Estes QCC Explorer Build Part 1, Parts

This should be fun!
It's a much bigger model than I thought it would be. BT-60 based and plenty strong.
With a 40% off coupon at Hobby Lobby it's one of the better rocketry values today.

Parts of interest:

You can easily see the difference between the wood sheets.
On the left are the 3/32"" thick laser cut fins, probably tung wood.
Underneath and to the right of the long nose cone are the laser cut intake parts. These are cut into 1/16" (more flexible) balsa. The underside of the intake wall are curved under.

The decals for the intakes (long red triangles) are only "right sides", no left side decals.
They'll have to be transferred upside down then sealed with acrylic.

There's a 18" pre-assembled parachute and the orange D engine spacer. The model also flys with the longer E engines.
The long engine hook and 36" long rubber shock cord.

Upgrades on this build will include a replaceable Kevlar shock cord. No tri-fold mount on this one.
I'll also get rid of the finger tab on the engine hook.
The rubber band shock cord will be replaced by a longer length of 1/4" elastic.

After Build EDIT: This was a long frustrating build for me. It wasn't assembled in a few days. I glued together the intakes with no problem, But filling all the tab recesses took many applications of filler and sanding.
I'd work on it a bit then set it aside. Finally I gave in and resolved to finish it up.
Add to all of this, I built two at the same time. Twice the amount of filling and sanding!
In the end the work is worth it. An impressive, strong rocket.