Thanks for tip dalin.
Here is a photograph of my model showing the three continents joined at this stage of the construction.
[IMG]<http://www.geocities.com/glennwglenn/novagaea1.jpg>[IMG]
The north coast of North America lay adjacent to the NE coast of Asia, with the western termination of Alaska corresponding to the position of Japan. The SE Asian and Indian peninsulas are bounded by the west coast of South America (see diagram).
[IMG]<http://www.geocities.com/glennwglenn/novagaea_protopacific01.jpg>[IMG]
The Atlantic side joined thus:
[IMG]<http://www.geocities.com/glennwglenn/pangaeashrunk4.jpg>[IMG]
And this is a preview of what's to come:
[IMG<http://www.geocities.com/glennwglenn/expanding_earth.jpg>[IMG]
If none of these have worked, you can see them on my homepage at
http://www.geocities.com/glennwglenn/index.html
Have fun building your models!