Now that the wing repair is complete the next part is the nose where the motor was broken off of the airplane.
When the plane crashed I gathered all the pieces that I could find to use to glue it back together. The glue joints in this foam can be reinforced with barbecue skewers made out of bamboo that you can pick up at your local grocery store. I chose to make two plates out of Dollar Tree foam board and glue them on the outside after the glue joint had set. I dry fit all the pieces making sure that the motor would be in the same position as it was before the crash. ( slightly tilted down and to the right). I glued the pieces back in first and then the motor and motor mount with plenty of glue allowing it to squeeze out on the sides. While the glue is still hot you can take an extra piece of foam and squeegee off the excess glue. After the nose had completely dried I cut two pieces out of foam board to fit the contour of the nose and glued those onto each side for strength. Once all the glue has completely dried the plane can be reassembled
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