These are a couple of glamour shots of the Estes Partizon I rushed to get completed in order to get it launched while the weather appears to be good for the next few days. You can't see it here, but there are a few paint runs that I will fix eventually. First launch will be on a RMS AT F40-7W. If that goes well, next will be on an Estes SU G40-7W. Hope it stays in the park.
As you see, I went with the Estes paint scheme, but I decided against the purple paint. I have three purple rockets already and felt that the gloss black would look better.
When I received this kit I was dismayed to find one of the body tubes damaged. It wasn't badly crushed, but one side was caved in and it had several unsightly creases. With my launch window coming up in two weeks I didn't want to have to return and exchange it because of the time involved, so I decided to repair the damage. I couldn't say for sure but the integrity of the BT looked sound structurally, but just in case it wasn't, I inserted a coupler inside to sleeve and reinforce the damaged area. I bought a BT80 coupler from my LHS which was too big in diameter, but I cut a section out of it to make it fit the Pro Series 2 BT. I used Elmers white glue to cement it in place. White glue takes longer to set so I had more time to position the coupler without the glue seizing up. The rest of the rocket was assembled with wood glue. I smoothed out the external creases with Elmers wood filler and sanded it smooth.
This was a quick and easy build. Painting and finishing was more time consuming.
As you see, I went with the Estes paint scheme, but I decided against the purple paint. I have three purple rockets already and felt that the gloss black would look better.
When I received this kit I was dismayed to find one of the body tubes damaged. It wasn't badly crushed, but one side was caved in and it had several unsightly creases. With my launch window coming up in two weeks I didn't want to have to return and exchange it because of the time involved, so I decided to repair the damage. I couldn't say for sure but the integrity of the BT looked sound structurally, but just in case it wasn't, I inserted a coupler inside to sleeve and reinforce the damaged area. I bought a BT80 coupler from my LHS which was too big in diameter, but I cut a section out of it to make it fit the Pro Series 2 BT. I used Elmers white glue to cement it in place. White glue takes longer to set so I had more time to position the coupler without the glue seizing up. The rest of the rocket was assembled with wood glue. I smoothed out the external creases with Elmers wood filler and sanded it smooth.
This was a quick and easy build. Painting and finishing was more time consuming.
