Anybody check out the site? I really like most of the rockets they offer. Does anybody here have one in their collection yet? They look to be a fairly new site. I wish they had some MPR's to offer.
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Oh okay, yeah he has some pretty cool stuff. Thank you for the response.
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+1 on Squirrelworks!
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I have several of their kits. All have been fun builds and great flyers. I've got more in my queue to catch up on...
+ 2 for the Squirel.
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Nice kits, well designed, great instructions, great service.
Don periodically posts teasers about new designs he's working on, too.
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Nice kits, well designed, great instructions, great service.
Don periodically posts teasers about new designs he's working on, too.
-Kevin
Yo Bloomsburg ! BSC class of '79 here.
I have a Gremlin and a Dogfight which are both quality kits and great flyers. If I'm not mistaken, Don and the squirrels are celebrating 10 years in business. A Squirrel Works rocket almost always finds it's way into the sky at the monthly DARS launches. Can't go wrong with anyone of them that strikes your fancy.
Couldn't find a Dogfight picture but found some old Gremlin shots.
I have a Gremlin and a Dogfight which are both quality kits and great flyers. If I'm not mistaken, Don and the squirrels are celebrating 10 years in business. A Squirrel Works rocket almost always finds it's way into the sky at the monthly DARS launches. Can't go wrong with anyone of them that strikes your fancy.
Couldn't find a Dogfight picture but found some old Gremlin shots.
Nice pictures, I may have to add one or two to my rocket collection..I'm a little lost on the BSC? I can't think of any schools in/around Bloom with tho initials...sorry!
When I first saw this kit I wondered why it was designed with the fins on the booster and the tubes on the sustainer. IMO it would look cooler the other way around with the swept back fins nestling along the tops of the cut fin tubes.
After building and launching my 2 stage version of Estes’ “Space Eagle” I think I have figured out the reason. With tube fins on the booster there is pretty much no tumble for tumble recovery. The booster on my rocket comes down ballistic.
Bloomsburg University was Bloomsburg State College when I went there (and Bloomsburg State Teachers College before that and Bloomsburg State Normal School before that). Anyway it says Bloomsburg State College on my diploma.
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Sorry for the delay. Actually just finished two and ddin't want to show them naked!
The Pie in the Sky is a great crowd pleaser for demo in small areas.
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Me? or Squirrel Works?
Both are still around
For other pix of my rockets, check out this thread
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I have the Arapahoe, Police Call Box, and the Too Cool for Spool. All nice kits. The Arapahoe is a classic design.
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Straight up, Don @ Squirrel Works is da' bomb. His kits are cool, innovative, well designed and beautifully packaged. I've been building and flying them for years. Get several, you'll be glad your did.
I have three of their rockets but have not gotten around to building any of them yet. Currently I own the Tuber, Space Research Vessel and The Acorn.
I've been wanting to pick up more of their Sci-Fi series but every time I look at the sight they are out of stock. I'll get lucky one of these days.
I've been wanting to pick up more of their Sci-Fi series but every time I look at the sight they are out of stock. I'll get lucky one of these days.
I loved my Arapahoe E. But it was unstable with an E12 motor; I hadn't checked the center of gravity, assuming the kit maker had taken care of that concern. Nope. Totally destroyed.
I have thought about trying to clone an replacement, with plastic nosecone and tail assy, but haven't gotten around to it. A replacement kit is pretty pricey.
I loved my Arapahoe E. But it was unstable with an E12 motor; I hadn't checked the center of gravity, assuming the kit maker had taken care of that concern. Nope. Totally destroyed.
I have thought about trying to clone an replacement, with plastic nosecone and tail assy, but haven't gotten around to it. A replacement kit is pretty pricey.
I can see how that might be unstable with the fins that far forward and the weight of an E in the tail. Beautiful rocket you had there.
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It definitely requires a lot of nose weight. I haven’t actually built the kit, but I built an upscale using Semroc LT225 tubes and balsa parts. I think the nose cone is more weight than balsa. What a bummer on what happened to yours.I loved my Arapahoe E. But it was unstable with an E12 motor; I hadn't checked the center of gravity, assuming the kit maker had taken care of that concern. Nope. Totally destroyed.
I have thought about trying to clone an replacement, with plastic nosecone and tail assy, but haven't gotten around to it. A replacement kit is pretty pricey.
. My upscale flys great on G motors like G64 or G80. It also does well on small H like H54.I was thinking about a 3” version using the Big Red Max nose cone as the tail, and the Big Daddy nose cone. Too much other stuff on bench right now.
I like your paint scheme with how you reversed the colors on the fins.
re: Arapaho-E stability.
Mine went slightly squirrelly on the maiden as well.
I added some lead shot and have 5 nominal flights so far.
I don't have the exact weight of the shot I added but my cone weighs 38 grams. That puts the cg at 17 1/2 inches from the tip with an E12. Flies like a dream.
Mine went slightly squirrelly on the maiden as well.
I added some lead shot and have 5 nominal flights so far.I don't have the exact weight of the shot I added but my cone weighs 38 grams. That puts the cg at 17 1/2 inches from the tip with an E12. Flies like a dream.
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Thanks for all the responses guys, I've been out if it for a while, a few life issues. But back into it, last time I was recovering from an injury and just buying and buying, so I have a lot left to build from even 10 years ago. Picked up some more stuff today from Hobby Lobby, last Monday I picked up an Alpha III launch kit to keep me busy while I'm staying at the place I am until I get to my house and storage stuff with my other rockets.
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Be pro-active. Take a hammer and a crow bar over and get the area accessible to where you're stuff has been barricaded. It won't take long. Give them a fair notice.
Yeah, most of the stuff is buried with their crap in front of it. I can hardly walk thru my room. Not a happy dude. But I'm supposed to be ok with it.
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The very last LPR I built was their Squirrel Works signature model - sadly, I never launched it.
