Kruegon
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Sooooo
Way back in June, I attended Southern Thunder. While there, a charity auction was held. I bid on, and won, an assembled Binder Design Velociraptor for $15.00. The rocket is in rough, but acceptable, shape. The paint wasn't applied with much care or finesse for edges.
The A/V bay has a large hole from an electric key switch that I assume armed the electronics. There's also a small split on the second airframe tube and a crinkle on the upper airframe edge.
The booster airframe has a wrinkle just below the central fun that will need to be addressed. Also the tail cone seam at the booster is not filled.
The fins were not very well finished at the edges or the flats. The sharp edge was just knocked off and the fin was painted.
This is going to be a pretty detailed rebuild. Since I can't easily disassemble the booster, the work will be even harder to perform.
I've already ordered and received the parts for a new A/V bay. Cost me $19.50 shipped for the parts. I'll still need to order replacement decals, but that can wait till its done. Plus, I may need to have mine custom made. The colors I want to use are not available from Binder Design.
The A/V bay has a large hole from an electric key switch that I assume armed the electronics. There's also a small split on the second airframe tube and a crinkle on the upper airframe edge.
The booster airframe has a wrinkle just below the central fun that will need to be addressed. Also the tail cone seam at the booster is not filled.
The fins were not very well finished at the edges or the flats. The sharp edge was just knocked off and the fin was painted.
This is going to be a pretty detailed rebuild. Since I can't easily disassemble the booster, the work will be even harder to perform.
I've already ordered and received the parts for a new A/V bay. Cost me $19.50 shipped for the parts. I'll still need to order replacement decals, but that can wait till its done. Plus, I may need to have mine custom made. The colors I want to use are not available from Binder Design.
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