Adjust the top fins trailing egde to fit the angle of the bottom fin leading edge or make new ones and call it good.You know, I thought there was something wonky about those fins (I mean wonkier than they were intended to be) but I couldn't figure it out until now.
THEY'RE UPSIDE DOWN.
I built 'em wrong and installed 'em the same wrong way. The aft end of the root edge is supposed to be the forward end. Hoist by my own petard!
I could slice them off and turn them over but then I'd have a squared leading edge and a rounded trailing edge.
I could slice them off and remake them but then this silly rocket wouldn't get done until around the time NASA puts a crew on Mars.
Or I could adjust my OpenRocket file, delete this post, and pretend I meant to do it that way.
I know the feeling. That one just sort of came to me and I think it worked out pretty well. Hmm, where are those close-up photos of the alignments of some of my previous fins? Gosh darn, must've deleted them. Can't imagine why I'd do that.I like the tape alignment trick.
Me eyes can use all the help they can get.
I cut out the fin marking guide. Why doesn't OR give you the launch lug line too? I added that, wrapped the guide around the body tube, and marked the fin and launch lug positions.
Yeah, that occurred to me after only about two days.The ends of the OR fin wrap where they meet on the body tube are centered between two of the fins.
Some time ago I shot the nose cone with color, but I wasn't happy with the texture of the result. I sanded it down and will try again.
I'd done some more priming on the body, and I sanded it tonight. I would have been tempted to move on to wet sanding, but not after the debacle with the Goony Patriot. It was probably a little too thin in spots. Instead I put another coat of primer on.
Here it is with Patrioony.
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I know, right? What's up with that?'Bout time! :tongue:
That looks really good, Rich!
Hey Rich ,that rocket looks really cool......I like that !!!
Nice work :clap:
Regards
Paul T
And I didn't use the ball peen hammer even once!
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