I used the only brown I had on the Mini Bomarc nose cone - Rusto Custom Spray Enamel.
One of those new cans with that crappy "5 in 1 custom spray nozzle". The paint is still tacky after two days!While I'm watching paint dry, a new project is in the works:
I got the Centuri Skylab 3D parts back from a commercial printer I found on Etsy.
These are resin printed, much smoother than the older 3D printers.
Almost all the original kit plastic parts were vacu-formed.
At $80.00 (including shipping), it was more expensive than I would have liked. I don't have a 3D printer.
In the lower right is a "docking collar". Two are needed for the build, I was only sent one!
I've messaged the printer and a second collar is being sent out.
Thanks to Scott Dee for drawing up the 3D parts and to Kevin Hedspeth for inspiration and answering all my questions about his build experience.
You aren't told on the Thingverse page - but -
The two pod nose cones and nozzles fit a BT-20, not the original Centuri ST-7 tubes.
The engine mount tube is also a BT-20. A Centuri ST-7 won't slide through the large nozzle.
I don't have any ST-10 Centuri tubes, I found some Estes BT-52 tubes from an old Thor Agena B build.
Hang onto those spare parts! The nose cone shoulder slides smoothly in the BT-52 tube.