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I picked up the new Estes kit Christmas `09 hoping for a fast build, however, life just seems to get in the way...who knew :sigh: Anyway, after coming up with a different way to construct the fins ( see here: https://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?p=138956 ) I finished most of the construction and painting a few weeks ago. I've tried to keep it to the standard build hoping to keep the weight down and fly on D12 motors (just to anger some naysayrs) or Aerotech Es. I modded the fins and the tower but still wanted to keep it at 11 oz ready to fly. Well, I almost made it. I sits at 12.6 oz ready to fly...with all the mods (see fin post).
Now the question I have is this...should I use a wrap for the Service Module or just detail the basic BT. I've already painted the tube silver and have made "raised" ESC radiators (white panels) to detail the BT...OR...I have a wrap I made in powerpoint. I used the gradiant in PP to make it look like silver and print on my printer. Pictures are below. The ESC grills are made out of self-stick lable paper to give them some raised effect (I printed a few extra in case I dork it up...)
What do you think? Wrap or No?
Now the question I have is this...should I use a wrap for the Service Module or just detail the basic BT. I've already painted the tube silver and have made "raised" ESC radiators (white panels) to detail the BT...OR...I have a wrap I made in powerpoint. I used the gradiant in PP to make it look like silver and print on my printer. Pictures are below. The ESC grills are made out of self-stick lable paper to give them some raised effect (I printed a few extra in case I dork it up...)
What do you think? Wrap or No?