overklock
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One thing to know about Launch Pad kits is that they are "builders kits" requiring advanced modeling/building skills. That being said, I have heard mostly good stuff about their kits. I have a Plan Pak for scratch building the Nike Hercules, but that even goes beyond the kits for difficulty level. The RocketReviews only cover the Nike Herc PlanPak not the kit version.
I would love to see a build of one of their kits...
I'm seeing a lot of that witch hat thing. What is it exactly?
It's the rolled paper cone you use in some kits to change the shape of the nose cone. It is quite a pain, but it just takes practice. I'm building the Martel right now and have the Perseus and Dragonfly in the paint booth. I started with a BOLO, which is little more than a 4FNC mid-power kit.
Does it harden? That's really strange to have a piece of paper on top of your nose cone.
Does it harden? That's really strange to have a piece of paper on top of your nose cone.
Don't beware the "Witches Hat".
Just make copies of it on your printer so that if you screw one up you just cut out another and try again.
The other threads that I posted links to have info and links on how to do them up right.
On the last one I built, I filled it with expanding foam to help it keep its shape. It's by far the best looking witches hat I've made.
At the cost of a lot of weight compared to the foam.
If the witches hat is soaked with CA it sands very similar to wood.
Soaked as in painted on with a brush? Or physically soaked. Sorry if this is a dumb question.
I guess what I was getting at was just coating the outside in resin.
That being said, how does one sand, paper? If this paper cone stays on top that is.
With all this good advice I'd say it's time to pull the plug and get your very own TLP kit. Nose cone construction is just one of the unique features and if you're like me you wont really "get" what everyone is talking about until you build one ! They can be had at a number of vendors; here are two I like:
https://www.erockets.biz/launch-pad-model-rocket-kits/
https://www.siriusrocketry.biz/ishop/launch-pad-mid-power-kits-113/
If you haven't already, check out ASP for some nice scale model kits: https://www.asp-rocketry.com/ecommerce/ASP-Scale-Rocket-Kits.cfm?cat_id=8
I guess what I was getting at was just coating the outside in resin.
That being said, how does one sand, paper? If this paper cone stays on top that is.
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