When you draw up home print decals, there are always changes to be made when you first transfer them onto the model. On the right is the sec...

This is an easy mask, welcomed after the last Space Shuttle paint. A single line 3 3/4" above the low end of the upper tube. A tube wra...

Sure, I could have tied a Kevlar line, but it would have been very long to reach through the long body! I've brought up tri-fold mounts ...

The model is ready for an overall spray of gloss white. That first coat shows all the little things that need to be cleaned up. At the forwa...

The low end with the motor mount is slid into the shorter BT-50 tube. Glue is sneaked in under the upper centering before it is slid in. I u...

I used a single edge razor blade to cut the dowel overhang.  Note it was cut a bit long so I could sand even with the root edge of the small...

The fin marking guides from the Jim Z website fit! The 1/8" diameter x 18" long dowel was cut into three sections, 5 1/4" lon...