SCALE - Thunderbird Gallery

Great model ,,would also fit in the "scale - gallery"

Are you sure these are not doctored pics of the prototype? They are great.

Since it is a scale, I will be adjusting the indexing as such.

Thanks for the great pics.

May I ask what kit that is ,I`m really feelin` the love on that one !!

Very nice job Andy !


Paul

sodmeister said:

May I ask what kit that is ,I`m really feelin` the love on that one !!

Very nice job Andy !


Paul

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Assuming its the kit, its from Fliskits.

FlisKits Thunderbird

https://www.fliskits.com/products/rocketkits/kit_detail/thunderbird.htm

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OY.....looks like another kit for the pile :eyeroll:


Paul

..you won't regret it ,, very well done plans , lots of transitions,cones and fin angles. my kind of kit ! lol

Awesome job Stymye, here is the one I built. This was one of my favorite builds, an excellent kit from Fliskits.

How did y'all get the museum to let you get so much access for photos?

Here's my scratch-built Thunderbird missile, powered by a central D12-5 and four outboard C6-0's in the detaching boosters.

JAL3 said:

Are you sure these are not doctored pics of the prototype? They are great.

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Dude, I was THERE for the proto-typing and it NEVER looked THAT good! LOL

Great job!

Ok. I'm buying it.

Fin tapering is over the top. Just awesome

So what you`re saying is ,have this ready :eyeroll:

It just never ends ,does it.

Paul

Marlin523 said:

Fin tapering is over the top. Just awesome

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The fin tapering does look really cool. However, with this model it feels like it will never end.

The other thing is this rocket flies really good.

Oh my! I think I'll just stop posting images of my project before I go any further....These are wonderful!

That Thunderbird is an amzing bird. Mines pretty plain Jane but still looks not bad on the way up. Your build looks well on the way to making a very cool one

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Yep... Flis is kill me...
Uncle Mike just got another order from clueless Jeff...


Jeff

adrian said:

Here's my scratch-built Thunderbird missile, powered by a central D12-5 and four outboard C6-0's in the detaching boosters.

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Man thats flat out amazing I should have commented sooner.
Cheers
fred

SteveA said:

Oh my! I think I'll just stop posting images of my project before I go any further....These are wonderful!

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I'd like to see some of your pictures I think when folks post there own it's a way to generate some excitement around a great kit Hows your project coming?
Cheers
fred

Here's mine. It's not Fliskits - at the time I built this I hadn't heard of Fliskits. In fact, at the time I built this, Fliskits had barely heard of Fliskits. It goes up on a D12-5 and four B6-0's or C6-0's. It comes down in five pieces, intentionally.

On the pad:
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Going up:
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Boosters away:
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