U.S.S. Atlantis - Step 18 (part 2 of 2), Attaching cardstock bridge pieces to the main deck piece.

In this step we will assemble the bridge detail piece from the two cardstock discs provided and then attach it to the main deck.

First it's a good idea to trim up the discs as they will have small "burrs" where the were attached to the cardstock sheet. I didn't note this in step 18 part 1 but I like to use a single edge razor blade for this task as it is even sharper than a hobby knife. Just be very careful! In the above pic I have cleaned up the edges and we are ready to glue the two discs together.

As mentioned in part 1, these cardstock discs have a wax coating to make them shine a little and we want to scrape that off to give us a better glue joint.

So now we have the bridge pieces glued together and ready to attach to the main deck.

According to the instructions, the bridge is located 7" from the aft end of the main body tube which is 6.75" from rear edge of the main deck piece. So we mark the main deck piece where the bridge is to be glued on.

Next, I removed the layers of primer all the way down to the bare wood to ensure a strong glue joint. I used the two part epoxy in this step to give me a few seconds to ensure everything was exactly centered.

And there we have it... Now our bridge is securely glued down and we are ready for our next step which is applying a final coat of primer and sanding to a smooth shine in preperation for the gloss white color coat.