Saturday, July 20, 2013

Rocketarium Hydra Sandhawk Build Part 7, Fin Pattern Transfer

Newer versions of this kit have pre-cut fins. This kit had templates and sheet balsa to cut out.
I'm going old school on this one.
To keep your templates intact after the build you can scan them or transfer the fin pattern with a needle.
Punch the needle through all the corners. I'm transferring the fin pattern to another piece of 110 lb. card stock.



Simply connect the pin holes with a straightedge and sharp pencil.
Cut out the copy and trace onto the balsa stock.

Plan ahead when laying out the fins, there's not much extra balsa!

The kit balsa is very hard and took some work to cut out.

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