SecondRow
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So, I’m currently building the Estes Shuttle. After seeing someone else’s work on FB, I’ve been inspired to replace the cardstock top and bottom of the shuttle body with balsa. It looked really nice. I also found an old post from John Boren (the kit’s designer) suggesting 1/32” balsa. I figured, WTH, I’ll give it a try. The worst that could happen is I have to sand off the balsa and use the cardstock.
Here are the kit patterns and the balsa cutouts I made from them. The pattern was a little bit wider at the base than the balsa I had, so I couldn’t make one piece per side. I had to split each one up.
Here are the kit patterns and the balsa cutouts I made from them. The pattern was a little bit wider at the base than the balsa I had, so I couldn’t make one piece per side. I had to split each one up.