...Come to think of it, what exactly is holding your nut on, if that's not too personal a question?
Ouch.You smooth talker you..
I took my nut and crushed it onto my shaft, in my vice..
Some REAL men on this thread...….
Really looking forward to the flight on this model.
Looks like it's almost ready to go! Very nice work
What's in the plan folder next?
I'm thinking a LPR (D12) canted cluster. Another scratch build, perhaps in the theme of a '60's era musclecar..
Looking forward to this one !I'm thinking a LPR (D12) canted cluster. Another scratch build, perhaps in the theme of a '60's era musclecar..
May the Force be with you!Thanks for following along.
The X-wing is done. It'll fly at some point this year.
Thanks for following along.
The X-wing is done. It'll fly at some point this year.
Good decision. With that motor and short body tube, likely to be a very powerful ejection.
I tried and was successful at adding the wingtip tubes... Thanks.
Also did some more fine tuning in Open Rocket, .ork file attached. I was surprised that simply changing the fins from square to round yielded an additional 300 feet of altitude.
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New here and hope I am doing this 1st reply right.. Thank you.. I downloaded all your drawings ( and not to sound like an 8th grader) OMG awsum.. Then I saw this you did on Open Rocket.. I have OR but never thought to try this design... With what you posted I am going to try a 13mm Design..
Created a CAD drawing of the TIE XI booster stage today. Should be fairly simple except for turning the fuselage on the lathe... which may not be to bad, never tried to turn a sphere before.
Has the X wing flown single stage yet?
Spent some time today making a CAD model of a rocket heavily influenced by the Star Wars X-Wing Fighter. Also borrows from the Centuri Rocket Times X-Wing Fighter Design contest, circa 1977.
Scaled to utilize an Estes Alpha nose cone and BT-50 body tube.. since the Alpha was the first model I ever built, back in the early 70's. Since this will be my first build since the mid 1980's I thought a tip of the hat to Estes was a good call.
I'm thinking US Army Olive Green paint and stenciling...
I thought about an Honest John Nose Cone, flattened in the line of sight from the cockpit. But I'm wondering if that would drive the rocket in the opposite direction?
You're thoughts / comments / advice are always welcome.
John
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