Centuri Moonraker #KB-11 Build, Part 6, Paint and Chrome Trim

A white undercoat was sprayed.
After it dried I could see glue boogers and some areas that needed cleaning up.

On the left are the sanded ridges left from the Titebond M&TG.
To the right are the sanded nose cone joint and body tube seam.
As mentioned in other builds, the sanded white undercoats can help fill any remaining very small recesses.

I ended up painting the back section gloss white, the upper section in metallic red. The plastic red nose cone looked slightly pink after white undercoats. Painting the upper section red covered that up and blended well.

I liked the trim stripes shown on the face card. I decided to do them in chrome trim Monokote with the hope that the reflected sunlight might help with recovery.

The center line of the stripes have to be cut at an angle to fit over the leading edge.
cut a strip of paper and bend it over the leading edge of a fin.
Crease and mark the overlap at the bend.

Open up the bend and cut out the middle angle "V".

The two sides are taped together for a cutting template.

Set the paper template on the chrome trim, mark and cut with a straightedge.
I cut six trim pieces two for each fin.