Thursday, May 19, 2022

Quest Falcon #Q1009 Build, Part 2, Parts






The Falcon now contains both a 24mm and 18mm engine mount.
Lots of engine versatility here.
Here's the fin can.
The "extension" is to the rear, towards the engine end. To the right is the sticker sheet showing the fin face.

If you are to assemble this model - 
This picture shows the orientation if the engine mount is to the left and the nose cone to the right. You might find yourself tempted to set the fin can going the other way with the extension facing the nose. I know I did. 

I started on the parachutes, four builds and four chutes.
After the reinforcement disks (rounded squares) are in place, I made the shroud line holes with my rotary punch. To make an easier punch, set some cardstock on the other side of the chute and punch through the plastic and the cardstock at the same time.

TIP: Stabbing the holes through the thin plastic with a pencil point could start a tear. Punching the holes gives you a cleaner edge round hole.

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