Construction

Construction was fairly straight forward as planned - I did not use any unusual construction techniques for this rocket.

Nose cone - I drilled a small hole in the nose cone shoulder and inserted a nut in the hole.  With some minor fiddling, I was able to fasten the nut onto an eyebolt inserted into the bottom hole of the nose cone.  I used a small dab of epoxy to lock the nut in place.

Payload section - I attached the eyebolt to the bulk plate then epoxied the bulk plate to the tube coupler.  Once the epoxy had hardened, I epoxied this assembly into the bottom end of the payload section.  To  finish off the payload section, I attached the nose cone and drilled the rivet holes (one at a time, inserting each rivet before drilling the next hole).

Booster section - I attached a eyebolt to the forward centering ring then epoxied the forward and middle centering rings to the motor tube.  I then printed a fin position template from VCP, marked the fin locations, then cut the slots using a hobby knife (new blade!) and metal ruler.  I epoxied the motor assembly into the booster section, then I epoxied the 3 fins in place.  I applied internal epoxy fillets to the fin/motor tube and fin/booster tube joints.  I also applied external fillets - probably a bit too heavy.  I then marked and drilled the t-nut holes in the aft centering ring, then secured the t-nuts with a dab of epoxy. I installed the aft centering ring and the two rail buttons to finish construction.