The end results weren't great. I wonder if the average builder was be happy with them
as assembled like they were in the original Estes kit.
I'll show how I put them together the first time, then later show the second try.
1/8" launch lugs are cut to length using the angle guide in the instructions. Use a new, sharp single edge razor blade to cut launch lugs like this.
Clean up the edges with a block.
The outer skin will hang on, just like when you file your fingernail. Turn the skin in and kiss it off with some 400 grit.
The outer skin is cut out.
I used a clean launch rod to form the skin.
Use the rod almost full length, short of the end angles as shown on the left.
Don't form as shown on the right. If you form at the halfway point you will get creases. Roll over the entire length of the center long rectangle.
A light line of glue is applied down the high side of the lug.
I'm only gluing the back rectangle section now. The angled top and bottom come later after the glue has dried.
Build time this post: 1 hour, 00 minutes
Total build time so far: 28 hours, 50 minutes
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