Thursday, April 30, 2020

Estes Orange Bullet #7295, Part 6, Fin Tip Weights

Set the nose "weights" on first without glue.
Notice there is a very small angle cut into one corner. This fits against the trailing edge of the fins.

There are two sides to the weight pieces. The laser cutting makes one side rounder than the other. I've marked the backs with pencil. The laser "rounded" side got the gray paint.

In the bottom picture, the back sides are getting a shot of "77" spray adhesive. White glue probably wouldn't stick well to the orange paint already on the fins.

I used a knife tip to position the weights. This allows me to set them down visually without my fingertips blocking the view.
Note the blade tip is stuck to the adhesive on the back, not piercing the side of the card stock.

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