Only the nose cone and fins are painted on this one. I'll be using gloss red, just like the catalog cover picture. This is a rare m...

The rocket needed something else at the top. I decided on a roll pattern. I made a paper wrap and folded it into four sections. The roll...

Here's the smaller fins. A strip was set between the two fin triangles to keep the cuts in line. Interesting thing about the trim...

A longer strip just over 1/4" wide was cut. Wrapped around the top of the tube, it was set over the tops of the smaller squares. I'...

After all four long stripes were set down, the stop wrap of paper is removed. You can see how well the square tops have lined up. Cut the ov...

The entire rocket was painted a gloss white undercoat. One fin and the payload section got a thicker coat of paint. White is the finish colo...