Thursday, December 5, 2013

Estes Paveway III Build, Part 1 Parts

Here's one I picked up cheap at a collector's store in Orlando called the Hobby Spot for $8.99.
It wasn't in the Launchable's blister pack I'd seen at WalMart a few years ago.
The bag wasn't opened, the face card was stapled to the bag.






All the parts were laid out.
This is going to be a fairly complicated build for a model sold in the Launchables series.
This was brought out during Operation Enduring Freedom.
The parts of interest:
The blow molded tail cone and adapter. There are "nibs" to be cut off the tail cone (like the current V2 kit) for the thru-the-wall fin tabs.
I thought the yellow tube was for the engine mount at first. It's used as a spacer tool for the engine block spacing.
The engine hook will have the finger tab cut off.
Stick on decals! I hate these things. I may have to re-draw the art for some home print water slides.
The "extra" Operation Enduring Freedom Sticker.
The shock cord is too short, typical of the kits from this time.
Two 5" long BT-20 tubes are included, one for the engine mount, one for the upper body.

The lower body is a BT-55 of typical quality.

Both BT-20 sized tubes are rough surfaced, there is no glassiene layer on them! The seams are close but deeper than normal.
I'll pick the rougher of the two and use that one for the engine mount, it won't be seen.

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