marwady
Build twice, Launch once
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Hello all,
After a long hiatus from model rocketry due to a move to Northern Michigan, I am "back in the saddle again"
I finally got my shop set up (actually, still working out the bugs) and decided to jump into the deep end with a TLP kit.
This is not really a build thread, rather some highlights and some different building techniques.
For instance, being a fin papering fan, I decided to paper the entire sheet of balsa before laying out and cutting fins and parts. I worked out really well.
I also decided, after thoroughly going over the plans, to build this all in sub sections and doing a final assembly, where possible. We'll see how this works out...
Here are some pix. I have a long way to go:
More to come.
Cheers!!
After a long hiatus from model rocketry due to a move to Northern Michigan, I am "back in the saddle again"
I finally got my shop set up (actually, still working out the bugs) and decided to jump into the deep end with a TLP kit.
This is not really a build thread, rather some highlights and some different building techniques.
For instance, being a fin papering fan, I decided to paper the entire sheet of balsa before laying out and cutting fins and parts. I worked out really well.
I also decided, after thoroughly going over the plans, to build this all in sub sections and doing a final assembly, where possible. We'll see how this works out...
Here are some pix. I have a long way to go:
More to come.
Cheers!!