Sunday, July 28, 2013

FlisKits MMX Saturn V Build Part 5, Engine Skirts

The instructions simply say to "roll" the skirts to shape.
They are printed on the instructions, the paper looks to be 24 lb.
I decided to make a form to shape the skirts on.

A dowel was sanded down to the same diameter as the back end of one of the centering ring scallops.


The dowel was shaped to a point, the same length as a printed skirt.

You are given eight skirts, you have four extras.
I drew more on the bottom of the page for practice.
After cutting and fitting a few practice skirts I found out the best way to cut them out.

The sides and tip (on right) are cut just inside the black lines.
The wider base of the skirt (on right) is cut just outside the bottom curve.

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