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Saturday, August 16, 2014

Centuri Screaming Eagle Build, Finished


You can't go wrong with a red, white and blue decor with just the right amount of chrome.
Chrome is always a great accent.

I wonder how many tens of thousands of Screaming Eagle kits were sold. It was the first rocket for many.
A sleek, classic design.





The plastic fins are thin, you can see the shadow of the oval sticker on the right fin.
The nose cone is a bit darker than the red ink in the sticker.
No complaints, just observations.

4 comments:

  1. Did you make a scan of the stickers before you used them? Of course it would cost a lot to reproduce foil stickers, but the red and blue would work over silver paint for a decent clone.

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    1. Hi Alpha Co.,
      There is a scan at JimZs
      http://www.spacemodeling.org/JimZ/kf-3.htm
      You might be better doing silver and red water slide decals over a wrap of chrome Trim Monokote.
      Scans of metallic papers never come out very good.

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  2. Do you have the dimensions of the fins on this kit? Just knowing the root edge and or the leading edge will help a lot.

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    1. Hi Jack,
      The Root edge is 2.55", Leading edge is 1.75", Outside edge is 2.25", Trailing edge is 1", 2nd trailing edge (shortest edge up to bottom of fin can ) is .75".
      Hope this helps!

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