Quest Raptor Build Part 2, Shroud and Engine Mount

The instructions called the shroud a boat tail, but it's more like a nozzle.

The provided single shroud was on a much thinner stock, maybe 65 lb.
I prefer a thicker stock.

The shroud (Part P) was scanned and three copies ran off on 110 lb. card stock.

The instructions have you install the hook and apply a wrap of tape. Then the shroud is slid down from the top - over the tape wrap! Sorry, that won't work.
In the next post I'll explain a better way to put it all together.

The rear white ring doesn't have any allowance for movement of the engine hook. Throw away the (bendy) supplied hook and use a spring steel hook.

Here's how I punched the three rings for the engine hook movement and the Kevlar loop. All were made with the Rotary Punch.

This is the order of the rings from the rear forward.
The white ring is in the nozzle,
The middle brown ring is the rear centering ring, notched for the engine hook,
The brown ring on the right is the forward centering ring has a small recess (bottom) for the end of the hook. Above that is a small punched hole for the Kevlar end to pass through.