View Single Post
  #9  
Old 12-30-2011, 07:00 PM
Gus's Avatar
Gus Gus is offline
7/21/61
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: North of Detroit
Posts: 2,223
Default

For the Falcon 9, the instructions for completing the wrap on the capsule also suggest you start from the edge of the wrap. In this case you pretty much have to do so because the edge of the wrap aligns next to a depression in the capsule. I followed the instructions and the wrap turned out fine (pics 1 through 4 below). The only thing the instructions don't tell you is how far the bottom edge of the wrap should go from the bottom edge of the capsule. I did mine at about 1mm and that seemed to work out fine.

Overall, other that putting the wraps on the tube and capsule, this is a fairly easy Level 1 build. Hopefully my hints for the wraps will make that part pretty Level 1-ish as well.
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:  IMG_2341.jpg
Views: 265
Size:  77.3 KB  Click image for larger version

Name:  IMG_2342.jpg
Views: 245
Size:  46.8 KB  Click image for larger version

Name:  IMG_2343.jpg
Views: 247
Size:  50.6 KB  Click image for larger version

Name:  IMG_2344.jpg
Views: 325
Size:  69.7 KB  Click image for larger version

Name:  done.jpg
Views: 318
Size:  89.8 KB  
Reply With Quote