Vostok 1

[DSWALLS]

Ok, so after a year of building Leo's Vostok 1 model, I took it out excited to finally be able to shoot it and the interstage collapsed! I was thinking of using either toothpicks or some wire mesh to fix this. Anyone have any other ideas? Thanks in advance.

 

[Blades]

When I built my 1/48 Soyuz, I left the interstage section whole. You may lose a little in esthetics, but gain a lot in strength.

 

[Blades]

Here's the build thread I did. https://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?14790-1-48th-Soyuz-build

 

[stantonjtroy]

You could back it up with Plastic strips of Evergreen Half-Round https://www.evergreenscalemodels.com/Shapes.htm#Half Round. There's bound to be one sized for your needs. FWIW

 

[thobin]

Tube backer and cut out, soaked in CA should hold up, I have done something similar and it held up.


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[DSWALLS]

Thank you to everyone for the excellent ideas. I found a used air filter from a semi truck that has roughly the same pattern I need for Vostok/Soyuz. I burned away the paper filter, cut a strip the size I needed, and painted it. It's strong, light, and looks good. Will be posting pics of the repair soon (time permitting).