I used a screw driver to expand the holes so the saucer section would "fit" in rather then "snap" in.
I only applied glue to the protruding studs.
Of coarse the glass struts snapped off so I had to glue them back on the saucer
This is the base, I forgot to get a picture after the decals
Click the picture to enlarge.
I do plan on sitting down with a magnifying
glass do some detail
Notice I painted the tractor beam red
Cool how you can see the garden area through the
glass.
Some of the links to the right have great information on model building as well.