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I was on the fence about customizing my Devilfish as I had not assembled any vehicles yet. I figured I would just glue this one shut and work on the next one, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it.

I've pinned and magnetized the two side hatches using 1/16"x1/32" magnets.

I stabilized the door with some blue-tac while I drilled:



Got my hole in the frame:



Pinned the hinge:



And voila:




I also magnetized the Seeker Missile. I used two 1/16" magnets so it won't spin, cut the mount down lower so I had the extra plastic to support the hole I was drilling:



I used 1/16" magnets in the missile, and 1/8" magnets in the 'Fish to make sure I had a secure hold. First I marked my holes and drilled all the way through so I knew where to bury my 1/8" magnets:





All the holes drilled, as you can see I messed up the placement of the right missile, it was too far back, but I caught it before I got too deep:





Magnets in, grey stuff'ed over:



I'll need to go back and sand down the extra that got pushed through when it's all dry, but I like the positioning:









I'm working on the hatch and spotter next, hopefully I'll have pics up of that tomorrow.
   
 
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