dixontj93060
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I don't know why I think of this song every time I grab a hold of this rocket. I guess it's because I've "put it to bed" so many times in a wrap of newspaper inside a box in a dark attic or basement--always to be resurrected another day. It is an "old friend" and has flown on everything from an H112J to a J350W, thus "J-ABLO".
I notice we have a lot threads of fresh builds and crash re-builds. Those are pretty easy as you are working with fresh components (even if sawing off a section and adding a new tube) but we have few refurbs of what you might call the "ugly" rockets. You know, the ones that you are kind of embarrassed to bring to the RSO table.
In this case, everything is there, just very banged up. Dents, scratches, chips, etc. all coming from nearly a decade of flight and from building back when my finishing techniques were not all that well-honed. But if any rocket in my fleet deserves a redux, it is this one, near and dear to my heart--an old (I mean the original) BSD Diablo.
I notice we have a lot threads of fresh builds and crash re-builds. Those are pretty easy as you are working with fresh components (even if sawing off a section and adding a new tube) but we have few refurbs of what you might call the "ugly" rockets. You know, the ones that you are kind of embarrassed to bring to the RSO table.
In this case, everything is there, just very banged up. Dents, scratches, chips, etc. all coming from nearly a decade of flight and from building back when my finishing techniques were not all that well-honed. But if any rocket in my fleet deserves a redux, it is this one, near and dear to my heart--an old (I mean the original) BSD Diablo.