You ever see a rocket design that makes you stop in your tracks and proceed to drool?

patelldp said:

I'll be honest, I'm really not crazy about the new design. I am sure Matt couldn't replicate the original design as Estes/NCR owns the rights to it, which is a crying shame.

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So that's why the Rear Fins look like they do. Hmm.

I am really tempted to pull the trigger on a painkiller micro. But I just don't know if I'm ready to go that aggressive with so recently being back into the hobby.

No surprises here. I have two that have me drooling... I've made versions of each, but not the originals (yet).

Behold my first love of rocketry... The 1974 catalog model of the Cineroc/Omega combo



My second passion is Mike Fisher's Velociraptor which currently resides in Tammie's Hobbies, Beaverton, Oregon.

I really like the fliskits thunder bird. I have been wanting to build this for quite a while. Just waiting for my skills to be worthy of it.

The advantages of saved bookmarks:

https://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?15703-The-Aliens-are-coming

https://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?16984-My-Alien-Arrived

Here another one.
You can also add the Redstone,Merc Atlas and the Joes to me list of droolers.
When I was a puppy,you could say I was almost a scrap booker.I was always cutting pics of these out of the news paper and mags.
Didnt really book them,but..Oh,whatever,you get the drift.

I've always been a sucker for those unique, Sci-Fi, deep space designs, so alot of the rockets from Estes 79-83 cataloges, but when I saw this one, I had to have it:

I like the Arapahoe-E, so much so that I cut the fins for an Arapahoe-J last night (it will be my L2 project).


Not my rocket

That's a great looking rocket. These threads always get me thinking about projects I didn't know I "needed".

Cl(VII) said:

I like the Arapahoe-E, so much so that I cut the fins for an Arapahoe-J last night (it will be my L2 project).

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I think my next project will be a NCR Cluster Duck. I've never built a cluster or staged rocket. I thought that this would be a great place to start.

This.

https://www.giantleaprocketry.com/products/kits_highaltitude.aspx

ChrisAttebery said:

I think my next project will be a NCR Cluster Duck. I've never built a cluster or staged rocket. I thought that this would be a great place to start.

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This is a great rocket. I built one not long ago, and it is a great cluster. Fun to fly too. Quite the crowd pleaser too. Let me know if you have any questions on the build.

ChrisAttebery said:

That's a great looking rocket. These threads always get me thinking about projects I didn't know I "needed".

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+1 (or in my case +18)

Thanks Paul.

RocketGeekInFL said:

This is a great rocket. I built one not long ago, and it is a great cluster. Fun to fly too. Quite the crowd pleaser too. Let me know if you have any questions on the build.

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Cl(VII) said:

I like the Arapahoe-E, so much so that I cut the fins for an Arapahoe-J last night (it will be my L2 project).

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I liked it so much, I built two of them.

kelltym88 said:

I've always been a sucker for those unique, Sci-Fi, deep space designs, so alot of the rockets from Estes 79-83 cataloges, but when I saw this one, I had to have it:

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I am the same way...the USS Atlantis, Andromeda, Cassiopeia, some of the Fliskits. But the one that I really liked was the Rigel-3. Exotic looking and a multi-stager to boot! What was not to like! I plan to build a clone soon. My bigger plan (literally) is to make a 3D model of the nose cone and send it to Shapeways to make a ST-20 based version...



FC

Gary Byrum said:

I liked it so much, I built two of them.

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I love the purple one. I was playing around with colors in OR, and I think I'm going to go with a deep purple/plum color.

Cl(VII) said:

I love the purple one. I was playing around with colors in OR, and I think I'm going to go with a deep purple/plum color.

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Here's a close up of the purple one. Still looking forward to flying the red one on a maiden flight.



Here's a close up of two different Phoenix applications for the fins. The small Arapahoe has the standard given. Big boy has one I digitized. I really like that one.

Wow, I'm really digging that Arapahoe! Beautiful lines to it.

Gary Byrum said:

Here's a close up of the purple one. Still looking forward to flying the red one on a maiden flight.

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Here's a close up of two different Phoenix applications for the fins. The small Arapahoe has the standard given. Big boy has one I digitized. I really like that one.

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Very nice. Thanks for sharing the pics and alternate phoenix. I already have the decals, they were my "get one free" in Mark's recent sale.

HHaase said:

Wow, I'm really digging that Arapahoe! Beautiful lines to it.

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It really is smooth looking. My understanding is the original designer was looking to make a compliment to the Cherokee-D. Which I am also a huge fan of, so much so I made a Cherokee-I.

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Oh my,the restrictions one puts on themself. .



Don't stand about on the edge of life afraid to venture in.

Of the rockets in my collection, the Estes Voyager II was probably the one I most remember wanting because it looked cool.

I've never had an Estes Tomcat, but I think it's a head turner.

eljefe said:

Of the rockets in my collection, the Estes Voyager II was probably the one I most remember wanting because it looked cool.

I've never had an Estes Tomcat, but I think it's a head turner.

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Oh, the Tomcat is a head turner alright... Mostly when people are yelling "HEADS UP!!!" I've never seen one painted that flew well, or should I say crashed with dignity.

Adrian

I am going to add two that I saw at NARAM this year.

This one is (if I recall correctly) a Wildman Eagle Claw 4. What really knocked my socks off is that the builder painted this himself. The pic (from NARAMLive.com) does not do it justice! Painting every single rivet... He was behind me at check-in on Sunday.




The second was this one, also on Sunday. It was just a thing of beauty. If I recall correctly, it was an L2 cert. (Maybe an L3?)

Rockets I think are goddamn sexy:

Fliskits Corona:

Photo is of mine, but she's had more hard hits than the thin BT likes so I don't know how many flights are left. Also, only really flies well on B motors. Definitely upscaling this one.

Pemtech Kraken

not-mine. On my buy list.

Zeroignite said:

Rockets I think are goddamn sexy:
Pemtech Kraken

not-mine. On my buy list.

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+1 to this. Just waiting until I'm old enough to build this one (after all, I'm only 48)

Adrian

75Grandville said:

I am going to add two that I saw at NARAM this year.

This one is (if I recall correctly) a Wildman Eagle Claw 4. What really knocked my socks off is that the builder painted this himself. The pic (from NARAMLive.com) does not do it justice! Painting every single rivet... He was behind me at check-in on Sunday.

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Bill,
I really appreciate the compliment, thank you very much, and yes, it is an Eagle Claw 4; all airbrush, no stickers.

Cl(VII) said:

I like the Arapahoe-E, so much so that I cut the fins for an Arapahoe-J last night (it will be my L2 project).

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Gorgeous fin design, though I'm having trouble finding retail availability. Any suggestions?