bernomatic
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I've been accused of just stopping in to the rocketry forum to incite a riot or cause trouble. Well that's a discussion for another day. However, I do have a question which should only cause problems for the mods only if they believe that I am being "snarky".
I've been working on a Semroc Trident Which will be named in honor of Carl, and last night I received another setback.
Do others have rockets, that for unknown reasons, just seem to have minor glitches and take longer to finish then they should? My Renegade D was one such rocket. every time I would paint a coat, something would happen, like a clump of dog hair would float on a breeze and land on the wet paint. Frustrating as all hell.
Well this Trident is turning into one of those builds.
Last night after spot painting a patch of a notch (no idea where it came from) in one of the fins, I thought I'd be able to give it the base coat of final silver, then mask for the white. In the middle of the night, I hear a crash thump and meowrr. I knew what it was immediately, fate striking again.
There is a window in the "rocket room which looks out over the roof of the addition to the rear of the house In front of that window I have a stand which I use for spray painting and other assorted activities. The cats of the house also use the stand on occasion to exit through the window when the local servants (my wife and I) are not respomsive to their caterwailing to get out.
of the four rockets sitting on the stand, one was damaged, care to take a guess which one?
1) X-wing fighter
2) Mars Snooper
3) Trident
4) Firefly
Well, since this is the thread for the Trident TPD Carl McLawhorn, you would be correct in your guess of 3. Now as to damage.
a) Total lose, cat boards and other rockets broke there fall by landing on the Mclawhorn.
b) Puncture of one of the ducted tubes by something.
c) Breaking off of a fin.
d) Smashing of the Nose Cone.
Well believe it or not. b. A small hole of about 4mm dia. was somehow punctured into one of the ducting tubes.
So the question I respectably submit is, rather than plugging (which would most likely blow out after some launches) and without cutting and splicing a new section of tube in, How would you handle the repair?
I've been working on a Semroc Trident Which will be named in honor of Carl, and last night I received another setback.
Do others have rockets, that for unknown reasons, just seem to have minor glitches and take longer to finish then they should? My Renegade D was one such rocket. every time I would paint a coat, something would happen, like a clump of dog hair would float on a breeze and land on the wet paint. Frustrating as all hell.
Well this Trident is turning into one of those builds.
Last night after spot painting a patch of a notch (no idea where it came from) in one of the fins, I thought I'd be able to give it the base coat of final silver, then mask for the white. In the middle of the night, I hear a crash thump and meowrr. I knew what it was immediately, fate striking again.
There is a window in the "rocket room which looks out over the roof of the addition to the rear of the house In front of that window I have a stand which I use for spray painting and other assorted activities. The cats of the house also use the stand on occasion to exit through the window when the local servants (my wife and I) are not respomsive to their caterwailing to get out.
of the four rockets sitting on the stand, one was damaged, care to take a guess which one?
1) X-wing fighter
2) Mars Snooper
3) Trident
4) Firefly
Well, since this is the thread for the Trident TPD Carl McLawhorn, you would be correct in your guess of 3. Now as to damage.
a) Total lose, cat boards and other rockets broke there fall by landing on the Mclawhorn.
b) Puncture of one of the ducted tubes by something.
c) Breaking off of a fin.
d) Smashing of the Nose Cone.
Well believe it or not. b. A small hole of about 4mm dia. was somehow punctured into one of the ducting tubes.
So the question I respectably submit is, rather than plugging (which would most likely blow out after some launches) and without cutting and splicing a new section of tube in, How would you handle the repair?