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Ends are on and square (with the help of the Legos) with the sides. This step is important as you want the four sides to be at 90 degree angles – if not it throws the whole car off. I then glued Evergreen shapes P-3 (.060 x .100) flush with the tops of the sides to give the roof some additional surface to sit on – the resin sides are pretty thin. I then made sure the car ends were centered with the top of the roof and glued these first. I then worked my way down the side of the car making sure the roof was even on both the tops of the sides and ran some thin Acc with a wire along the seams. After this dried, I flipped the car over and used gap filling Acc on the inside seams to add strength to the entire car body. I had three very minor gaps and I filled these with a model putty that’s water soluble – just squeeze a small amount of putty in the seam and dip a Q-tip in water and remove the excess. No sanding required…
Looking at an NMRA weight table a 70′ model should weigh 5.8 ounces.
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