rifleshooter
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Semroc (should be SemRAWKS!) Space Shuttle Build (crossposted in the low-power forum for readership)
As a muddle-aged B.A.R., I thought I'd relive my model-building youth with a nice, easy-to-construct rocket-boosted glider.
Few who've ever met me have confused me with someone who possesses any common sense.
The amount of lumber in this kit could have built a doghouse for my cattle-dog mix - and being the meticulous, careful, ignorant perfectionist that I am, I had to sand and fill the lumber like 18 times. Additionally, I added 42% more wing area to the Orbiter because I live at 5300 ft and wanted something with a glide-ratio higher than a brick's.
Here's the build. It took me something like two weeks, what with carefully working on the pop-pod separation to smooth it out, the 2.5 gallons of paint I put on the model, etc. This was not a build for the weak-at-heart (or weak-at-skills, as it may be).
Final weights on this model:
93 g (3.2 oz) unloaded.
The Booster weighs 58 g (2.0 oz).
The Orbiter weighs 20.72 g (0.7 oz).
The Pop-Pod weighs 12 g (0.4 oz)
How do these masses compare to your Semroc SS?
Things I am aware of: I know I put the wrong windows on each part of the rocket. Yes, I forgot to put some of the 7 (!) launch lugs on until after paint/decals went onto the kit. My filleting skills can be described as "in need of development." Yes, I used a hobby knife to cut the masking tape too deeply on both Orbiter and Booster.
I await your criticism - it is through constructive criticism that we become better.
Anybody with RocketSim wanna tell me what this thing will do with 0-wind, straight flight on an Estes C6-3 motor?
P.S. Semroc kicks butt. The balsa was NICE. They quickly, and for $0, sent me out some parts of a pop-pod after my thrust ring got stuck due to the inappropriate glue I used binding the ring.
As a muddle-aged B.A.R., I thought I'd relive my model-building youth with a nice, easy-to-construct rocket-boosted glider.
Few who've ever met me have confused me with someone who possesses any common sense.
The amount of lumber in this kit could have built a doghouse for my cattle-dog mix - and being the meticulous, careful, ignorant perfectionist that I am, I had to sand and fill the lumber like 18 times. Additionally, I added 42% more wing area to the Orbiter because I live at 5300 ft and wanted something with a glide-ratio higher than a brick's.
Here's the build. It took me something like two weeks, what with carefully working on the pop-pod separation to smooth it out, the 2.5 gallons of paint I put on the model, etc. This was not a build for the weak-at-heart (or weak-at-skills, as it may be).
Final weights on this model:
93 g (3.2 oz) unloaded.
The Booster weighs 58 g (2.0 oz).
The Orbiter weighs 20.72 g (0.7 oz).
The Pop-Pod weighs 12 g (0.4 oz)
How do these masses compare to your Semroc SS?
Things I am aware of: I know I put the wrong windows on each part of the rocket. Yes, I forgot to put some of the 7 (!) launch lugs on until after paint/decals went onto the kit. My filleting skills can be described as "in need of development." Yes, I used a hobby knife to cut the masking tape too deeply on both Orbiter and Booster.
I await your criticism - it is through constructive criticism that we become better.
Anybody with RocketSim wanna tell me what this thing will do with 0-wind, straight flight on an Estes C6-3 motor?
P.S. Semroc kicks butt. The balsa was NICE. They quickly, and for $0, sent me out some parts of a pop-pod after my thrust ring got stuck due to the inappropriate glue I used binding the ring.
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