03-26-2005, 08:17 AM
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Old Far...er...Rocketeer
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Plano, TX resident since 1998.
Posts: 3,965
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Originally Posted by dtomko
Also a shot of my Sprite clone. Those balsa pieces on the outside of the ring are a pain.
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Yes, they are, but a little FNF and some careful sanding will make them perfect. You may need to make two passes. I managed to fill in the the seams on mine quite nicely, but over-sanded the forward tips and had to build them back out adding a couple more passes.
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Originally Posted by dtomko
I am really disappointed by the vent hole on mine; I couldn't get it really round - too far up the tube to use a hole puncher.
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You can sand it to shape using some 150 grit wrapped around a dowel. I made mine oversize to tolerate the hot ejection charges Estes has been putting in the motors lately. Before sanding, I put some CA on a Q-tip and worked it around the opening and on the backside (inside the tube). This keeps the paper from fuzzying up while you're sanding.
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Originally Posted by dtomko
I have delusions of painting it white with the pinstripe-y red trim like the picture with the plans on Jim Z's site
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If you can do that, we'll start calling you Drewalangelo. Drew Vinci?
Doug
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