Sunday, April 21, 2013

Quest X-30 Aerospace Plane Part 15, Air Scoop


The belly air scoop pieces are cut from the printed sheets.

Use a razor blade and straightedge for the straight edges and sharp scissors for the curves.





I felt the belly scoop stock was a little thin so I laminated some 110 lb. card stock to the underside. It's much stronger now.

Just like any other shroud, pre-curl the card stock by pressing a dowel over the shroud in the heel of your hand.

The fins were glued on earlier using the Aileen's Super thick Tacky Glue.
The root edges needed a slight angle sanded in them for a better fit against the curved body shroud.


Glue the right side of the air scoop on first. It is slightly wider than the left side and allows for a glue overlap tab..

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