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“In this issue, you will continue with the assembly of the air brakes, adding the spoilers and fins that are needed to complete these elements.”

Contents

Parts

Materials: The Brake Fins are metal and the other parts are plastic.

Magazine

• The History of Iron Man – Galactic Iron Man: Space Vacation
• Step by Step – Model Instructions
• In the Comics – A.I.M.: Acronym For Destruction
• The Armor – War Machine: Alien

Build

Chest (14)

Stage 1 – Assembly of the Right Spoiler

Step 1

Along the pre-scored lines, carefully bend the eyelets of the Upper Right Brake Fin to be upright 90°, as shown.

I recommend using a large set of flat tip pliers for this, such as Duck Bill Pliers:

Fit the eyelets of this Brake Fin to the Right Spoiler (marked ‘R’), aligning the holes as shown:

Step 2

Retrieve your Right Flap assembly from Issue 83. Fit the tab of the Right Spoiler into this notch, as shown:

Secure these parts together with one (1) TP screw:

Here is what this spoiler assembly should look like once assembled:

Stage 2 – Assembly of the Left Spoiler

Step 1

As before, carefully bend the eyelets of the Upper Left Brake Fin to be upright 90° along the score lines, then fit the eyelets of this Brake Fin to the Left Spoiler (marked ‘L’), aligning the holes as shown:

Step 2

Retrieve your Left Flap assembly from the previous stage. Fit the tab of the Left Spoiler into this notch, as shown:

Secure these parts together with one (1) TP screw:

Stage 3 – Assembly of the Spoilers in the Chest

Step 1

Retrieve your Back Armor Plate assembly from Issue 82. Fit the post of the Rear Right Shoulder Plate to the matching post at this right-side location on the Back.

I found that these two Spoiler assemblies will fit closer to the Back if the silver Fins inside are slightly bent to match the curve of the plastic, as shown:

Secure the Shoulder Plate to the Armor Plate from the inside with one (1) IP screw:

Step 2

In the same way, fit the post of the Rear Left Shoulder Plate to the matching post at this left-side location on the Back, as shown:

Secure this Shoulder Plate to the Armor Plate from the inside with one (1) more IP screw:

At this point, we can check the opening and closing of the rear flaps, spoilers, and fins:

Thoughts

While this entire rear air brake assembly looks fantastic, it is made of plastic. Be sure to take care when posing these parts to prevent damage.

Next Up

Issue 86 – Chest 15