This lug standoff probably isn't needed, the payload section isn't wider than the low end tube. This style of standoff goes back to ...

On the left is the nose cone and adapter from the Semroc kit. You'll see these shoulders through the clear payload section when the mode...

Each fin will be individually fitted. Draw a line on the side of the pod side that will be glued to the fin. Mark the outside edge of the fi...

I used the rounded side of my old sanding block with 400 grit to sand the recess at the rear trailing edge. This seemed to be the best way t...

The reissue Estes kit has you round just the leading edge of the fins.  I'm showing an earlier Semroc build that follows the original Es...

Both sides of the dowel pod were sanded flat to match the thickness of the three layer kit fins. The flattened side edges were rounded again...

After the front is shaped, the dowel is cut to length. The rear of the teardrop pod is carved and sanded smooth. Here's a finished pod n...

I was never happy with the way my fin tip "pods" came out. Trying to form a teardrop pod at the end of an airfoiled fin is hard en...

Onto the forward centering ring -  I'll be using some 150 lb. Kevlar in addition to a longer replacement shock cord. The forward centeri...

Instead of a tape wrap, an engine strap is cut from printed card stock. This wrap almost goes all the way around. I marked the center and se...

Estes has just released a reissue of the classic Constellation kit.  I haven't done this before, but this will be a re-posting of a 2013...