Odd'l Sputnik

[tjkopena]

When I started assembling my Odd'l Rockets Sputnik I found some discussion of smoothing the body, but no pictures. Here's what I wound up with:



Not completely perfect, but I ran out of time, and it was getting heavy anyway. Smoothing the styrofoam ball took:

1. Coat of Modg-Podg and sand
2. Coat of carpenter's wood filler and sand
3. Coat of carpenter's wood filler and sand
4. Filler primer spray and sand
5. Filler primer spray and sand
6. Black primer spray
7. Black primer spray
8. Metallic chrome spray
9. Metallic chrome spray

Despite the weight it flies pretty well and was a crowd pleaser at this weekend's club launch.

https://youtube.com/shorts/Zqg8nHr8srU

 

[mjennings]

That's a shiny rocket! Very nice!

 

[lakeroadster]

Chrome Dome

 

[teepot]

There is a primer for foam. I have used it on foam balls. I works well. I built a Sputnik using a 12" hollow Christmas ornament. Yours looks good. Way shinier than mine. Yours looks like metal.

 

[waltr]

Yes, it does fly well and was fly to watch.