I decided to spray the top of the small fin black. ( I ended up spraying them Metallic Black after the model was finished. I wanted a glossier contrast after the final dull coat was sprayed.)
Here's the first Scotch tape edge mask.
A slit was cut into a grocery bag and slipped over the fin. The bag was adhered with brown masking tape.
The black was shot and the tape pulled.
The entire model will end up in gray and black contrasts.
The large nozzle was sprayed with metallic silver.
TIP: Don't spray silver painted areas with a dull coat! The dull coat will turn silver to a non-reflective gray.
Don't glue on the nozzle until after the dull coat is sprayed.
In the left picture, notice the drop of white glue. It's a very tight area, I wanted to add some glue to the back of the engine mount centering ring.
Squeeze a drop of glue in four places around the edge. Push in the nozzle and turn. That should spread the glue around the rear centering ring/body tube joint.
This is not to glue in the nozzle, just to spread the wood glue around the inside joint. Remove the nozzle and glue in later after the body gets a dull coat.
1. The Kevlar is fed through the front of the rocket and marked about 1/4" from the top of the body tube.
2. Feed the Kevlar back out the rear end of the model.
3. Tie a loop in the Kevlar with the mark at the top of the loop.
4. Tie the elastic shock cord to the Kevlar loop.
5. Feed both the elastic and Kevlar through to the top.
With the Kevlar end below the top of the body tube there is no chance of an early (or late) ejection zipper.
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