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Glue reducer/transition into the 2" diameter payload tube.
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Go ahead and place the nose cone into the other end of the payload tube, but DO NOT glue it in.
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The shock cord mount is plain piece of paper folded into three sections. The shock cord is 3/8" width elastic band about one meter or so in length.
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Shock cord mount and cord assembly glued into the airframe tube about four inches from the top of the tube.
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Looking good, can't wait to see the finished model! Were the nose cone and transition on the 1340/20 balsa? I was planning on 3D printing a set of plastic ones. Was the fin can red along with the transition and nosecone?
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Bruce S. Levison, NAR #69055 |
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On this model the nose cone and transition/reducer are both balsa. The fin can came from an Estes Eliminator. I did paint the fin can red according to the colorized photo of the B&W photo I have of it. The transition/reducer and nose cone are both black. The stripe on the payload bay is silver. |
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Once all of that is complete you can tie the shock cord the screw eye on the reducer/transition as well as the parachutes. I ended up using a single 18" parachute for its first flight.
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I ended up designing some custom 3/16" launch lugs for this project. An upper one that goes on the payload bay and the other that fit over fin can's launch lug and has a built in standoff that makes it level with the upper one.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3649643 |
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Primed and sanded!
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Main airframe and fin can painted and decals applied.
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