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Hello! OK, had to get out my instructs and see what mine said- on page 5 of my instructs it shows a nice photo of the shock cord and yellow kevlar line tied to the screw eye which is attached to that...

Ok, finished a couple things over this weekend. Added the dowels to the radial fin and put that fin to the main fin using the nice 90 degree supplied jig. Next I'll be adding the top two main tubes...

Wow John that's awesome! I'll be ordering the upscaled Nike-X immediately after they open, although Scott at K and S rockets provided me with a fantastic set of precisely cut upscaled Nike X fins...

OK, launch was a bit of a bust as rain and winds took over before I could let 'er rip. But on a good note I started painting primer over the last couple days. Will be adding coats of basic white...

A little more progress today. Started adding the long dowels to the main tube using tamiya yellow masking tape to hold in position.
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OK, I bounced around in the order of assembly a bit but it worked out. The instructs have you mount the long upper fins and dowels before adding those side pod tube fins and I can see why. You can...

Estes North Coast Archer on both G40's and G80's many times, altitude maybe 600 to 800 feet.
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Ok Friends- time to put on the fins with the pods. Trust is a must! Normally I would rely on the tried and true method of ancient times where I would finalize the 90 degree position of the opposite...

Cool, sounds good, will be looking for your post! Just finished securing the 1/4" lugs on this one and it's basically ready for paint. I think I'll run a flat bead of Titebond II yellow glue along...

OK, just finished putting on the first 1/4" launch lug and then finished the payload bay by installing the plywood bulk ring with screw eye just inside one end of the payload bay.
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Fillet time! Started getting some fillets on all the fins now as I hope to launch this one unpainted this weekend. Just ran a bead of Titebond II down each fin and ran the finger over it to smooth it...

My original 4" NCR Archer has the red/white scheme so I think I'll do the same and use the kit decals. In fact, I stripped my bigger Archer last Summer, primered and painted white again and applied...

Ok, you betcha, more progress here. I got the four strakes attached and now it's time for glue fillets. I was pondering the bigger thickness balsa strakes and what I like about them is since they...

Hi Paul! Yeah, this is kind of interesting as the main fins are a nice solid 1/8 inch plywood, but the strakes are a big 1/4 inch balsa. I really like that idea and overall I'm loving building this...

Ok, moving along here, got the four big main fins attached. Used 15 min epoxy on the thru the wall tabs and Titebond yellow glue on the root edges that touch the outer main tube. Then just got...

Hi folks- would love to get one of those upgrade kits for the Estes Phoenix. I thought it had some nicer fins with fin tabs and a better motor mount and stuff. I thought I could always find one or...

Yahoo, more progress- I took a length of 220 sandpaper and held it against the main tube sandpaper side up and slowly ran each root edge of the strakes along the sandpaper to get the root edge more...

Good day today to sand and fill the strakes. This baby almost falls together. The strakes are great quality as mine are all nice and straight. I used the Elmers wood filler mixed with a bit of water...

OK, used the awesome provided jig to align and glue in the big main fins. There is a pic earlier in the thread that shows the big fins in position on the jig ready for gluing.The jig is great as it...

Whoa! Dat's awesome! Would love to see a size comparison to a human and/or some flight videos of that one, very cool!
Got the pod/fins together today on mine and started securing the big main fins,...

Thanks for that info. I think a 3 inch diameter main tube would make that decision a little easier but this main tube is so small I'm afraid either I'd have a really tough time getting a decent size...

A little more progress today as I cut the strakes to size. Instructs have you simply put the pieces together in a stack them make a mark one inch from the end and cut down to the corner on each end....

Yahoo! Spring has sprung and rocket building is in full swing here in southern Idaho, or at least in my garage...So I used the supplied jig to put on the two decorative panels and then align and glue...

Thanks, Gary- I may in touch soon then, really appreciate it!

Hi- I'm looking for the best source Stateside or a good pile of Nomex Sleeves. Not the square nomex shields, but the long sleeves for protecting shock cords, width is not much of an issue, the...

Estes Super Vega kit #2036 new in the box, all parts, instructs, decals accounted for and body tubes in new condition.
Asking $60 plus $10 shipping to the U.S. Canadian folks wait for shipping...

Yeah I brought out my big 4 inch diameter Estes NCR SA Archer with a G-80 and said forget it as soon as I stepped out of the van into that cold wind, yuck!

Thanks folks- another update as I finished up the motor mount and steel cable attachment. Pretty straight forward as the only concern is where the loop end of the steel cable will end up near the...

Allllrightyy then. Was very excited to get a grip on this revised NCR edition of the SA Archer a short while ago and began construction recently. Upon first inspection, the box and parts look just...

Thanks Scott, I saw that one, very nice but a bit bigger than I hoped for. You may actually be able to help me with this anyway as I have the Nike X decals and one 30 inch long 2.6 diameter tube...