Thursday, August 26, 2021

Quest Planet Probe #Q1022, Part 7, Fin Unit Paint & Shroud Gluing

The instructions don't mention this - 
You should mask off the gluing contact areas. Look close on the left side picture to see the small strips of masking tape around the centering ring edge, the top of the motor tube and the shroud contact points on the fin leading edges.

On the right side, the black has been sprayed and the tape strips removed.




I had to go back and touchup some black paint on the edges of the fins. A little bit of white wasn't covered by the shroud edge.






With the contact areas glued, the shroud is pressed in place while lining up the launch lug cutout.
Apply some pressure on the back of the assembly to set the shroud onto the glue areas.





 I let the unit dry with some light weight on top of the shroud.

Two rolls of masking tape gave enough pressure without distorting the cardstock shroud.

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