The small ears are glued 3/4" up from the bottom of the nose cone shoulder on either side of the eyes.
Some primer was removed down the root edge glue line.
"Test" eye covers were set in place with a glue stick.
These will be printed on 110 lb. card stock on the finished model.
Antenna holes were drilled by spinning a small diamond file.
The antennas have to be soft and flexible, you wouldn't want a hard spike on the nose of a model.
Pipe cleaners could work great for this. We called them pipe cleaners when I was a kid, now they are called "Chenille Wires".
For the "ball ends" of the antennas, turn the pipe cleaner around the top of some needle nosed pliers.
The inside wire of the pipe cleaner inserts and stays in the small hole drilled earlier. They'll be glued in place after the model gets it's final green color coat.
One antenna is curved and bent to the side. The antenna on the right is straighter. Why? It's just more cartoon-ey.
The antennas were pulled out and the eye covers removed.
White undercoats were applied.
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