Trident I missile build

[stickershock23]

Looking good! great project!

[Madison Alum]

Thanks to both of you! Hopefully I will be able to finish application of the decals this weekend, then get a coat of clear over them. Unfortunately, I will not be able to make the next club launch, so it will be a while longer before I can launch it.

[sodmeister]

Ahhhh, some progress !

The copper wrap looks great ,I like that !!

I look forward to the finished missile.

Cheers

Paul T

[Madison Alum]

Got most of the rest of the decals on: interstage and adaptor/equipment section, hatches etc. Still have some of the little rivet decals to apply, then clear coat. Have yet to paint the aerospike, although I figure with the weight of the nosecone, the spike has a life expectancy of about 0.95 flights. i think it will get supeglued in place just before launch, as even riding around in the car probably won't be very safe for it.

[sodmeister]

oh that`s looking nice ! Man.....I bet getting those wraps on could not have been easy !

Is the clear coat going to dull the copper finish ?

paul T

[Madison Alum]

Thanks! The hardest part of putting the wraps on was trying to get the transition area covered. I probably should have cut out a piece like a paper transition, but live and learn. I will probably touch bases with Mark at Stickershock before painting. He came up with a nice set of wraps. It would be bad to mess them up, although I can see some of the outer layers peeling off without a little something over the whole thing. My biggest hope is that the rocket doesn't self destruct on the first launch.

[Madison Alum]

Yesterday, I took a couple of strips of the leftover copper wrap material, applied them to a piece of extra tubing I had laying around and spray painted one. Applied the clear on one piece rather heavily and it turned out looking pretty good. Actually, couldn't tell the difference once it dried. So, clear coating should work out OK.

[sodmeister]

Yesterday, I took a couple of strips of the leftover copper wrap material, applied them to a piece of extra tubing I had laying around and spray painted one. Applied the clear on one piece rather heavily and it turned out looking pretty good. Actually, couldn't tell the difference once it dried. So, clear coating should work out OK.

Very wise to have had a piece to do a test ,very good idea !

That`s pretty cool that the color or shine did not change ,good to hear.

Paul T