Usually, I can figure it out and get a decent fit by the fourth try. I ended up with a mediocre fit on the sides of all four fairings.
Try to get a straight line down the sides of the fairings. The sides will want to round out.
I used my sharpened dowel to press and form a straight line. You can only do this while the glue is still wet.
The gap at the root edge was filled with some CWF pushed in with a single edge razor blade.
Light 400 grit sanding followed.
This was shot with filler/primer. The filler/primer showed the raised fibers in the sanded cardstock. More light sanding removed the raised fibers.
After all the filling and sanding,
Some CA glue was wiped on the inside and rear edge to stiffen up the fairings.
Looks like you ran afoul of one of several potential problems in this particular kit (which were alluded to in the description on the original Dr Zooch website). Perhaps an intermediate step where we dry-fit the formers within the shroud (before they're glued to the rocket) would be recommended.
ReplyDeleteHi Naoto,
ReplyDeleteI did dry form and fitted the fairings as best I could before using any glue. Later on I found the lower wraps (#7s) between the fairings help fill the gaps.