That's a great idea for this build. The masking could be difficult if you don't plan ahead. I like a challenge so I'll be painting the rocket in the "Admiralty Colors". Most all of the color separations are done by spraying the sections and nose cones separately before gluing it together.
TRIVIA: This is definitely an old school engine mount. At one time, kits had a black fish paper coupler glued between the heavy card stock engine mount centering rings.
This style of mount can freeze in the wrong place when gluing it into the body tube. There is just too much surface contact with the coupler against the body tube interior.
Test fit and sand, test fit and sand some more. Get a easy, smooth sliding fit inside the main body tube. Check the low inside edge of the main airframe tube to be sure there is no "burr" turned inside the interior.
Would white glue instead of yellow give a little more working time?
ReplyDeleteHi Gary,
DeleteIf it is the new Stronger Formula (thinner) Elmer's white glue - no. My friend Lonnie B. says the Eileen's Tacky Glue (original formula) is thicker, more like the older, slippery-er Elmer's white.
When I first got started, the one friend I had who built model rockets always had trouble with couplers, until he tried Tacky Glue. He was a busy guy and didn't have time for excess sanding or craftsmanship or any of that stuff. He just wanted to glue them, give them a quick paint job, and fly. Tacky Glue really helped.
DeleteHi Daniel,
DeleteI have a bottle of Aleene's (I'll have to remember that spelling) but rarely use it. I'll have to try it with couplers and engine mounts in the future.