[sreinmann]

Onward to the first recolor. As you'll note from my earlier questions, I found through photographs of other Ariane 4 rockets, that they had shifted to a bare metal finish on their 2nd stage rocket body. I had to dig for the rocket company logo and match the font of their number designation. I think I managed to get the polished body well enough by zooming out on texture images.

The 3rd stage body is unchanged, so I built that out as directed. I am forgoing the motor nozzle designs, since I am gluing the whole rocket together. Therefore the interstages came together easily and were glued in place once all components were finished. But, pay attention to the assembly of the connecting pieces for these stages and intersages, especially if you do build out the motors. Prior experience on the Ariane 1 served me well and I knew that some dry fitting and test connections were necessary to get the trim right. The tolerances are tight and you could be making more work for yourself if you're not careful.