Friday, March 29, 2024

Estes Skytracer Clone #1361 Build, Part 14, Detail Paint & Sand


You always seem to find more work after paint is applied.

Just like launch lug bubbles, I found some where the dowel met up with the trailing edge of the wing fin. 
More glue fillets!


Here's the "thruster tube" standoff glue strip with the masking tape removed.
There's a bit of a rough edge where the paint was over the tape.

For a smoother fit and stronger joint, some 400 grit was rolled around a Q-tip for softer sanding. This leveled the raised paint edge.
I sprayed the thruster units off the model. It would be hard to get good inside coverage if these were glued on the stabilizer fin.

The upper picture shows some rough paint when the strip of tape was removed. 

A little sanding and the edge is cleaner for the glue joint.

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