Its looking better every post, the steering actuators are a nice touch.
Thanks. Still not sure if I will put these on or not. It will depend on how good the other detail parts turn out. It will be an all or nothing with the detail parts.
Its looking better every post, the steering actuators are a nice touch.
Just fins 1 and 3 ?
According to Peter Alway: https://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?125737-V2-Color-Scheme post 19
Notice the note across the top of the pic. Looking again, I should be calling these air vane drive fairings
I think the details on the Estes kits are kind of a V2 amalgam. I've decided to go for the V4 flight specifically, so just 1 and 3 for me. Although, it looks odd. That said, I'm not doing the uber fillets, and my tailcone is not quite the right proportions, so I'm clearly cherry picking details when they suit.
Aha, thanks. I knew you didn't just make that up !
There is a picture somewhere, v2rocket.com probably, showing the sprockets and chain underneath the fairing.
Chris, your modeling skills leave me speechless!
Thanks, but I only show the stuff that works. Let's say the first attempt at some of the other fiddly bits ended in cursing, and in one case, a piece of blue tube kicking from the saw and putting a little dent in the wall...I took that as an indication that the building was through for the evening.
I often considered calling my Level 3 project 'F*ck! F*ck! F*ck!'
Your skills are very good.You said you picked up things from members including qquake2k.Jim's a good friend of mine and has helped me many times on my builds.Your V2 came out looking very scale like to me.Great job all around.You said a M motor was your choice,that should really put it up in a hurry.Good luck on the rest of the build and launch.
Your skills are very good.You said you picked up things from members including qquake2k.Jim's a good friend of mine and has helped me many times on my builds.
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Jim is definitely good people. I for one miss him around here. When he offered advice, it was always informed and done with humility.
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Very nice. No mistaking the quintessential rocket shape. Damn Nazis
cjp, please pass along my best wishes to a friend I never met. The Captain made a big positive impression with every post here. All y'all need to search the threads started by qquake2k to see how TRF operates at its best.
Question: Has anyone ever primed and painted directly over adhesive vinyl successfully? If so, did it hold up over time?
I'm thinking about how to do some of the panels. Before, I've done them by glueing on cardstock, CA coating it, and polishing that smooth. This is a lot of work. I have some sheets of adhesive vinyl I could easily cut into panels. These would stick great to the airframe, and show the relief I'm looking for.
cjp, please pass along my best wishes to a friend I never met. The Captain made a big positive impression with every post here. All y'all need to search the threads started by qquake2k to see how TRF operates at its best.
Jim is definitely good people. I for one miss him around here. When he offered advice, it was always informed and done with humility. I hope he turns back up. The scratch build section hasn't been the same since he and Paul went dark.
Thanks for the good words on the V2. I am hoping the end product will be fly able from K through M. I have my eye on that L Dark Metal load for the 75-6400 case. This is probably going to end up being a special occasion, once a year kind of rocket. Can't see popping of M motors more than once or twice a year...at least until I start making them myself.
The project began at "The Bob Stash". This is a large collection of parts, kits, and rockets left to DARS by a deceased member, Bob. The stash is a much beloved source of far below retail parts for a donation to the club. Also, I think Jack wants his shed back, which probably helps with the deals. Fortunately the stash yielded me my high dollar components, 7.5" phenolic tube, 75mm phenolic tube, a 3:1 NC and a 5:1 NC. A 4:1 would have been more accurate for a V2 boat tail, but I can happily live with the discrepancy for the savings...sport scale, not scale.
Interestingly, the 5:1 NC had a line marked around it, which I realized days later turned out to be exactly where the cut should be for the boat tail. The short piece of 7.5" phenolic that I originally took in case I needed to make a coupler, turned out to be 17.75"...exactly what it should have been. Apparently, I bought Bob's V2 project. Our V2 will fly Bob!
For paint scheme check out the link in post 93. I think I'm going with the roll pattern from the first successful flight.
I still maintain it was more my tools, rather than an abundance of skill. But thank you for the kind words. I've been out of rocketry for over a year, due to several reasons. Poor health, the drought, and one of our local clubs lost its launchsite. But I'm hoping to get back into it, at least a little bit, once we get some rain. If we get some rain...
Your V2 looks awesome! I always wanted to build a big V2, but never got around to it. (I need to get me a package of round tuits!) Any thoughts on paint scheme? There are so many cool ones to choose from, from the original German schemes to the roll patterns the US used on some of them. (I apologize if you mentioned it in your build thread, I haven't read through it all yet.)
Question: Has anyone ever primed and painted directly over adhesive vinyl successfully? If so, did it hold up over time?
I'm thinking about how to do some of the panels. Before, I've done them by glueing on cardstock, CA coating it, and polishing that smooth. This is a lot of work. I have some sheets of adhesive vinyl I could easily cut into panels. These would stick great to the airframe, and show the relief I'm looking for.
At work, we occasionally spray DuPont Chromabase over sign vinyl and then a light coat of clear flat lacquer over that. However, that is just when we need some temporary markings that usually get removed in a few weeks. The paint sticks pretty darn well, as we hit the vinyl before painting with a touch of scotchbrite to give it a little tooth and a light isopropyl wipe. We have tested adhesion by applying hi tack tape over the painted vinyl and it does not come off at all. Have not tried adhesion promoter yet.
If I were going to do some large panels that way, I think I would experiment with using adhesion promotor and go that route. I would also make a test panel of painted vinyl over scrap plywood and give it some moderately intense hangar rash by hand to see how it holds up. That way you can test your desired paint on the vinyl before going all in.
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