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Old 06-30-2005, 10:25 AM
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Got any close-up shots of the SPEV? It looks pretty close to my BMS-based model.


Here's one. I used a thick walled tube from an Estes AGM-57X Heatseeker E2X for the Agena body. I didn't have any good photos of the nosecone from an Estes model, so I used the numbers from Peter Alway's book on a Thor Agena. I've seen pics of the original fairly recently and I obviously missed it a little. Plus, I forgot to leave the tip white.
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A great masking tape to use that doesn't allow bleed through and doesn't pull up the paint underneath it is the stuff from Tamiya. You can get it in a lot of hobby shops. Here's a link to check it out:

http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/tam/tam87030.htm
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Has anyone had the problem of the blue masking tape messing up the paint underneath it? The two times I tried this tape the fresh color I masked over had tape print on it and the finish was now dull. I taped for the second color a few hours after the first dried the first time and over night the second time with the same results. The overall results came out fine because I lightly sand with 400 or 600 when all the painting is done to remove any fine dirt, hairs, etc and parting lines. After finishing the decal work, the clear Krylon or Future Polish give the entire rocket a wonderful shine. It is just extra work to smooth out the paint marks and sometimes I just don't want to clear coat. Is it the tape or something I am doing wrong?
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Has anyone had the problem of the blue masking tape messing up the paint underneath it? The two times I tried this tape the fresh color I masked over had tape print on it and the finish was now dull. I taped for the second color a few hours after the first dried the first time and over night the second timed:


Geoffrey,
You probably need to wait longer for the first coat to cure. Several people have suggested that if you can smell it, it's not dry enough. I would wait at least a couple of days, longer if the humidity is up.
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Here's one. I used a thick walled tube from an Estes AGM-57X Heatseeker E2X for the Agena body. I didn't have any good photos of the nosecone from an Estes model, so I used the numbers from Peter Alway's book on a Thor Agena. I've seen pics of the original fairly recently and I obviously missed it a little. Plus, I forgot to leave the tip white.


The white tip was the most difficult part. I'd never know yours wasn't a BMS product like mine. You nailed it.
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Those are some awsome rockets... and some nice pics!! It is always inspiring to see someone build a 'real' scratch model, including turning their own balsa. Great job!!

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