A pair? That would break the 4-way symmetry. You need four strap-ons.that model is practically begging for a pair of strap on boosters.
A pair? That would break the 4-way symmetry. You need four strap-ons.that model is practically begging for a pair of strap on boosters.
A pair? That would break the 4-way symmetry. You need four strap-ons.
The Brits also had a smaller, shorter range little brother to the Bloodhound: The Electric Thunderbird.Edit: Found it! Bristol Bloodhound, a British SAM. The 4 SRB's get it up in the air and going fast enough for the ram jets to take over.
I'm sure Jim Flis had a lot of fun (and headaches) designing this Thunderbird:Whoever designed this thing had some fun!
Hey Rocker,It’s an interesting kit for sure. Wish more were like it. It is definitely going to test my finishing skills. I’m a fan of balsa building also. Got the itch to work on some 1/2A planes. Going retro and putting on some old cox Tee Dee motors.
Hey Rocker,
Here's one that has lots of balsa, tab and slot construction, like the QCC Explorer, and it's a plane!
https://estesrockets.com/product/007230-conquest/
I think it's going to be discontinued, available now at a big discount.
Cheers.
gave the QCC Explorer a bath in finishing epoxy and micro balloons.
Typo or deliberate?I'll be building it for 38mm mootors.
How much mass is lost in epoxy "drying"? With glies that actually do dry it's significant, but I always assumed epoxy curing wouldn't change it noticably.
I don’t know? I’ll slap a E-9 or bigger in it. It’ll still go up.
Unlike most glues which cure as the solvent evaporates, the two parts of the epoxy undergo an exothermic chemical reaction that causes them to harden through polymerization. Glues dry, epoxies cure.
But yeah ... bigger motor works.
Typo or deliberate?
View attachment 393748 View attachment 393747 Wet sanded the BBIII, finished the airframe on the Air Commander and gave the QCC Explorer a bath in finishing epoxy and micro balloons.
Hey @readytorock556, I like your P-51 on the wall in the background ... what's the kit manufacturer?
Here's my Mountain Models P-51 I built many moons ago...
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I overbuilt a Estes Bullpup 12D out of, well what if? Epoxied everything. Thick fillets, fins, body tube. It’s pretty much indestructible unless you stomp on it. Put an extra square and a half of clay in the nose. She still screams on D-13 reloads!!
The overbuilding leads to rapid descents, and also helps survive rapid descents. Synergy![I]f a little extra weight means a lower apogee, and a faster descent ... that's a feature.
I tend a bit toward "overbuilt" myself, especially on models that I expect to see a lot of pad time. I'd much rather be flying them than fixing them.
My philosophy as well. Although our fields out here are huge, with standing waivers to 50,000 ft. for the TRA/PHX club. Another good reason to "overbuild a bit".
With two HPR launches every month from September to May, most of my rockets get a lot of pad time.
Today I packed our old truck "Grosser" for a one day launch with the Superstition Spacemodeling Society, the local NAR club. They have a new site a bit further South than the old Salome emergency airfield. No chance of drifting over I-10 now. Still planning to keep everything under 10,000 ft. until we get to know the area better. They have a call in waiver to 15,000 ft. MSL.
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