How much wadding needed in Der Red Max?

[Jacob]

I recently finished building Der Red Max and I noticed that there is little space between the nose one and the engine mount. How am I supposed to fit wadding and the parachute in there?

 

[solid_fuel]

You don’t need a lot of wadding. Push a couple sheets in so they make kind of like a cup. Then maybe crumpled up a few more sheets if you think you need it.

 

[dhbarr]

I personally like to put a pinch of dog barf ( blown cellulose insulation ) in the empty top of the motor casing, then a crumple or two of wadding, then another pinch of barf, then the chute.

I have no evidence this is better or worse than any other method, it's just what I like to do. YMMV.

 

[Jacob]

Yeah, I’m kinda having a hard time fitting the parachute in, I’ll try that cup method for some more room.