LithosphereRocketry
Pining for the Fjords
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So, with my Saturn IB ready for paint, I needed to find some excuse not to paint it yet. I settled on a pair of MPR scale model scratch builds, as I like MPR and scale models, but I've never done an MPR scale model, and I might as well make two while I'm at it.
The first one is an IQSY Tomahawk in 25% scale, putting it at a 2.2" tube. It's designed for versatility, and can fly on anything from a D12-3 to an I243WH (mach & 3700' oint. E30's and F36's will likely be my motors of choice. It has lugs and rail buttons just for the fun of it, and a baffle from Apogee that didn't fit my Ventris (darn Estes PSII tube sizes) to protect the laundry.
The other is an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile at about 40% scale using Estes PSII 3" tubing (actually, the entire rocket is a kitbashed Estes Scion). It's designed for larger 29mm motors, like the F59WT, G68WH, H54WHLB, and H90CL. (Can you guess what case I have?) I'll likely just use dog barf, and it will only have rail buttons. All of the fins fit onto scrap plywood and the fins from the Scion with a little tweaking, so it won't be perfectly scale - it'll be pretty close though.
I have started both builds, which will follow in subsequent posts.
View attachment amraam.ork
View attachment iqsy_paper_2in.ork
The first one is an IQSY Tomahawk in 25% scale, putting it at a 2.2" tube. It's designed for versatility, and can fly on anything from a D12-3 to an I243WH (mach & 3700' oint. E30's and F36's will likely be my motors of choice. It has lugs and rail buttons just for the fun of it, and a baffle from Apogee that didn't fit my Ventris (darn Estes PSII tube sizes) to protect the laundry.
The other is an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile at about 40% scale using Estes PSII 3" tubing (actually, the entire rocket is a kitbashed Estes Scion). It's designed for larger 29mm motors, like the F59WT, G68WH, H54WHLB, and H90CL. (Can you guess what case I have?) I'll likely just use dog barf, and it will only have rail buttons. All of the fins fit onto scrap plywood and the fins from the Scion with a little tweaking, so it won't be perfectly scale - it'll be pretty close though.
I have started both builds, which will follow in subsequent posts.
View attachment amraam.ork
View attachment iqsy_paper_2in.ork