Here's the model after spraying. The BT-5 tube center section was already sprayed and glued together.
The rear mask was hard to figure out. If you've ever masked a Mercury Redstone you know what I mean.
The problem is, the instruction sheet only shows the front and rear, not the side sections. There is six fins, not four so a Mercury Redstone paint pattern doesn't easily fit.
I ended up extending the colors around one side of the adjoining fins.
I drew up an overhead paint plan to figure it out.
The black is over 1 1/2 fins and the same with the white.
That scheme was inspired by the Saturn IB. The tail section was divided into quarters. One quarter all black, one quarter all-white, one quarter top-black, one quarter bottom black. That said, as long as you like the result, that's what counts!
ReplyDelete--Peter Alway
Hi Peter -
DeleteI guessed at it and am satisfied with the results.
The plans showed two sides. I knew it was based on the traditional "quarter roll pattern" but didn't know how to divide that around six fins.