Estes Nike Apache Build Part 4 Die Crush Fins

The old style die cutting wasn't very clean.
The blades must have been dull when this balsa was cut.

The balsa is good quality. It is hard to see the cut outlines of the fins.

Two sets of four fins were stacked and gang sanded.
You forget how accurate laser cutting is compared to die cutting.
With die cutting, all four fins are a little different.

You can see a crushed gouge on the outside edge of the third Nike fin.
A little filler and it should be fine.

The instructions have you leave the fin edges square. I'll probably round them.

The launch lug standoffs needed some cutting to remove them from the balsa sheet. They were only cut half way through.