Sunday, January 19, 2025

Estes Black Star Voyager Build, Part 19, More Smoothing of The Vane Edges


Here I go, overdoing a build.

Earlier I glue sealed and sanded the outside exposed edges of the cardstock vanes. I wanted a smoother edge on the cardstock.

Looking at the vanes again, I realized the inside edge (the flat side parallel to the body tube) would also be seen. 

On the left, you can see a glue bead going halfway down the inside edge. I addition to the outside edges sealed earlier, I'm adding the glue sealing to the long, visible edge closest to the body tube. You'd really have to look close to see the other inside edges when the vanes are glued in place.
 


After applying a slim glue bead, 
smooth the bead with the side of a fingertip. You should end up with an even, rounded glue bead.

Let dry.











Sand the bead with 400 grit. 

If you could compare sealed and unsealed cardstock edges, you could really see a difference once the paint is sprayed.

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