My Estes flew like a champ!! I also have the LOC 4" Phoenix, used it for my Level 1 cert. Flew straight as an arrow. Will use it for my Level 2 in April. Have a scratch built 3" Phoenix, a bit longer than scale, but it also flew well.
Got my first Madcow fiberglass kit today. Ordered a Mini DX3. It will be the last Madcow kit I buy. First off everything is different materials, looks like they just threw in a bunch of junk that they had laying around on the bench. Centering rings are made G10 and the other set is made of fiberglass, neither the same. As are the bulkheads. Both bulkheads are drilled 1/4" for the eye bolt and the ones sent with the kit are 10-24. So that's not going to work. Centering rings do not fit the MMT, allow it to wiggle damn near 1/16th".The fins are of different size, not by much, but not the same. Will need to be sanded . The fins slots are not even close, if I try to install them the way they are it will split the tube. The coupler and motor mount tube weight 3 times what the airframe does. None of the cuts are straight, big gaps between payload and booster and NC when assembled.Bulkhead for the NC is worthless, 1/8th" dia to small, will need to make a new one. Glad I bought a less smaller kit to begin with.
I don't know what that means. G10 is fiberglass.Centering rings are made G10 and the other set is made of fiberglass
Rings, fins, and plates should be G10 fiberglass (woven cloth and resin). Tubes G12 (filament wound). Nosecone G12 or G10 shell with gel coat.I don't know what that means. G10 is fiberglass.
Two different types of glass structure. One was G10 the other just green glass. I got parts that , I think from different returned kits. Some were yellow, some were green, some were white. None of them fit well. Some appeared damaged, as in edges looked as if they had been sanded to repair them.I don't know what that means. G10 is fiberglass.
What do you mean "red" fiberglass???????????? Where can I get me some of dat stuff?
Mad cow sells four or five different colors of FG in their tubes at least. Look under components in the product list.What do you mean "red" fiberglass???????????? Where can I get me some of dat stuff?
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