Windeavor
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Just picked up the Estes Majestic at local HS for my kids and I to build. Kit looks nice enough, and the chrome fins are very nice. We will be flying this on F motors. I typically don't build plastic fin rockets so have a question on best glue/epoxy to use on the plastic and plastic to paper bond.
The tube is paper with through the tube fin slots, fins are plastic double walled, and there are 2 plastic MM centering rings designed to also retain the through tube fin slots. I have a few different epoxies used for FG builds but I am not confident they will adhere very well to this plastic. Wood glue isn't going to cut it when applied to plastic but will work great on the paper to paper. I am thinking Testers plastic model glue might be the way to go. This plastic is very much like model car plastic and Testers (Red) does a great job fusing this kind of plastic together. There is also a plastic motor retainer that works just like an aluminum Aero Pack with a threaded male section that glues to the MM and a female threaded ring that screws on for motor retention. Here I would typically use JB Weld but again I don't think it will bond very well to the plastic. Testers may be the best option here as well. Anyways I'd like to here what has been successful for you folks.
The tube is paper with through the tube fin slots, fins are plastic double walled, and there are 2 plastic MM centering rings designed to also retain the through tube fin slots. I have a few different epoxies used for FG builds but I am not confident they will adhere very well to this plastic. Wood glue isn't going to cut it when applied to plastic but will work great on the paper to paper. I am thinking Testers plastic model glue might be the way to go. This plastic is very much like model car plastic and Testers (Red) does a great job fusing this kind of plastic together. There is also a plastic motor retainer that works just like an aluminum Aero Pack with a threaded male section that glues to the MM and a female threaded ring that screws on for motor retention. Here I would typically use JB Weld but again I don't think it will bond very well to the plastic. Testers may be the best option here as well. Anyways I'd like to here what has been successful for you folks.