Estes Scissor Wing Transport Build, Part 2, Cleaning Things Up

You can build the model right from the bag with good results. You sand and clean up the laser cut balsa parts, why not true up a few more?



Centering ring ends are cut at a slight angle. I use a sanding block with 220 grit to square up the ends. This is desirable if the flat end of the ring is exposed or even with the rear end of the body tube.

Two concerns with the nose cone:
The tip wasn't well formed. The tip was slightly bulbous. This was better formed with 220 grit, then 400.

The shoulder edge width wasn't consistent. When fitted to the body tube, one side overhangs the tube. This was also taken down with 220 grit on a block.

The flat shoulder edge wasn't clean. This edge wouldn't fit flat against the top of the BT-50 body tube. Simply square it up with a block.