Apogee Mini Condor Boost Glider Build, Part 9, Pop Pod Paint & Finished

The blue nose cone needed a coat of gloss white before the fluorescent paint could be applied. I didn't paint the body tube, it was already white.

Maybe I should have painted the pop pod body tube an overall white. Fluorescent paints are almost transparent and any discoloration on the tube will show through.
Some of the rough, flat paint was polished so the decal would adhere better.
The 1/2 A Boost Glider decal was applied over fluorescent yellow.

Here's the bottom of the boost glider. The black felt tip marking trim was widened so it could be better tracked from the ground.

This is an interesting boost glider design. The wing attachment piece sets the dihedral automatically. The pop pod hook is one piece cast plastic.
I was a little concerned about the 1/32" thick tail surfaces. Once they are glued on they did feel much stronger.

To trim the glider, the wing is slid up or back down the fuselage stick. After you get a good glide, mark the wing position then glue on the wing.

I asked Tim at Apogee if the Mini Condor could win a boost glide competition. He said: Oh, yes!" Wish me luck!