$.99 cent store 4" Christmas rocket build :hohoho:

So I was at the 99 cent store to get some snacks with my friends and came across these wonderful items. Right in front of me I saw a body tube, a nosecone, some centering rings and some foam board for fins . I thought this would be great for a rocket and cost me a whopping grand total of $3!:y:
Side note: I also found some sanding sponges that were 5 for $1

I decided it would be cool to fly it on some Aerotech 24mm single use motors and should be a nice park rocket.:hohoho::santa-smile::tree:

Looks like a fun build. Good luck wit it, and good luck with your L3!!!

I went to Menards last week and I too found rockets on sale--what a coincidence!??!! About the right size for an L1400.

I had posted my christmas find over on the Oddroc forum. Defintely (going to be used for) mid power though. 24" high.

I just got a round box like that from Hobby Lobby, plain paper mache though and rather heavy. They actually had paper mache tree cones almost exactly like the one I got, but I didn't grab when I could; these are gone now too. Wondering is that red box you have is 4.5" dia. though I suspect it isn't. This one's heavy and I think I want to cut it down a bit anyway to look right, which will be annoying to get exact. The cap will be useful though. I was figuring out how to do the aligning/adjusting and fins today. I'm planning a design with a "bypass" baffle, with the engine tube shooting straight into the nose cone. Won't fly before the holiday though.

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Hey, is that protein powder some new-fangled epoxy filler?!

dixontj93060 said:

I went to Menards last week and I too found rockets on sale--what a coincidence!??!! About the right size for an L1400.

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Are you really launching that on an L?!?:y:

Isaiah-Valadez said:

Are you really launching that on an L?!?:y:

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Don't give it to Eric Cayemburg--he'll put an M or N in it (sparky--for special night launch effect!)!!!

dixontj93060 said:

Don't give it to Eric Cayemburg--he'll put an M or N in it (sparky--for special night launch effect!)!!!

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HAHA that would be something cool to watch.

If you launch that snowman you better get that on video cause that would be hilarious :flyingpig:

KillPact said:

If you launch that snowman you better get that on video cause that would be hilarious :flyingpig:

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Ditto!

KillPact said:

If you launch that snowman you better get that on video cause that would be hilarious :flyingpig:

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Oh, Frosty will fly. That's for sure. But it'll be up to someone else to get the video (at night no less).

dixontj93060 said:

Oh, Frosty will fly. That's for sure. But it'll be up to someone else to get the video (at night no less).

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What, you can't get that beautiful lady of yours to take any video? Take some of her too!