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Foredeck and rear tank all together

Almost ready to take out of the mould.

Nuplex Industries Limited LogoFinal finishing before popping out of the mould. All the main structures are added before removing the hull from the mould. This has several advantages: the hull shell stays rigid so the template precut panels fit perfectly, the outside ends of the wing tubes can be hot glued to the mould and the reference points are all readily available.

Sean and Dan putting glue line on to attach foredeck

The foredeck and needs a curved slit cut for the selftacker mounting to pass through.
Foredeck glued on

Rear tank with top glued on.

Back tank with top glued on

Hull with wings attached just prior to removing from mould
View from bow prior to removing from mould

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