This shows the before and after sanding of the filler/primer shot coats. You can easily see the gray filler/primer left in the grain pores when it is sanded to surface.
The CWF filler fills 3/4 of the balsa.
The filler/primer fills any remaining grain.
A simpler two-step process than the old four coat sanding sealer fill.
Here I've sanded the filler/primer off most of the upper end of the main tube. After sanding, the laser cut fin positioning lines were still visible and useable.
This is the 3D printed combination engine block and Kevlar tie point.
This piece has ridges, like most of the 3D printed parts I've seen. The nose cone was much smoother. The ridges won't matter, the engine block won't be seen inside the body tube.
As suggested in the instructions, I applied some glue to the end of the Kevlar to keep it from unraveling.
Congratulations Chris on you new kit release. Just ordered one. I hope to do a Blue Angel paint scheme. Are you done with kits or do you have another in mind or in the pipe line?
ReplyDeleteHi Mole,
DeleteThanks for purchasing the new kit. I try to pick out jets that are different from the previous kits. I would have liked to provide the Blue Angels decals but didn't want to pay the licensing fees.
I have ideas for other kits, but there's not much time to design, test and draw up kits. Odd'l Rockets sell pretty well - keeping up with kit production is tough for a one-man operation.