STAGE 60

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“In the next two stages, you’ll start to assemble the first boom section, known as the Bed Section. Stage 60 adds components to the left-hand side, stage 61 mirrors these steps for adding components to the righthand side.”

 

Contents


Parts

Materials: While most of these parts are plastic, the Name Plate is metal.

NOTE: Save any spare screws left over at the end of each stage of this build. They may be needed in later stages!

Build


Components for the Left-hand Bed Section

Step 1

Retrieve your two Ladder Name Plates from Stage 01 and Stage 09. To tell which is which, the left-hand Plate has shorter white brackets than the right-hand Plate, as shown:

Fit the left-hand Ladder Name Plate to the side of the Left-hand Bed Section, aligning the screw holes, as shown:

Secure the Plate to the Bed Section with four (4) Type C screws:

Step 2

Apply a bit of super glue to the back of the Aerialscope 75 Name Plate and fit it into this matching recess of the Left-hand Bed Section:

Step 3

Glue the Spotlight Lens into the Spotlight, as shown.

You may want to use a PVA-based (white) glue here. Super glue (CA glue) has a tendency to fog up clear plastic:

Fit the D-shaped pin of the Spotlight into the matching hole at this location on the Left-hand Bed Section:

Thoughts


After the lengthy previous stage, this one flew by! We will repeat these steps in the next stage for the right side of the Bed Section.

Next Up


 Stage 61 – Bed Section Right, Spotlight/Lens, Name Plate

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