Friday, April 4, 2025

Estes Advanced Target Drone, Kit #1913, Build, Part 5, Engine Mount Gluing & Filler Primer

The engine mount is glued into the main airframe tube.
The end of the mount is even with the end of the BT-50 tube.

I used the flat face of my sanding block to push in the mount.







The fins grain and body tube seams got the usual CWF coat and sanding. 

Just the leading edge of the four fins was rounded.









The fins and launch lug were sprayed with filler/primer.

After it dried, the fins were flipped over and the other side sprayed. 

The nose cone and body tube were also sprayed with filler/primer.

The yellow Apogee nose cones do need some undercoats so the yellow tint won't show through the final color.

2 comments:

  1. I wish I knew why they produced them in that yellow color.

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    1. Hi Neil,
      A while back I talked to Tim at Apogee about the color. I think it had to do with his producing the older Starlight Minuteman kit colors. I mentioned white its a better plastic color for those wanting to build from scratch or clone builds.

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