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Estes Corvette Space Corps Rocket
Here is my Estes Space Corps Corvette build ready for all those decals. Sorry about the glare in the pictures, really the fins are a solid color. Rocket is a simple build, all done in one day including 3 coats of Brodak Balsa sealer for smooth fins. I shot one coat of white primer, lightly sanded smooth followed by Rustoleum Professional light great an hour after the primer dried. I had to wait 48 hours to mask and paint the darker grey. Tomorrow I will apply the decals and call her done.
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Nice! I apparently did NOT look closely at the kit description. I thought this was an “E2X” type of kit, with plastic fins and a colored body wrap. Good to see that it has balsa fins and large number of decals.
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The Estes Corvette is complete and ready for flight. When I bought this kit I was not sure I would like it, but now she is done I had to order another. The decals are large but went on with no issues. Final weight is 2.8oz minus engine and wadding. Instructions list finish wt at 3.0oz.
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Very nice--it looks better than mine! ----however, on your's is the vertical "SPACE CORPS" decal just a BCH crooked (CW)--or is it just camera angle? Yeah, we'll go with camera angle. Just camera angle. Camera angle. Yeah.
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Wow Scigs!
Smooth fills and very clean mask lines!
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Jeffyjeep, I think it is the picture angle, I have to adjust my pictures so they show up straight when I post. I am looking at the rocket right now and it looks straight. Of course it could always be off since I just eyeball placement when applying decals. You can see from the close up pictures I don't try to straighten those pictures.
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It's incorrectly listed as an E2X on AC Supply's web pages. At the Estes site it's listed as "Intermediate". As if I need another project. Very nice model and build!
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