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 Rocketry Product: Estes - Starliner {Kit} (863) [1981-1984]

Model Rocket Building: Estes Starliner #0863 Build, Part 10, Final Assembly & Nose Weight (2020-10-27)

Use the drawing in the instructions to set the angle on the elevator root edge. At the top of the picture is the flat side of my sanding block. Set the fin at the angle on the drawing for an angle ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Estes Starliner #0863 Build, Part 11, Decal Placement (2020-10-28)

The elevon decals should retain the same spacing from top to bottom. Before setting down the long window decals, set the canopy decal on the nose cone. The stripe decals start and center at the nose ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Estes Starliner (#0863) Build, Finished (2020-10-29)

As I mentioned, this was a clever and involved design. The build is made more complicated as the finished model is on the small side. From the back end you can see the intake engine boxes and the ... [Read More]