Eugene down in Florida says he wants his rockets to look like the kit art.
Ditto - except I am tool challenged, and have nowhere near his craftsmanship. But, after some experimentation and trial and error, I am begininning to produce rockets that come close to looking decent.
However, finishing big balsa nose cones, such as the BNC-60AH, still gives me fits. I apply sanding sealer with a brush, and I'm cursed with a mottled appearance to the cone (bumps and depressions), requiring major sanding to get things straight again. This, of course, removes the sealer and puts me back at square zero. I have applied the sealer thin and thick, with the same results.
So what am I missing here?
I suppose it could be that I'm a BAR, and slow to learn new tricks. I just purchased some sealer from HobbyTown, and the kid behind the counter asked me what plane I was going to build. When I replied that I was using it to seal balsa fins and nose cones of rockets, he replied "Man, does that stuff work? I mean, I use thin CyA to coat my fins."
So good people, please give me a hand and share a tip or two, My Citation Patriot clone needs a nose
...And decals soon - but that's a job for Astronboy.
Ditto - except I am tool challenged, and have nowhere near his craftsmanship. But, after some experimentation and trial and error, I am begininning to produce rockets that come close to looking decent.
However, finishing big balsa nose cones, such as the BNC-60AH, still gives me fits. I apply sanding sealer with a brush, and I'm cursed with a mottled appearance to the cone (bumps and depressions), requiring major sanding to get things straight again. This, of course, removes the sealer and puts me back at square zero. I have applied the sealer thin and thick, with the same results.
So what am I missing here?
I suppose it could be that I'm a BAR, and slow to learn new tricks. I just purchased some sealer from HobbyTown, and the kid behind the counter asked me what plane I was going to build. When I replied that I was using it to seal balsa fins and nose cones of rockets, he replied "Man, does that stuff work? I mean, I use thin CyA to coat my fins."
So good people, please give me a hand and share a tip or two, My Citation Patriot clone needs a nose
...And decals soon - but that's a job for Astronboy.