Now for some technique with the faux missile tubes. (Hmmm, why does a space station need missile tubes?)

I tape a length of 1/2" x 1/2" angle aluminum to my Corian board. This will act as a fence as I register the (2) 3-tube assemblies to it as the epoxy holding the tubes together hardens. Also as the epoxy hardens I lay my steel ruler across the top of the assemblies to give it just a little bit of weight to keep them flat. After the epoxy hardens I apply epoxy fillets to clean up the joints of the tubes.

Next I assemble the bottom BT60 assembly and epoxy the rings to tube joints from the inside with a long applicator stick. I then epoxy the BT60 assembly to the central BT50 with the engine mount in it.

I then mount the basswood fins/faux solar arrays, the standoffs for the missile tubes, and the launch lug to the BT60 and fillet all the joints with epoxy.

Time for some ethyl alcohol.

Good night.

TBC

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