That is some mighty fine fin repair work.
That gets the coveted
That gets the coveted
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I thought about repainting, but decided against it. At some point you have to proudly wear the scars from the battle with gravity.. and time... and the moving van.
I may give it a light sanding and a little clear-coat before its retirement flight.
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A plain old end-grain butt-joint may have been strong enough, but the woodworker in me just couldn't do it. So I went with balsa splines.
Couldn't find a chisel small enough.Not dovetails? Sad.
A 50-year old partially built Goonybird. I don't know where the other pieces are...
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A 50-year old partially built Goonybird. I don't know where the other pieces are...
I think from 1984 to 1990 I had 1 razor bladeIt was always welcome to find die-cut fins in an Estes bag, because we never had sharp razor blades!
It's only a flesh wound
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