U.S.S. Atlantis - Step 5, Engine Mount Installation

First off, I'm sorry for the delay in getting this posted. My son's birthday and a frantic holiday schedule are to blame.

O.K. so step 5 of our U.S.S. Atlantis build has us securing the engine mount into the main body tube:

We will be making two slight improvements to the kit design here; one structural and one cosmetic. The first modification (the structural one) will be the insertion of an additional block above the engine mount assembly that will help distribute any liftoff forces back through the main body tube:

When gluing engine mounts in place, I use a stick with a mark on it to allow me to apply glue at the correct distance in from the rear of the tube.

The second improvement will be to use the unused paper cardstock adapter ring from the engine mount assembly to dress up the back end of the main body tube:



That's it for this step... stay tuned for step 6.