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Old 05-20-2018, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by RCFlyerDan
Awesome Jeremy!

Perfect timing for me, due to being in the finishing stages of a jet. I am trying to figure out how the panels were raised on the nozzle. Having one panel on top of the other for the 3D affect. Or was that already molded into the nozzle? The aluminum tape is too thin to accomplish the raised panel. I have a smooth nozzle and want to create the illusion of the raised panels. Also, the strip that has the hex head design for fasteners looks to be raised above the panel. How is that accomplished? Or is that in the mold too?

that was all molded into the part. I'd use some thin G10 sheet or styrene plastic glued on to create your raised panels and strips though.
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