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Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Estes Mini Bomarc Clone, Kit #TK-5, Part 9, Gluing Together The Nacelles
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Draw a pencil line down the Nacelle tube. Glue the P1 support pieces onto the line, even with the front end of the tube. The picture on the...
Monday, July 14, 2025
Estes Mini Bomarc Clone, Kit #TK-5, Part 8, Raceway Buildup
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The stabilizer is even with the end of the body tube. The raceway sits on top, 1" from the end. These are still dry fittings, don't...
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Sunday, July 13, 2025
Estes Mini Bomarc Clone, Kit #TK-5, Part 7, Raceway Buildup
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Step 7 in the instructions have you build up the raceway on the model, then sand the ends "to a point". This is when I steered awa...
Saturday, July 12, 2025
Estes Mini Bomarc Clone, Kit #TK-5, Part 6, Nose Weights
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I needed two Estes NCW-1 nose cone weights. I found an single original lead weight in my spare parts drawer. The older Estes catalogs say on...
Friday, July 11, 2025
Estes Mini Bomarc Clone, Kit #TK-5, Part 6, Downsizing A Parachute
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The original Mini Bomarc kit had a 10" parachute. Estes makes a 9" chute, but I didn't want to spend the $4.49 price. I have a...
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Estes Mini Bomarc Clone, Kit #TK-5, Part 5, CWF Sand & Filler Primer
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The old Estes instructions don't mention it, but I rounded the leading edges of the wing, stab and rudder. I also rounded the leading ed...
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Estes Mini Bomarc Clone, Kit #TK-5, Part 4, Filling Nacelle Nose Cones
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The small (BT-5 size) nacelle intake nose cones are difficult to fill. There are some inside angles that should be sharp and remain round. O...
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