I to plan on papering the fins,I thought about using epoxy but the stuff I have is old and needs replaced.Reloads,I have a 24mm motor case.Just leave out the thrust ring.Is your case a 24-40?Looking forward to your pictures.Have not made up my mind on the paint scheme.
I do have the 24/40 hardware -- and will likely use an E18 for first flight. Here is picture of the V-2 nearly done (sorry, iPhone pics get rotated). It just needs two adjacent fins in black. The is the Wehtmacht Field Test colors. I decided not to try to build this with lots of scale mods, primarily just trim the fins. The Estes nose cone should be pointier. I just wanted to get one ready to fly!
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I'm building the latest Estes 2.6" dia. V-2. Likewise, I used epoxy fillets to attach the fins to the plastic boat-tail. I first put a coating of CA on the fins followed by several coats of water based MinWax Polycrylic with light sanding in-between coats. I used carpenter's yellow glue to attach TTW fins to the BT-50 tube. Some of the inside attachments of the BT-50 to the plastic boat-tail used plastic cement. I used yellow glue to attach the BT-50 to the cardboard centering ring on top of the boat-tail. I'm modifying this model to make Tom's A4b.
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Have you slotted your body tube?That should look great with a camo paint job.
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