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| Body tube assembly rolled from 1/64" plywood... |
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| Mercury capsule from John Pursley's kit, scratchbuilt escape tower... |
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| Fins are built up from balsa with .020 styrene fascias... |
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| That's a 12" ruler in the foreground...flying weight should be about 2.5 pounds. |
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| 7/17 UPDATE: Still a lot of painting to do, but stacked for the first time! |
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| Check out the custom lettering on the body tube... |
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| 7/24 UPDATE: Almost done! A bit a decal work to do... |
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| ...a matte finish for the tower, a bit of RC voodoo... |
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| ...and a big box to take on the airplane! |
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