I ended up adding the Centuri logo decal like on the catalog model.   That chrome trim really caught the light in this picture! That...

I did want to use chrome trim. In the early 1970s, many Centuri models had a wrap of chrome. The Groove Tube, Bandito, Exca...

The instructions say to use bright silver on the upper half. If you've ever used silver on a rocket you know that fingerprints show ...

I wanted to mark the back of the root edge to line it up with the rear of the interior body tube. The right side of the picture shows the f...

After sanding off the paper from the sides there will be a raised paper lip around the edges. Lightly sand off the lip with 400 grit....

After the fins have dried overnight in a heavy book, the edges get a coat of medium CA. The CA insures the edges stay down during trimmi...

Turn over the fin and apply glue stick to the other side. With the wood fin leading edge so close to the centerline you can see why the...

Instead of the strakes the fins will be reinforced with paper lamination. Mentioned earlier, this is the way the original kit  fins were ...

There is no mention of a relief notch on the inside of the adapter. You should cut one or the engine mount tube will be distorted where i...

In the original Centuri kit, the four Flutter-By fins were the same. The two fins on the left are used in the bottom half. The tab on the...

Here's some back story on the Flutter-By from the Semroc Spartan kit instructions: "The Stellar Spartan was the second in the Cent...