The instruction sheet confirmed what I suspected, and I encountered my first delay. A razor saw was required to cut the large balsa tangs off of two of the balsa parts. (I bought one last summer with a Hobby Lobby coupon, but figured my chances of ever needing it were slim. )

Here's what "slim" looks like.



Following the instructions, I made several small cuts around the circumference of the nose cone tip instead of just sawing straight through. This makes it markedly easier to make a straight cut, which is necessary because the tip is to be glued directly to the longer transition section.

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Bill Eichelberger
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I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Mini Dactyl Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc Starfighter Scorpion Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II Semroc Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark, Groonie Der V 1/2