Saturday, May 23, 2020

Centuri Vector V #KB-2 Build, Part 8, Coolant Vane Base


In the original kit, Centuri had you cut the vane coolant pattern off the thin 20 lb. paper instruction sheet. I wanted a little more visual relief so it was redrawn to fit the BT-20 and printed on 110 lb. card stock.

I pre-curled the pattern. Even though it is flattened out for the adhesive spray, the pre-curl will help the fit of the wrap.



From the Centuri instructions:
This shows the possibilities with the four different root edge choices and different placements of the coolant vane pieces.

Plan ahead for your favorite look.


The vane pattern pieces were taped print side down on scrap cardboard.
You could use a thin coat of glue, but might end up with some wrinkling.
I used the Scotch Super 77, the same stuff used on the Saturn V vacu-form wraps. The back side was lightly sprayed.





I'm building two different Vector Vs, one with the coolant vane position at the top, the second almost at the bottom of the 6" BT-20 tube.






As usual with the Super 77 adhesive, the ends can lift.
A small bit of glue was sneaked in on a knife blade.
The ends are burnished down with the back end of a Sharpie barrel.

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