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Old 03-28-2018, 07:56 AM
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The good thing about papered fins and a plastic nose cone is there's no wood to fill on this model. Two launch lugs were glued halfway up the lower wing/tube joints, then all joints and canopy seams were filleted. While the fillets were drying, I assembled the parachute pak. Instructions call for a 16", and I only had an 18" pak, but I think the slightly slower descent rate from the extra 2" will help the fins at landing. After the fillets dried the rocket was given a coat of automotive sandable primer and after drying was lightly sanded. Then it was given a coat of flat black paint. It's starting to look sinister now. I'll let this completely dry, touching up any missed spots with the brush, and do the decal work in a couple of days, along with the nose ballast. Almost there.
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