gna
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I found an Estes Snapshot for sale on an auction site, so I put in a bid. I was the only bidder (this should have told me something), so now I have a Snapshot. The rocket also came with most of the pieces of a Portapad II (no blast deflector), and an Electronbeam controller, so my daughter and I can get some use out of it.
I was surprised--the rocket had a C6-5 already loaded, with an ignitor, and it was full of wadding. The camera has film installed; the exposure window show "2". While trying to pull the engine out, the whole fin can came loose, so I epoxied it back on. The main issue, though, is the shock cord--it looks a little dried out and it's very short. It seems to be attached to the launch lug. I'm thinking I should replace it with a kevlar/elastic combination. Anyone tried that, or something similar? How do you anchor the kevlar? Pool of epoxy?
Also, where does one get 110 film developed nowadays?
I was surprised--the rocket had a C6-5 already loaded, with an ignitor, and it was full of wadding. The camera has film installed; the exposure window show "2". While trying to pull the engine out, the whole fin can came loose, so I epoxied it back on. The main issue, though, is the shock cord--it looks a little dried out and it's very short. It seems to be attached to the launch lug. I'm thinking I should replace it with a kevlar/elastic combination. Anyone tried that, or something similar? How do you anchor the kevlar? Pool of epoxy?
Also, where does one get 110 film developed nowadays?