CrayPuppy page 3 Getting colorful like Crayons are supposed to be... |
I measured up the tailcone and retainer and smoked out another ring from 1/4" birch ply, scuffed up the inside and glued it on with Gorilla Glue. The tailcone barely slips past the wide threaded part, the ring locks it in place. *insert voice of Gunness guys saying 'Brilliant' here* ...After that brief flash of greatness, I happily proceeded to gouge out the dado slots for canards, and found myself back on earth... Oh well, epoxy will cover up most... |
Everything fit together decent, so it was time to take it all apart for painting. I cut a bulkhead for nose cone out of 1/4" ply, installed a hefty 5/16" u-bolt and secured all threaded thingys with blue threadlocker. Oughta stay put... |
After scuffing up the inside of the nosecone I ran it by the scales, subtracted that from my target weight and measured 3.05oz of lead BB's for additional noseweight besides that big ol' u-bolt and bulkhead... |
Upsy-daisy, in they went followed by a gob of Gorilla Glue well stirred, not shaken. Bulkhead got a generous bead of the same glue on both sides, then set to cure under heavy weight. I use a piece of steel pipe left over who knows what and a brick... Oh, btw - don't pour the BB's down the side with the slot... |
Fin can got a few coats of Kiltz first, with frenetic sanding on 320 grit in between. It looked so dull and boring, I wanted to brighten up its day with a few coats of 'Sun Yellow' Krylon... |
Next day the yellow got masked with blue clean release tape on a wedge pattern from leading edge root to halfway down the trailing edge, and the opposing sides got sprayed with three coats of Krylon 'Banner Red' Tailcone got coated with Rustoleum special Neon Pink that looked like an exact match by the cap. Not even close, this looks more like a watermelon pink to me... Good for now, but I'll keep on looking for a better match... |