My take on the Estes Dark Energy

Here's my Estes Dark Energy. I just couldn't see painting it white with the name Dark Energy. Slight mods are 24mm MMT and kevlar. Here are the pics.....

Nice. What brand and color is that intense blue?

I used Krylon X Metals (which I am having a heck of a time finding now) It looks intense because of the flash from the camera. The other colors are flat black and Testors Bronze.

Great looking rocket!

Looks nice! I need to get around to building mine and use up all those C6-3s I have leftover.

Sweet! Good paint job.

Nice paint job!

Well at least YOU got the fins on the right way LOL !

Nice paint ,I like that !

Paul T

What a coincidence: I recently did a Hi-Flier with very similar colors. While I'm pleased with mine, your rocket is much sharper. How does it fly?

Looks beautiful. I agree, it's a much better color scheme than the Estes-recommended white.

Will those draggy fins hold up to bigger motors? It's hard for me to see, but looks like there may be small fillets?

MG13 said:

What a coincidence: I recently did a Hi-Flier with very similar colors. While I'm pleased with mine, your rocket is much sharper. How does it fly?

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I don't know, I just finished it and have not flown it yet.

Sully said:

Looks beautiful. I agree, it's a much better color scheme than the Estes-recommended white.

Will those draggy fins hold up to bigger motors? It's hard for me to see, but looks like there may be small fillets?

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Thank you. Actually, I used epoxy for the fillets for two reasons: 1) I don't like how wood glue leaves gaps and holes when it dries, and 2) I wanted to make sure they were strong enough for a bigger motor. It is probably overbuilding, but I'm not going for performance, and it's nothing a D or E motor can't handle.

I have tried that paint, did you use a white primer under it or something else. I couldn't get the "bling" out of the paint I wanted.

Thank you to all for the kind words, btw.

cobra1336 said:

I have tried that paint, did you use a white primer under it or something else. I couldn't get the "bling" out of the paint I wanted.

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I assume you're referring the X Metal paint. You have to use the X Metal Primer, at least that's how I've always done it. And it needs to be applied gradually. It doesn't sit like other paints, so it takes a few light coats.

Thanks for the info.

Rockin nice job! :wave:
Jeff

So has anyone out there flown their Dark Energy yet?

John Boren

Gorgeous! I like that blue as well!

beautiful job!

Again, thank you all for the kind words.

JumpJet said:

So has anyone out there flown their Dark Energy yet?

John Boren

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When I do, it'll be on a 24mm motor......

Been a while since the last post. Any flight info and pics?