Here's the silver detail after it was hand painted again following the dull coat. Much better!
I didn't glue together the upper assembly so the service module could stay separate (and silver) after the dull coat.
The decals were thin. After the dull coat was sprayed the clear decal edges disappeared!
GOTCHA: The wire anchor ends were about 1/16" too long! I couldn't slide the capsule and adapter shoulders all the way in without bumping into the wire. I had to trim the card stock, carefully bend out and cut the wire.
GOTCHA: Cut the piece of shroud line to about 15", not 13". You'll need a little more length to have an end long enough to go under the coupler and tie things together.
Here's why you need the longer length -
The line tie has to end up below the bottom of the coupler. The rubber shock cord tie should be below the coupler.
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41:15 Total Finished!
why do they not stop and build a kit , and figure this stuff out before they ship? Have someone build the !@#$%^&* thing and take care of these issues before it goes retail?
ReplyDeleteHi Metal,
ReplyDeleteThere are a few things that should be changed before the next lot of kits are produced. All my "Gotchas" were sent to Estes after the build.