Estes Yellow Jacket #2008 Carded Downscale, Part 1, Parts
On the last cruise I worked on a new carded downscale. This time it's the Estes Yellow Jacket, Kit #2008, available from 1989 - 1998. Originally a BT-50 based model, it had a great fin design and decals. The downscale will be made around a BT-5 tube and uses 13mm engines. No painting except for ...
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Estes Yellow Jacket #2008 Carded Downscale, Part 2, Fins
I've covered laminated 100 lb. card stock fins before so this build won't be as detailed. The fins on all my carded downscale models have "butterfly" folded fin skins. This gives a rounded leading edge when glued over the interior cereal box cardboard. The printed fins are scored and folded ...
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Estes Yellow Jacket #2008 Carded Downscale, Part 3, Body and Lug Wrap
Trace a straight line down the length of the BT-5 tube. Use glue stick over the entire printed skin. Work quickly before the glue stick coat dries. Set the cut edge down the pencil line and wrap around the tube. Wrap an inch, then smooth with your fingers. Then continue wrapping another inch. ...
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Estes Yellow Jacket #2008 Carded Downscale, Part 4, Engine Block
I didn't have any BT-5 engine blocks handy. Sometimes they fall apart when cutting 1/4" segments from engine casings. I used two 1/4" lengths cut from a scrap BT-5 tube. Notice the used casing set inside the body tube for support. The segments were split with scissors.
The first segment ...
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Estes Yellow Jacket #2008 Carded Downscale Finished
An 1/8" wide elastic shock cord was tied to the Kevlar line. The end of the elastic was tied to the nose cone lug. A streamer is tied to the elastic shock cord. Next time I would use a darker, more opaque setting on my printer. The yellow looks fine but you can see a difference between the ...
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