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Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Estes Apollo Little Joe II Build, Part 18, Nozzle Gluing

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I used Plastruct Plastic Weld plastic solvent cement. This was one of the plastic cements recommended in the TRF builds. In a blog com...
Monday, June 19, 2017

Estes Apollo Little Joe II Build, Part 17, Fin Support

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Here's the final stick size - Your fit may be different. Cut a little large and fit to your model. The overall length is 2 11/16"...
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Estes Apollo Little Joe II Build, Part 16, Fin Support

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I used a new #11 blade in my X-Acto. You'll be cutting through the body tube and wrap plastic. My usual break-off blade knife wasn...
Sunday, June 18, 2017

Estes Apollo Little Joe II Build, Part 15, Fin Support

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Well, I left out the post on the Fin Half Gluing. I've re-numbered the blog posts, scroll down to see a new post at #13. Everything shou...
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Saturday, June 17, 2017

Estes Apollo Little Joe II Build, Part 14, Better Fin Fitting

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This shows a dry fit of one of the fins. The fit against the corrugated wrap is good but could be better. In the TRF builds, George ...

Estes Apollo Little Joe II Build, Part 13, Fin Halves Gluing

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These new fins are very well molded. They fit very tight without glue and take a little effort to separate them! When gluing these hal...

Estes Apollo Little Joe II Build, Part 12, Engine Mount

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I sand the ends of the engine block rings flat. It will fit better against the upper bend of the engine hook. I know - moot point. ...