Silver Comet

[DragonRocketry]

I was asked if I could do an upscale kit of estes Silver Comet and figured I would see if there is any interest in one of these or if I should just do one and done. If you are interested post here.

4" dia, 42.75" tall, 38mm motor mount. 1/4" baltic birch fins, thru wall construction.

 

[mikeyd]

while I like the silver comet, I think to be a little more retro it needs pods on the fins. Sorry could not resist, but I know this is about a possible upscale.

I can remove this post if it is troublesome.

 

[DragonRocketry]

So there is no interest in this kit?

 

[cwbullet]

I was asked if I could do an upscale kit of estes Silver Comet and figured I would see if there is any interest in one of these or if I should just do one and done. If you are interested post here.

4" dia, 42.75" tall, 38mm motor mount. 1/4" baltic birch fins, thru wall construction.

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I have designed 3-inch and 4-inch with nose and tail cones already if you want the files.

 

[Antares JS]

I am interested.

 

[DragonRocketry]

I have designed 3-inch and 4-inch with nose and tail cones already if you want the files.

Chuck I would be interested in the 4" nose cone. The tail cone I am just going to cut a LOC nose cone the same way I do for a V2 kit.

 

[Zbench]

I would be interested if it were complete with pods. Looks very cool. Perhaps make the fin one piece and print pod halves to snap
around the fin and epoxy in place?

 

[cwbullet]

Chuck I would be interested in the 4" nose cone. The tail cone I am just going to cut a LOC nose cone the same way I do for a V2 kit.

I will send you the file tomorrow. I did my tail cone differently. I 3D printed it to hold the fins in place. It is printed with the slots.

 

[DragonRocketry]

I will send you the file tomorrow. I did my tail cone differently. I 3D printed it to hold the fins in place. It is printed with the slots.

Send me both I will check it out. Slotting the loc nose cone is always fun....LOL

 

[John Kemker]

I have designed 3-inch and 4-inch with nose and tail cones already if you want the files.

I'd like the 4-inch files, please.

 

[5x7]

You might want to see if there would be more interest in the Centuri Quasar, which I bet the Silver Comet was based on: https://www.rocketryforum.com/threads/centuri-quasar-kc-7-or-5067-gallery.46828/#post-453955

 

[DragonRocketry]

I have decided to not bother doing this kit, not enough interest.

 

[cwbullet]

I will upload the files for self-use. Give me a few day.

 

[Ulexis]

I agree that the Quasar will get a lot more interest.

 

[darrenf]

Damn, somehow I'm just now seeing this post. I was the one that requested this kit.
@cwbullet , do you have dimensions for the 4" fins? I still want to make this happen.

 

[DragonRocketry]

Damn, somehow I'm just now seeing this post. I was the one that requested this kit.
Chuck, do you have dimensions for the 4" fins? I still want to make this happen.

I can cut you the fins if you want to scratch build it.

 

[SolarYellow]

I will upload the files for self-use. Give me a few day.

Chuck,

Did you ever get these files uploaded?

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

Damn, somehow I'm just now seeing this post. I was the one that requested this kit.
@cwbullet , do you have dimensions for the 4" fins? I still want to make this happen.

You could contact LOC directly and ask them about making you a custom kit. They made one for me before LDRS 37. Here’s my thread. Unfortunately the forum picture-loading tool had a problem near the end of the thread, and I was unable to finish loading final pictures, but I can tell you, it turned out great. Unfortunately, it ended up only flying a few times before being severely damaged.

https://www.rocketryforum.com/threads/loc-comet-custom-project-for-ldrs-37.144615/
Edit: Here is a pictures.

LOC used to be willing to do custom projects like this. Maybe they still do. I worked with someone named Jay.

 

[Wrightme43]

You could contact LOC directly and ask them about making you a custom kit. They made one for me before LDRS 37. Here’s my thread. Unfortunately the forum picture-loading tool had a problem near the end of the thread, and I was unable to finish loading final pictures, but I can tell you, it turned out great. Unfortunately, it ended up only flying a few times before being severely damaged.

https://www.rocketryforum.com/threads/loc-comet-custom-project-for-ldrs-37.144615/
Edit: Here is a pictures.

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LOC used to be willing to do custom projects like this. Maybe they still do. I worked with someone named Jay.

Sweet, I like the taper and the way the fins look.

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

Sweet, I like the taper and the way the fins look.

Thanks. When I was working with LOC on this, we made a few decisions to depart from an exact upscale. We used a more tapered and elongated nosecone and tail cone. We also slotted the tube for only 3 fins, not the 4 in the original Estes kit or the V2 that the Comet is based on. It made it more “Swoopy”. I was sad when it crashed due to a bad deployment. I hadn’t added the paint details I had wanted, and I was looking forward to more flights. People really liked that rocket. I encourage someone to make another, whether through LOC, another vendor, or scratch build. Sci-Fi rockets are the best!

EDIT::I still have the crashed rocket, if anyone wants to come by and get it and try to fix it. It’s not something I want to ship, but if anyone wants to pick it up, I would give it to them.

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

I have decided to not bother doing this kit, not enough interest.

I bet if you made 5-10 of them on spec, you could sell them.

 

[KenECoyote]

I have decided to not bother doing this kit, not enough interest.

If you were planning on 3D printing the nose cone to match the original, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

Who am I kidding...even if you didn't, I'd probably still buy it.

 

[SolarYellow]

This thread has me planning a 3-inch build. Might need some small tip pods.

 

[DragonRocketry]

I bet if you made 5-10 of them on spec, you could sell them.

I heard that to many times and it never worked out that way. Right now I do not have the time to even think about doing them. I got training for the next 6 weeks.

 

[cwbullet]

I heard that to many times and it never worked out that way. Right now I do not have the time to even think about doing them. I got training for the next 6 weeks.

Sorry, you have training. Tough time of year for that.

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

I heard that to many times and it never worked out that way. Right now I do not have the time to even think about doing them. I got training for the next 6 weeks.

Makes sense. Good luck with training.

 

[Sandy H.]

I heard that to many times and it never worked out that way. Right now I do not have the time to even think about doing them. I got training for the next 6 weeks.

Wow. . . 6 weeks of training. . .I don't think I've ever had a work-related training last that long in one stint. Hopefully its fun stuff or at least something interesting. I'm usually questioning my life choices after 3 days of work-related training. . .

 

[darrenf]

Chuck,

Did you ever get these files uploaded?

@cwbullet Bump.

 

[cwbullet]

@cwbullet Bump.

I will finish the files this week and upload them over the weekend. I need to do a test build.

 

[lhelseth]

I will finish the files this week and upload them over the weekend. I need to do a test build.

Chuck, Did you get a chance to upload your Silver Comet files? Thanks!