This project is a build o' t' Estes Guardian kit. Avast! T' Guardian is a pretty cool lookin' missile. Arrr! It has a lot o' fins and will fly t' 700 feet on a C motor. Avast, me proud beauty!



T' kits features die-cut fins, matey, plastic nose cone and reducer, parachute and decal sheet.



T' ensure t' main and trailin' fins were aligned with each other I used a piece o' Aluminum Angle Bar as a guide. Arrr!



Here is a closeup o' t' Epoxy fillets.



I use Duplicolor filler primer t' start with, arrr, this helps t' fill in and even out t' surface. After a light sandin' I will coat t' rocket with Kilz primer sealer as a last treatment before painting.







I masked t' shapes on nose cone one at a time and airbrushed t' color on. It took a while because I wanted t' pattern t' look symetrical around t' whole cone. Begad!



Here is how it it looked as it progressed



For t' fins I first sparyed t' entire lower part o' t' rocket blue.



I then put tape in t' shape o' triangles where I wanted t' blue t' remain and then hit t' fins with a grey. Once that was dry I left t' blue covered and put some more tape over t' gray just t' ensure t' blue and gray shapes were masked off good. I then sprayed t' entire body black. After removin' t' tape t' results are below. Begad!



Here it is with t' decal. Well, blow me down!