Monday, January 27, 2025

Estes Black Star Voyager Build, Part 26, General Assemblies


In the shock cord mount instructions, note where the glue is placed. You fold the mount into a pool of glue.


TIP: You'll make a cleaner mount if you apply a thin coat of glue on the section to the right and fold onto the dry section on the left. It doesn't take much glue (a thin skin) when gluing paper to paper.

 


With the backside of the mount dry, press and form the still wet mount into the inside tube wall to form the curvature of the tube.



This kit was bagged in 2014 or so, when many kit shroud lines were weak. 
A quick, easy pull and the string breaks!


The shroud lines were cut off the parachute.

I used a plastic Avery reinforcement disks to strengthen the tie off points.

New #10 cotton embroidery thread was cut. 
It's easy to re-tie knots using long tweezers.

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