Semroc V2 Build, Part 11, Extending The Body

I had to make a coupler from a short length of BT-55 to add on the short extension.
1.Cut a segment of tube.
2. Cut vertically down the tube using scissors. Cut in a straight line.
3. Set tightly in tube and trace down the overlap with a sharp pencil.
4. Cut off the overlap with another straight line, just to the side of the pencil line.
You should end up with a tight fit and clean joint seam.
The coupler is glued about 1/3 the way into tube.




On the left is the BT-55 extension slid in place over the coupler.
On the right is the simple mask for the silver paint.



Ah crud! (Not the wording I really used.)

Metallic paints don't always pull clean when masked. This will have to be sanded, masked and painted again.
I thought about setting the V2 aside for a little while.
Did you ever build a model and it seemed cursed? We've all been there. I wasn't happy with the earlier fin mask, it's just okay.
The fix is coming . . .