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Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Sticky Sprayed Clear Coats? TIP

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On YORF, Erik 442 wrote: "Steve, please be careful not to leave anything coated with that clear out in direct sunlight for an extended...
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Monday, July 20, 2020

Estes Tazz #7282 Build, Part 6, Gluing It All Together & White Undercoat

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There is a small overlap where the hinge sets over the open slot. This is cut away so the stabilizer can be glued in. I didn't remo...
Sunday, July 19, 2020

11 Year Blog Anniversary & NEW Patreon Changes!

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(A late) Happy Fourth of July! ELEVEN YEARS and almost 6,500 posts later . . . Who woulda' thunk it would last this long!  PLEASE  R...
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Estes Tazz #7282 Build, Part 5, Fill & Hinges

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The launch lug was glued on and fillets applied. The body tube and glued in nose cone were shot with filler/primer and sanded to surfac...
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Saturday, July 18, 2020

Estes Tazz #7282 Build, Part 4, Balsa Filling

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I brushed on thinned CWF. Keep the filler out of the stabilizer fin slots. TIP: After you brush over the holes for the hook and lock ...
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Friday, July 17, 2020

Estes Tazz #7282 Build, Part 3, Balsa and a Substitute Nose Cone

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On the far left is the plastic nose cone that comes with the kit. I'll be substituting a BT-50 Gyroc style nose cone. I like the old...
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Thursday, July 16, 2020

Estes Tazz #7282 Build, Part 2, Engine Mount

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The instructions show the engine block glued in first, before the engine hook is set in the slot. This might imply the engine block is gl...