Drop pod Help!!!
- Thread starter Dustin09
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That's a problem I've been having as well. I've noticed that you need to cut away a bit of the bottom of the inner door, where the mould injectors were, cut a bit more than just removing the injectors, the two pieces that form the inner and outer parts should be even with each other, forming one flat surface. That helps a lot. also, finishing the upper structure of the pod also helps line up the pod doors, don't ask me why though...
mattsterbenz
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There was a good article that someone made on painting the drop pod in pieces, I can't think of it for the life of me though. Lots of good info and that's what I used when I built and painted mine and it worked with very few issues. Very minimal cutting or filing needed.
Basically the article advised you to have the following separate parts:
5 "fins"
5 doors (both halves glued together)
Top half of floor
Bottom half of floor (with vents glued to it)
Harness/seat center piece glued together
Engine section glued together (make sure the gaps between the gadget panels are big enough for the fins to fit in when it comes time to glue everything together.
That makes a total of 14 separate parts to paint.
Then you build it as follows:
Lay the bottom part of the floor flat. Place each door in its proper spot, glue the top part of the floor in. Glue the seats on to the floor. Glue the first fin onto the floor section, then glue the engine to the top of that fin. When that is dry, glue on the other four fins.
For the record, don't use plastic glue for this, it just makes a huge mess. Not to mention you have to scrape away paint where parts will join. I recommend super glue and a bottle of accelerator.
-Matt
Basically the article advised you to have the following separate parts:
5 "fins"
5 doors (both halves glued together)
Top half of floor
Bottom half of floor (with vents glued to it)
Harness/seat center piece glued together
Engine section glued together (make sure the gaps between the gadget panels are big enough for the fins to fit in when it comes time to glue everything together.
That makes a total of 14 separate parts to paint.
Then you build it as follows:
Lay the bottom part of the floor flat. Place each door in its proper spot, glue the top part of the floor in. Glue the seats on to the floor. Glue the first fin onto the floor section, then glue the engine to the top of that fin. When that is dry, glue on the other four fins.
For the record, don't use plastic glue for this, it just makes a huge mess. Not to mention you have to scrape away paint where parts will join. I recommend super glue and a bottle of accelerator.
-Matt
