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SLA spacecraft adapter marking cheat
With the larger models of the Saturn 1b and the Saturn V you are faced with the marking of the Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter petals. These are the panel lines for each of the petals making up the SLA running from the panel locks to the base of the SM. These can be applied after the fact with some success, but there is a means of scribing these lines prior to the assembly of the shroud.
You will need a fine line ball point pen which is pretty well out of ink to use as the scribing tool, or some other device which will leave a smooth indentation in the shroud skin. Prior to marking the shroud cut the "gluing strip" from one end if it is present. You will need to butt join the shroud with strip doubling the joint in order for this to work Lay the shroud flat on a surface and place a rule connecting the "corners" of the lower circumference. Once assembled you will have four panel lines on the SLA shroud - one that is the seam, three that are marked. To simulate the bottom joint of the panel you can run pieces of masking tape parallel to the base and use that as a marking guide.
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