I've just finished the Dr. Zooch Vostok rocket - which was super fun to build but very intense, so I thought I'd take a break and do an easier one before moving on and trying the SR-71.
When I first saw the Hyper-Bat it seemed like a fun rocket but I didn't buy one until someone on here posted a build where they converted it to a single stage. At the time I had already built a 2-Stage rocket and still hadn't flown it, so I didn't want to do another. But when I realized how easy it was to convert I went ahead and bought one because it looked so cool.
However, before I could get around to building the Hyper Bat I launched my 2-Stage rocket one evening and lost it to the demon in the sky. I wonder if that thing has come down yet? So going on the assumption that not ALL 2-Stage rockets are lost, I decided to keep this one as a 2-Stage and build it per the instructions.
The only thing I'm going to do different is in the final paint job. I'm not going to go with all black and use the Estes decal, I've got something else in mind.
A quick apology to Estes. Before I changed my mind on the final paint scheme, I requested the replacement decal to be sent to me. It turns out I'm not going to use it - but at least I'm going to get an Estes catalog in the mail along with the replacement decal. So I'm sorry for wasting a decal. I hope they're not in short supply.
To start this build I'll post the standard out of focus picture of all the parts.
There are a LOT more parts to this rocket than I expected there to be. I didn't realize how they'd designed the rear nozzle or the two engine mount system, but it looks like a neat system to this new builder.
When I first saw the Hyper-Bat it seemed like a fun rocket but I didn't buy one until someone on here posted a build where they converted it to a single stage. At the time I had already built a 2-Stage rocket and still hadn't flown it, so I didn't want to do another. But when I realized how easy it was to convert I went ahead and bought one because it looked so cool.
However, before I could get around to building the Hyper Bat I launched my 2-Stage rocket one evening and lost it to the demon in the sky. I wonder if that thing has come down yet? So going on the assumption that not ALL 2-Stage rockets are lost, I decided to keep this one as a 2-Stage and build it per the instructions.
The only thing I'm going to do different is in the final paint job. I'm not going to go with all black and use the Estes decal, I've got something else in mind.
A quick apology to Estes. Before I changed my mind on the final paint scheme, I requested the replacement decal to be sent to me. It turns out I'm not going to use it - but at least I'm going to get an Estes catalog in the mail along with the replacement decal. So I'm sorry for wasting a decal. I hope they're not in short supply.
To start this build I'll post the standard out of focus picture of all the parts.
There are a LOT more parts to this rocket than I expected there to be. I didn't realize how they'd designed the rear nozzle or the two engine mount system, but it looks like a neat system to this new builder.