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Estes Flutter-By Build
Here are the last 3 kits I received, now I have them all. The Chutter 2 I received sometime ago, but I wanted to show the plastic nose that came in the kit. I am not complaining by any means, but it is funny this kit came with a plastic nose and the Satellite Interceptor came with the same nose in balsa wood. Either way I am happy. The Flutter By comes with a new nose that is made from plastic. A closer look and it resembles the PNC-50X that is used the The Bat. There is a little shape change, but not much. You can see the original PNC-50X on my Bat and the Balsa BNC-50X from my Vintage Sprint kit. This should be a fun build and more pictures to follow.
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Never noticed this before but I find the Bat image quite resembles the gargoyle on bottles of Arrogant ******* Ale. Am I right?
Back on topic, be sure to put something in the images of the Flutter By to show how small that little bird truly is.
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Wow, the two part nose cone is back!
Excellent for those models that need nose weight - it's easy to install before cementing the base. Lots of cool kits. Neat-o.
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This is a straight forward build, built it in one night. I first sanded the balsa sheet and shot 3 coats of Plastikote primer sanding in between coats. Then I built her per the plans. Today I am spraying the primer and hope to have her done tomorrow. The rocket next to the Flutter By is my Detla rocket.
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I primed the Flutter -By today and will put the top coat on tomorrow. The white primer will be Old Krylon Banner Red and the Gray primer will be Krylon Silver.
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I don't recall the original Flutter-By having strakes on the fins. I also thought the original used fiber fins?
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This was a fun and easy build. I was worried about the bottom fins being glued to the engine tube and breaking off, so I used Epoxy. I used Estes color scheme and decal placement. The problem with the computer art is the decal does not fit were it shows it to be. You could raise the decal up a little and it will stay away from the bottom fins. Other than that, a fun build. P.s The launch lug is too long, the instructions show the 1 1/4 lug so that is what I used.
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You are correct, the original did not have the strakes. I don't know if they were fiber or not. |
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Black Shire--Draft horse in human form, model rocketeer, occasional mystic, and writer, see: http://www.lulu.com/content/paperba...an-form/8075185 http://www.lulu.com/product/cd/what...of-2%29/6122050 http://www.lulu.com/product/cd/what...of-2%29/6126511 All of my book proceeds go to the Northcote Heavy Horse Centre www.northcotehorses.com. NAR #54895 SR |
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