I messed up and didn't put on fin fillets on my Estes Vesta Intruder. The directions didn't mention any sort of fillets (a significant omission on the part of Estes I think), and the fins seemed sturdy enough after being glued on. The fins actually survived the rocket's maiden flight (C11-5), but when I was prepping it for a second flight, noticed that the weight of the rocket lying down had actually broken off one of the fins. Naturally I couldn't fly it any more today, and I wrapped it in a pillowcase and put it in my car for the ride home. I then discovered that during the ride home, that a second fin had broken.
This is what I am talking about:
How am I to scrape away the paint to allow a good re-glue on and put in place proper fillets? Then somehow repaint the affected areas (3 fins worth) so it doesn't look awful? Thoughts?
This is what I am talking about:
How am I to scrape away the paint to allow a good re-glue on and put in place proper fillets? Then somehow repaint the affected areas (3 fins worth) so it doesn't look awful? Thoughts?