Chris Michielssen's Model Rocket Building Blog  Model Rocket Building PostsLatest Posts2012-05-23 - Carded Satellite Interceptor Build Part 7 Wing Tip Dowels The wing tip dowels were cut from toothpicks. The ends were rounded and all three were sealed with two coats of varnish, sanding between coats. I wanted to paint them white before gluing to the wing tips. They were stuck to masking tape (sticky side up) on a strip of cardboard with the exposed ends over the edge. This is the flip side of the cardboard. This way I could spray all sides... [Read More] 2012-05-23 - Carded Satellite Interceptor Build Part 6 Body Tube Wraps Before you start gluing a carded model, wash your hands and keep them clean! Carded models, especially white carded models will pick up any oil and dirt from your hands. Bob Harrington's carded models are true carded plans. The flat print rolls into a body tube about the size of a BT-5. For a little more strength, I decided to roll the printed half of the body around a regular BT-5 tube. This... [Read More] 2012-05-22 - Carded Satellite Interceptor Build Part 5 Rounding Fin Edges To prevent delamination, run a bead of white glue over the edges. This strengthens the outside edges and helps round out the square sides even more. This is one of the edges after smoothing out the bead of glue. You can see how the bead will dry and leave a rounded side. You don't want a bead of glue on the root edges of the fins. Keep the root edges square. After the glue bead... [Read More] 2012-05-22 - Carded Satellite Interceptor Build Part 4 Fin Lamination All the fin laminations have been glued up and are ready for cutting. Notice how the skins were glued to the flat, squared outside edges of the interior cardboard. The fins were cut out using the outside gray lines. If both outside edges were lined up properly, the printed images should be centered on both sides of the fins. The fin sides are lightly sanded to square them up. To... [Read More] 2012-05-21 - Carded Satellite Interceptor Build Part 3 Fin Lamination Lightly roll over the glued skin to smooth it out and remove excess glue. Be ready, the skin can slip around and out of alignment with the interior cardboard edge. Lay waxed paper over the fin and cardboard. Set overnight in a heavy book for drying. After the first side has dried, here's the other side ready to be glued in place. Before applying any glue, double check to be sure the... [Read More]
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