Estes Reflector Build, Part 1 Parts

This is an interesting design. A definite "reflection" and nod to the Centuri Lil' Hustler.
The model is a cross between the Lil' Hustler payload and body the fins look like they came from the Centuri Jaguar.
This build will be a little different, two models will be built.
One will have the kit Reflector fins, the second will have the Lil' Hustler style fins.

All the parts are of high quality, the BT-50 main tube seems thicker walled than older BT-50 tubes. Even the blue BT-20 engine mount tube is better quality than before.
It's hard to see in the picture at the right but the recessed date stamp is in the white stripe ink area.

Here's something you never see in a face card picture - balsa grain pores!
Usually the face card model picture has been retouched, the wood surfaces and paint seem impossibly smooth!
This gives you an idea how some factory built models actually look in person.
This is probably a pre-production build. The white stripes on the fins look like they could be a thicker trim tape, not a decal.