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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Estes AMRAAM AIM-120 Downscale, Build, Part 7, Fin Grain Filling & Reuse Sandpaper TIP

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STEP 1 On the left, a lower fin with a brushed on coat of thinned CWF. On the right, another fin after sanding smooth with 400 grit. 90% of ...
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Monday, June 16, 2025

Estes AMRAAM AIM-120 Downscale, Build, Part 6, Engine Mount Assembly & TIPS

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Many kits have you glue 20/50 centering rings at 1/2" from each end of the engine mount tube. That doesn't really give enough flex ...
Sunday, June 15, 2025

Estes AMRAAM AIM-120 Downscale, Build, Part 5, Making The Conduit

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Here's a blow-up of the front of the tunnel. The tunnel shape is flatter than I thought, not just a half circle. Here's what I came ...
Saturday, June 14, 2025

Estes AMRAAM AIM-120 Downscale, Build, Part 4, Making The Conduit

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Blowing up the Alway drawing in Corel Draw - I came up with the dimensions for the long conduit tunnel. Tunnel dimensions: 11.75" long ...
Friday, June 13, 2025

Estes AMRAAM AIM-120 Downscale, Build, Part 3, Cutting Out The Fins

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This is a spare parts build. The scrap 3/32" balsa sheet edge was a bit banged up. Before cutting out the fins,  The soon to be leading...
Thursday, June 12, 2025

Estes AMRAAM AIM-120 Downscale, Build, Part 2, Semi-Scale "Cheat"

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  After a few searches, I found a clean copy of the Peter Alway drawing. To view it: CLICK HERE Note there is a boat tail on the real missil...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Estes AMRAAM AIM-120 Downscale, Build, Part 1, Parts

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I decided to go with one long tube, 16.40" long Heat shrink tubing is now added to most all my new builds. Slide over the Kevlar line d...
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