The next operation in the Steampunk Protostar build is a continuation of riveted strip adornment on the leading and trailing edges of the fins.
This requires the formation of twelve more strips cut to conform to the curvature of the fin edges.
As with the bands made earlier for the main body tube, these strips are 4mm wide with rivet spacing of 3mm. The usual procedure of punching the back of the Avery label sheet with a ball-point pen is employed here.
Again, the strips are painted in metallic silver before being applied to the model:
And, finally, here they are affixed to the Protostar's fins.
These rivet strip certainly provide a very striking contrast to the copper colored rocket surfaces.
