Saturday, March 15, 2014

Estes Reflector Build, Part 5, Two Different Fin Patterns



I drew up some Lil' Huster style fins to go on one of the models.
The other will get the stock kit Reflector fins.

Check the older blog post for the back story on this build HERE
My Lil' Hustler style fin span is not as wide as the original.
Scaled down it looked too wide on this smaller model.
The Lil' Hustler fin span (width) is about the same as the Reflector kit fins.

Four Lil' Hustler style fins were cut out of 3/32" balsa stock.
This is a two piece fin with a small strake glued to the leading edge.

The fin grain on the upper Reflector one piece fin is at a slight angle down from the leading edge for both the strake and main fin strength.

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  1. Just a note: When I click the link, "HERE" I get this error message.

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  2. The Blog post "HERE" is fixed! I had to go back four months to find it!

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