Source: Estes
Industries
Kit #: 00802
Type: Sport
Model
Stages: Single
Engine Type: 13mm
Recovery:
Featherweight
Length: 13.5cm
Diameter: 13.7mm
Weight Empty:
4.4g
Nose Cone:
Tangent Ogive
Fin Type: Tapered Swept
Number of Fins: 4
Color Scheme:
White, Dark Red,
Fluorescent Red, Chrome Silver, Black Trim
Date Completed:
15 June, 2019
Another Tiny Model
Rocket!
This model came to the
collection via a friend in Colorado Springs, Mr. Bob Antion. The bird was built sometime in the mid 1990s
and was never flown.
In its original form, the
model had been painted without any finish on the balsa fins, so they were rather
rough.
This was remedied by
sanding off the finish and applying a couple coats of CWF followed by a coat of
white primer, all with fine grit sanding in between. The body was then re-shot with white gloss
enamel paint.
Since this is a tiny,
high-flying model that returns without any type of attached recovery device, I
chose to apply some additional high visibility elements to the finish.
These consisted of a wrap
of chrome silver adhesive Monokote which will reflect sunlight, and an
application of fluorescent red on the tips of the fins for contrasting with the
area in which the model would land. The
nose was left with the original dark red paint.
I anticipate that this
will be a fun little rocket to have on the display shelf and on the flying
field.
