Centurion Project, Part 13, Tying It All Up!

CENTURION:
I glued the baffle into to the (shown upside down here) upper body tube. There is a pencil mark at the halfway point. The other lines are leftover paint lines when the model was spray painted white.

CENTURION:
The 1/4" wide shock cord was tied to the screw eye using a Duncan Loop Knot.







CENTURION:
The parachute shroud lines were laced through the latch end of the snap swivel. This method was suggested by Ed Mitton.
The other end was tied to an overhand knot in the shock cord with a double loop of some scrap shroud line.

COSMIC EXPLORER:
The 18" parachute seems a big large for this size model, a 15" chute would be better.
TIP: You are better off cutting out the spill hole before assembling the parachute. I had already assembled the chute.
On the left you can see a shroud line running underneath the spill hole location. Be sure to clear the shroud lines outside the perimeter of the spill hole before cutting the chute with your knife.

CENTURION:
I don't like overall covering a rocket with Future or acrylic finishes. Rockets can get sticky in humid weather.

TIP: I will roll a little Future over the open ends of the decals - just the joints and cut ends.