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[SpaceAXEplorer]

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[hcmbanjo]

Wow Eric!
There's some great graphic work on this one!
I've saved the files and hope to build it one day!
(Too many irons on the fire right now)

 

[Saluki]

I am beginning to work on this useing some tubeing. Will use tubing for the motor mount.

 

[Saluki]

Hi Eric,
I have built one of the nose cones, but it turned out shorter than the origenal plastic nose cone that I have in my Starfighter kit. Can you put an inch marking guide on the PDF files for reference?

 

[Saluki]

Thanks Eric,
My printer is on 100%. I can up the size to get the proper size, I just thought an inch mark might help others. Your drawings look great. Thanks.

 

[rbelknap]

Ok, I'll bite. I've just finished printing out the pages. Let's see if I've just bitten off more than I can chew, being a relative card-stock rocket newbie. (I've done a couple of Art Applewhite's kits, and I have a TRF Logo rocket far down the build queue)

 

[Saluki]

Will Eric this is where I eat crow. I check the drawing with the body tubes. They are right on the mark. I check my paper nose cone again and it's on the mark also.

All I can is sorry, my bad.

 

[rbelknap]

2:rbelknap...
I designed the TRF rockets' card parts, constrution layout and graphics.. To use the old Estes rocket challenge scale; The TRF is what I would consider about a 2.5 maybe, but this starfighter in my card form is about a 5.5-6! If you can pull it off with what's on the forum now; you'll have my utmost respect as a paper shaper. But there's no shame in doing other things and working up to something like this. I hope this isn't too patronizing, but I don't want to see anyone get discouraged trying something like this starfighter as a first kit, failing, and hating cardstock modeling and rocketry forever. Ok?

No worries here. I have the parts printed and reference images downloaded (including the plans for the original centuri model from the jimz plans site) so I have everything for when i'm ready to tackle it. I'll have to take a look around and see if there are other interesting ( and less complex) models to build up my skills with. I'm on the fence about opening my TRF kit since I got number 10. I may end up ordering a second one to build and fly.