Well, this was a fun build. I had always wanted to build one since I first saw it in the Model Rocket News. I'm happy with th...

The instructions called for one NCW-1 Lead Weight! LEAD - Between the lead weights and a square of asbestos on the Centuri LIA-50 launch...

It's hard to see in the instructions picture, but the Gemini style capsule has a white circle disk on the nose and the hatch window...

Here's how the decals were set, the USA was centered between two fins on opposite sides. The available decal sheet has black horizo...

The old MRN black and white picture showed the black end color  as black. The 1973 Estes catalog showed the OTL in color. I could now see ...

After a shot of filler/primer the body was slightly sanded. Gloss white followed. I noticed the exposed edge of the black centering r...

The motor mount assembly is glued so the lower 20/60 ring is flush with the end of the body tube. On the left is the rounded dowel use...

Holes were punched and enlarged slightly for a tight fit of the dowels. TIP: You can clean up the burr left from the punch with a sha...

The dowel hole positioning is critical. I spent some time making sure of the locations before actually punching a hole in the body tube. ...

There are two nozzles glued around the engine mount tube. The lower, "engine nozzle" is shown in the instructions as single thick...

The MRN picture shows hatch windows carved into the Gemini style nose cone. I'd bet they grabbed an already finished nose cone off the...

Here's the engine mount assembly drawing. The rear of a single 20/50 centering ring is 1 7/8" from the rear of the motor mount t...