sodmeister
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Well you know it wouldn`t be Christmas without a couple of my Launch Pad builds.So to start the festive holidays ,lets begin a Martel missile build a la Paul T
As is my usual ,I put aside the Balsa stock that came with the kit ( by the way ,the balsa IS very good quality ,straight grain and flat and not too soft )and used my own Basswood stock.
The fins are large and require a wide plank of wood to get the grain orientation right.I just happened to have some 1/8" thick x 24" long x 6" wide stock on hand (I need to get more of this stuff in this size)
Fin templates cut out and the fins cut ,then beveled on the leading edges.
The fins will be sanded with 320 and sealed with multiple coats of SIG filler/sealer ,then sanded again with 320 for a glass like finish.
This is a cool looking missile ,and begs to be up-scaled to 4" diameter....but I`m getting ahead of myself (as usual)
Paul T
As is my usual ,I put aside the Balsa stock that came with the kit ( by the way ,the balsa IS very good quality ,straight grain and flat and not too soft )and used my own Basswood stock.
The fins are large and require a wide plank of wood to get the grain orientation right.I just happened to have some 1/8" thick x 24" long x 6" wide stock on hand (I need to get more of this stuff in this size)
Fin templates cut out and the fins cut ,then beveled on the leading edges.
The fins will be sanded with 320 and sealed with multiple coats of SIG filler/sealer ,then sanded again with 320 for a glass like finish.
This is a cool looking missile ,and begs to be up-scaled to 4" diameter....but I`m getting ahead of myself (as usual)
Paul T