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ASP Micro Wac Corporal Build Part 1 PartsThis is one of the three MicroMaxx kits I bought in a lot on EBAY. Here's all the parts: Like the ASP Micro Jayhawk, there is no balsa in the kit. The nose cone is hardwood and all fin and details are white styrene plastic. The top half is the Wac Corporal that most are familiar with. This model ...[Read More]
ASP Micro Wac Corporal Build Part 2 FinsThe nose cone was a little tight in the upper tube. It needed a little sanding for a better fit. I took a few minutes to true it up, the sharp tip was a little out of round. No fault of ASP, turning nose cones this small is difficult. All the parts are of high quality. ...[Read More]
ASP Micro Wac Corporal Build Part 3 Fin shapingThe coupler is cut in two. You'll only use 1/2 of the coupler in the build. The fins were gang sanded to be sure they were all the same size. This is all three of the upper fins on a sanding block. The Wac Corporal fins are slightly rounded on the outside corners. I rounded all three fin ...[Read More]
ASP Micro Wac Corporal Build Part 4 Nose WeightThe Kevlar lead weight is tied to the split weight. The weight is crimped around the line. The half coupler holds the weight at the top of the upper body tube, beneath the nose cone shoulder. With the coupler, weight and Kevlar in position, the base of the nose cone is inserted and pushes the ...[Read More]
ASP Micro Wac Corporal Build Part 5 Gluing FinsMy build is a little out of sequence with the instructions. This kit has the smallest fin marking guide I've ever seen. Like other larger models, it's wrapped around the tube and the fin and lug locations are marked. The kit includes a small plastic angle for extending the fin lines down the body ...[Read More]
ASP Micro Wac Corporal Build Part 6 Gluing FinsAfter the fins are lightly tacked in place, they are checked from the rear for correct spacing. A CA fillet is applied with a toothpick tip. Place a drop of CA on scrap paper. Dip the toothpick in the drop. Drag that drop down the root edge joint making a fillet. It might take two or three ...[Read More]
ASP Micro Wac Corporal Build Part 7 TunnelThe thicker half round is cut to 2 1/4" long. Both ends are tapered as shown. It is glued 1/2" from the top of the upper tube. This half round tunnel is already contoured to fit the curvature of the body tube! I ran CA fillets down the seam like before with the fins. The fillets were sanded smooth ...[Read More]
ASP Micro Wac Corporal Build Part 8 Paint - Oops!When spraying, I'll apply light colors first, masking, then spray the darker colors. Three colors are used, yellow black and silver. My plan was to use gray primer and sand. Then white primer and very light sanding. On the upper Wac section, yellow was sprayed overall. In the first picture, I've ...[Read More]
ASP Micro Wac Corporal Build Part 9 Paint and KevlarDid you ever have one of those builds where the paint just won't cooperate? After the problem with the silver fins: I wanted to lightly sand a few small raised spray bumps on the tunnel. I used some cheap Harbor Freight 500 grit sandpaper. It discolored the tunnel a gray color! The Tiny Tim ...[Read More]
ASP Micro Wac Corporal Build Part 10 Tiny Tim BoosterThe other end of the clear tube is glued 3/4" in the lower Tiny Tim booster. I placed a wrap of tape at the 3/4" mark for a "stop". Some medium thickness CA was set in the booster tube and the clear tube slid in place up to the tape wrap. The tape was removed. Three 1/2" lengths of thinner half ...[Read More]
ASP Micro Wac Corporal Build Part 11 Tiny Tim DetailThe instructions recommend white glue to set the thin black supports in place. I used white glue for positioning only. Any white glue on the clear surface could easily be picked off with a toothpick afterwards. In the picture I'm looking down the tube to be sure the black piece is in line with the ...[Read More]
ASP Micro Wac Corporal Build Part 12 DecalsThe supplied decals were well thought out. The decals were a favorite part of the build and really add to the final detail. With the upper decal against the nose cone seam, it sets the lower stripe at the correct distance from the top. These decals were set in water for over 20 seconds ...[Read More]
ASP Micro Wac Corporal FINISHED!Did you ever have a kit where you've said to yourself: Stick a fork in it, it's done! This is really a great little kit, well designed by ASP. I just had too many painting problems, none of which reflect back to the vendor. I could go back into it and clean up the root edge masks, but I really ...[Read More]
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