Centuri Moonraker #KB-11 Build, Part 2, Fin Prep

I'll be spending some time on the fibre fins. Most builders would simply punch them out and immediately glue them to the body.
Die cut fibre (mat board) fins require some edge prep to get smooth.

The hold down tabs were larger than normal. Don't punch these fins out! You would end up with more to clean up later.

The fins were removed using an X-Acto knife.







After removing the fins you can see the corner hold down ticks.
These will be cut back and the edges sanded.

The sides of the fins were lightly sanded with 400 grit on a block.
The picture shows the darker sanded edges where the raised sides were taken down a bit. These edges are rougher now and will need to be smoothed out.