Centari Satellite 62SL (CLONE)

[CharlaineC]

Ok so i have some parts laying around, i'm board depressed and well how do i fix it? meds? naaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!! I build a rocket

so looking at my parts i have bt5 tubing, mosqueto nose cone, extra viking fins, basa, and a bunch more. so i decide to search through my plans box and i fint the plans for the Centari Satellite 62Sl it's really cute and is a dowal fin rocket. theirs the winner!!!!


so I begin by making sure the ruler matches a real one inch wise on the parts sheet. nope looks like off to yorp and jimz for the reprint.

printed out a non scaled version of the parts sheet and they match to the ruler.

ok the mosqueto nose is not the rite size but will do till i can order one.

I cut the bt5 to 2.5"
and make a fin template out of poster board.

 

[CharlaineC]

the next thing i do is search fo the fin stock. balsa wont work. so i look for something allont the lines of the origenal parts.

The viking fin sheet. I can get on fin per fin so i begin tracing each fin. than carefully cutting them out then sanding to a uniform fit

 

[CharlaineC]

Next I mark the bt5 for the place ment of the four fins. and extend the lines all the way.

I than begin glueing each fin in place with a dbl glue joint.

Then instructions say to glue the dowals to the fins first but I would rather wait till the fins are dry and have decent fillits.

 

[CharlaineC]

while the fins dry i take four wooden swabs from my build box. Mark and cut them to 4" each.

 

[rokitflite]

Can you wait to glue on the nose Charlaine? I have a resin cast copy of the correct one here somewhere...

 

[CharlaineC]

wasn't planing on glueing it yet was going to see who carried them and then order one. let me know please thanks

 

[CharlaineC]

after the fins dried I glued each dowal on with a dbl glue joint allowing the one to dry before proceeding to the next

 

[evil ed]

Remember that pack of nose cones you wanted?
There's one in there, and they were shipped Wed. afternoon!

Evil Ed

 

[CharlaineC]

Sweet thanks.

 

[CharlaineC]

Finishing this rocket will be interesting i'm looking at useing thing tin foil unless i can find some way to reproduce the origenal foial decals, he scan shows the blue of the scanner. Also would someone with an origenal built please post a photo. thanks

 

[user 13]

Nice build so far. Thanks for sharing.

Have you used bare metal foil? That might work better than tin foil.

It works great. I am planing on using it on my Saturn V service module, and have used it on my goonie vega.

https://www.bare-metal.com/bare-metal-foil.html

 

[foose4string]

Chrome monocote works well. They sell wide strips of the stuff for trim rather than having to buy the whole roll.

 

[CharlaineC]

thanks for the tips.


Thanks to evil ed I now have the proper nosecone inplace and she is mostly ready for paint. one leg poped off so i need to reglue it photos coming later


As for painting and finishing. i'm looking at a base coat of black epoxy paint. then I will figuare out how to do the silver the crome monocoat is not offered in my area just a silver. so i will look into that bear metel stuff.