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Materials
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Cut the mounting holes and score the folds
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Score all of the glue tabs.
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Score the glue tabs on the aft section
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All dashed lines will be folded and need to be scored.
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Are you keeping score :)
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scoring more
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Cut everything out so it looks like this.
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Teeth cleaning -- cut all the little V's to create individual glue tabs.
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Now you have this.
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Fold here.
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Use a pen or Exacto handle to curl paper into this shape.
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Fold in all of the glue tabs.
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Quickly dab glue on each tab with an old dull knife blade.
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Work all the tabs on one side into position like so.
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Now work the other side.
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Fold and curl the aft section into this:
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Glue the tabs and work the aft section into position on one side of the canopy.
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Add 1.4 grams (about two small paper clips) as far up into the nose as you can.
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Install canopy and begin gluing the aft section shut.
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This part is real fiddly. Be patient and work carefully.
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That was the most awkward part but we are now almost done.
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Curl your tailpipe around an Exacto handle or pen and glue into a cylinder.
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Dip edge in a bit of glue.
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Stick yer tailpipe on and go poke holes in the sky.