Saturday, June 15, 2019

Estes Saturn V #1969 Build, Part 34, RCS Nozzle Painting

Here's how the RCS nozzles look while still on the trees.
TIP: Note the center molding dent. I filled the circular indentation with some medium CA applied with a toothpick. A small drop made a small pool of glue filling the dent.
Here I've got them stuck to some masking tape on a piece of cardboard. These were spray painted white.

Notice how one side of the tree is cut off with nippers.
With a sharp knife, trim off any plastic that might remain on the nozzle face.

TIP: This gives you something to hold onto when you hand paint the nozzles black.
After they dry, cut off the tree and touch up the remaining white nozzle end.

Assembly time so far:
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21:00 Total so far

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