Looking for the old FlisKits cardmodel files

[Swampworks]

Cross posting this as the traffic in the forum is a little more than the card model forum....

Amid this stay at home requirement, I’ve found a few kids who went almost crazy over a couple of cheap delta kites we flew over the last couple weekends. I’m pretty sure a couple of front yard card rockets will put them over the edge. I know the success I’ve had with a few of the card rockets off of the (old) FlisKits website. Unfortunately, I discovered that the current FlisKits website doesn’t have the links to the Midnight Express or the Caution ??? rocket patterns. If the sharing of those isn’t allowed, I understand....Maybe Jim is watching and might be willing to share? I’m just looking to build a few that if land out of recoverable area won’t matter,

Thanks!

 

[Larry S]

Here are the links to the Midnight Express pattern and instructions via the internet archive:
https://web.archive.org/web/2017022...com/products/rocketkits/free_dl/fps_fre01.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/2017022...roducts/rocketkits/free_dl/ins-fre01_rev1.pdf
The Caution rocket page has 8 links, and is available here:
https://web.archive.org/web/2018042...ucts/free_dl/paper_rockets/caution_rocket.htm
Larry

 

[GlenP]

TIP: instead of an overlap glue joint, use a butt-joint. Cut a glue tab twice as wide as the one shown on the pattern, and cut it off the printed body tube portion. Glue half of the width of the glue tab under the printed body tube on the edge that you cut it from. Let it dry. Pre-curl the body tube and then glue the other half of the glue tab per the instructions. This will give the outside of the tube a smooth seam at the joint instead of having an overlap. Either way will work fine. Those are nice patterns, glad to see they are still available on the wayback web archive. I like to use a glue stick, or white glue with an actual stick, like one of those skewers or toothpicks. The glue stick can spread an even thin coat without getting the paper too wet. The bamboo skewers can dip into a little bit of white glue and let you get a drop right where you want it and paint it on those smaller glue tabs.

 

[Swampworks]

Here are the links to the Midnight Express pattern and instructions via the internet archive:
https://web.archive.org/web/2017022...com/products/rocketkits/free_dl/fps_fre01.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/2017022...roducts/rocketkits/free_dl/ins-fre01_rev1.pdf
The Caution rocket page has 8 links, and is available here:
https://web.archive.org/web/2018042...ucts/free_dl/paper_rockets/caution_rocket.htm
Larry

Thanks, Larry! Never thought to look on the wayback machine. I figured the links would not be active. Got 'em now!

 

[Larry S]

You're welcome. Keep us posted on your build of them.

Larry