I went back to my old, standard trim material, the Contact Paper Blackboard Covering. It's stiffer and easier to place than a thin d...

The 1972 Centuri Astro I catalog model had a black border line around the root edge of the fins. I tried a decal first. It wasn't s...

Mojo1986 (Joe) is sellng some old Estes Model Rocket News issues on Ebay. Here's an "Idea Box" post from the June 1963 is...

After the fins are glued in place with white glue, Titebond M&TG is used for the fillets. If you use the right amount of pressure ...

The fin lines were drawn down the body tube with pencil. The primer was then sanded off with some old 220 grit on a block for a better ...

I didn't make it to the N.E.F.A.R. launch in Bunnell, FL yesterday. Plenty of rockets, a chair and snacks were packed. I got on I/4 ju...

The print on the Semroc parachute sheet looks like the old Centuri chutes. The shroud line attachment is very different. If you were t...