Thursday, April 26, 2018

Estes Little Joe II (Small) Build, Part 14, Body Wraps and Trim Strips

The corrugated wrap goes around the low end of the tube, the bottom edge even with the end of the tube.
When I got to the end the edges were burnished with the back end of a Sharpie barrel. I didn't want to burnish over the entire wrap, just the ends that tend to peel up. Any pressure would also flatten out the very subtle embossing. The ends don't match up, the gap will be covered by a card stock tunnel.




The wide bottom strip is even with the end of the tube. I used my sanding block to help even up the edge.




A couple of the cover strips are very thin. Cut carefully - the thin strips can move around under the straight edge.






It won't take much glue to adhere the thin strips. Remove any excess before applying so you'll have less glue squeezing out when the strip is pressed onto the body.

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