Do you imagine covering all with tamiya tape??!!!.
Oh god no! It's crazy expensive. Just do what you are doing. Burnish the edges down with a round tooth pick to ensure paint doesn't seep under it.
Do you imagine covering all with tamiya tape??!!!.
It looks great so far!
If you are masking off a large area, you can use a piece of paper with masking tape on the edges, saves time and money. The service module does look a little long, but maybe I am just crazy, too. I wouldn't worry too much about it. (But, if you want to fix it [assuming that it is inaccurate] at 1/100 scale the SM should be about 1.68 inches long. If you have access to a printer, go here: https://jleslie48.com/satv20/ and print the page with the service module at 96% and assemble it. This will give you a 1/100 model of the SM to compare to the Estes model. Hope this helps! )
For painting, follow the instructions on the can, especially the part about how far away to hold the can, and how long to wait between coats. Apply light coats, so the paint won't run.
Keep up the excellent work! Remember, so long as YOU are happy with it, it's all good.
Oh god no! It's crazy expensive. Just do what you are doing. Burnish the edges down with a round tooth pick to ensure paint doesn't seep under it.
I used the regular blue masking tape with our Estes Saturn V: It worked OK in some places, but around some of the "corrugated" wraps I didn't seal the edges well enough. Combine that with some really awful Krylon black spraypaint and my clumsy novice techniques, and you get a mess: black paint dripping under the masking tape and oozing down over all the nice white wraps. I had to mask off the black areas while still wet and do some emergency white coverup spraying (my son wanted to take it to school the next morning for a presentation on the space program). The result looks great from >20 feet away! I reassured my (5th grade) son that nobody would suspect that his father helped him with his project, that they'd just pat him on the head and say "well, at least you tried to paint it!" It must have been OK, because he keeps it on display in his room and won't let me launch it!
Use Squadron White Putty *VERY SPARINGLY* You can thin it with plastic cement (not the gooey tube kind). Alternately, you can wick CA into the gap and dump SIG Microballoons on it - wait a minute and tap the uncured microballoons back into the can. (Practice the CA/Microballoon trick first, you can really hose it up if you're not careful)
I decided that I will be buying the replacement parts from Sirius Rocketry. I am afraid to use CA or Putty on the fins. I always make a mess!!! Thanks you for your help though!!!!
I decided that I will be buying the replacement parts from Sirius Rocketry. I am afraid to use CA or Putty on the fins. I always make a mess!!! Thanks you for your help though!!!!
When I've painted roll patterns, which were a pain to mask, I just masked the edge that needed touching up and brushed on a Testors flat black paint that blended in really well.
Did you get you upgrade parts yet from Sirius?
We'd love to see some pictures when you get it all finished up nice!
Oh BTW, a little OT, but I heard that SpaceX is considering building it's private launch site in Puerto Rico. If they do, I'll sure be jealous of you, getting to watch all those launches! Of course, we did have the shuttle here in Florida, and we've got some other Gov't stuff too, but still...
Anyway, good luck with finishing up your rocket!
Hello guys!!!. I was unable to post all my advancement because my PC was a little crazy and I took it for repair.
Well, I made a lot of advancements during these weeks.
I painted the entire model white and now I am painting the black areas.
I began with the third stage. I have finished painting all the black areas there but I still need to fix some imperfections. I think I would need to mask all again and spray a little more paint in the black areas. What are your recommendations?
Thanks!!!!
Here are the photos I promised guys!!! Please let me know what you think. I think they are awesome for a 16 years old guy. LOL!
Thanks!!!
Great work!
I wish my my first Saturn V turned out this well when I built one at 16!
Here are the photos I promised guys!!! Please let me know what you think. I think they are awesome for a 16 years old guy. LOL! Thanks!!!
Great work!
I wish my my first Saturn V turned out this well when I built one at 16!
No kidding! I'll be lucky to get my lines that sharp.
I'm impressed!
Did you get the Sirius Molds? The bottom heat shield looks good!
How are you painting the black stripes? What paint are you using?
- R_R
No kidding! I'll be lucky to get my lines that sharp.
hahahaha. Thanks!!!!!
Looks very sharp!!
I think (well actually I know) the F-1 engine bells on the first stage are supposed to be silver, is that picture just dimly lit?
Happily as I recall from building my own Sat V, painting the engine bells is a much easier masking job than the roll patterns on the main body, which you want to be razor sharp.
Nice looking. I have one of the original 30 year anniversary models that I built and modded into a five motor cluster with motor bell housings. I love flying it, in fact I have spent this morning cleaning the dust off of it and repairing the damage to the tower from the last flight.
Those vacuum formed parts are a pain in the butt to get right. I was going to replace them with the cast resin ones but so far I have not had too much of a problem with them (cross fingers). I did build my tower out of music wire though, and it still breaks on impact sometimes. I think I have that issue fixed now.
When do you think you will be able to fly it?
Thanks!!!
I am not planning to fly my rocket because I live in an island and there is no space for it to fly. I haven't prepared the rocket for flight neither. (it has very heavy fins and fairings "sirius rocketry upgrade") BTW, about what cast resin parts are you talking about. They are a good idea for the future!!!!
The cast resin parts ARE what you got from Sirius. I opted to make my own. I don't have a decent pic of the tower though.
The cast resin parts ARE what you got from Sirius. I opted to make my own. I don't have a decent pic of the tower though.
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