape to the body. It basically folds up like a box. Keep in mind that it is best to score the flaps on the inside of the lines rather than on the lines. Remember that the flaps have some width to them, so you want them to tuck inside the top part.
Now we have the cockpit:
There are a couple of important considerations for this part. Here it is very important that you do NOT score along the lines. If you do, your cockpit will end up lopsided. Again, remember that the flaps have a bit of width. If you scored it along the lines, it would end up looking something like this:
You need to leave a space about the same width as the cardstock. Here is a picture giving an idea of where you should be scoring it:
Now are the really fiddly bits. Not only are they small, there are two per speeder, so you have to do 16 of each of these!
Note: Do not trim your nails right before doing small pieces.. I don't know what I was thinking.
Here is the back panel:
I failed to take pictures while building them, sorry! They basically fold like a box.
Here is a very small tube that goes between the front and back panels:
Not so bad, just small.
Next are the front panel pieces. They are a real pain. They are hard to fold precisely, hard to edge cleanly, and hard to hold and glue in the right position.
Remember, again, score on the inside of the lines so that the bottom flaps fit inside the top part.
Now for the cannons. Glad to have something easy for a change:
Now just repeat 8 or 16 times depending on the part and that is it.
Tomorrow: Final Assembly
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