Today I started to build the 2.5" and the 4" Maggs.
Ive laid out all the parts for the 2.5" version, and basically the 4" in version is the same.
I did a test fit of all the components and what can I say, they were manufactured with Precision!
I sanded both motor mount tubes with 150 grit to get a better bond between the wood and the paper.
I am just using 5 min epoxy for basic bonding on these two rockets. The fillets, when I get to them, I will use Pro-Line epoxy because I like how it flows into an extremely smooth fillet.
After the motor mounts are done, I epoxied them into the airframes.
Next up are the fins. I just rounded the edges, and sanded the surfaces. I use a Dremel to get a rough shape, then go over with 150 grit to smooth them out. I used a orbital sander on the surfaces to smooth them out.
After, I make a fin jig to align the fins.
While that was curing, I went ahead on the 2.5" nose cone and filled in the imperfections.
First off, i washed the nose cone with dish soap and a scotch bright pad. Then i roughed up the surface with 400 grit, and went over the parts i was going to fill with 150 grit.
I washed the nose cone again and then filled it with model putty.
After that I used two different nail "buffers" to smooth it out, which works really well because they are foam and contour to the shape of the nose cone. I will do this with the 4" nose cone as well.
The last thing I did for today was sand the body tubes with 400 grit sand paper and drill and tap the rail guide holes. I tap them just because it makes them a little easier to screw in the rail guides.
Tonight or tomorrow Ill do the fillets and fill in the spirals.
