Goonies

[kuririn]

Went to Lowe's this morning, apparently they no longer sell Valspar spray paint!
Criminy.
Only Krylon and Rusto.
So I picked up a few cans of Krylon paint.
Hoping they don't clog up like Rusto.

Sprayed the second color on the Kram last night.
Forgot that the fins are supposed to be orange, so will have to mask and spray a third time later.

TBC

 

[kuririn]

Reshot the orange with the Krylon stuff.

It's very fast drying.
Decals in a day or two.

 

[BABAR]

your couch changes color! Cool!

 

[Cape Byron]

your couch changes color! Cool!

Overspray...

 

[Greg Furtman]

your couch changes color! Cool!

@kuririn Did you use different cameras for these shots? The color change in that chair is profound!

 

[kuririn]

One was shot in the afternoon with natural sunlight coming through the window.
The second one was shot at night with fluorescent lights on.
The couch is a maroon color.
Or maybe it's a secret new color changing fabric?

 

[kuririn]

Decals are on.
The decals are thin and old, and the big wrap around kept breaking apart.
Mistakes are on the other side of the pic.
Anyway, Kram is done.

Good thing Estes didn't name their rocket the Astron Park II.
Then the Excelsior Goony would be the .........
Never mind.
More later.

 

[kuririn]

Basecoated Li'l Ivan and Saki.


Decals in 1 or 2 days.

 

[BABAR]

Decals are on.
The decals are thin and old, and the big wrap around kept breaking apart.
Mistakes are on the other side of the pic.
Anyway, Kram is done.
View attachment 421147
Good thing Estes didn't name their rocket the Astron Park II.View attachment 421152
Then the Excelsior Goony would be the .........
Never mind.
More later.

Or Laniru

 

[kuririn]

Li'l Ivan is done

 

[kuririn]

Saki is done


My Goony/Groony collection is complete, for now.
May add to this thread if I build more in the future.
Laters.

 

[Greg Furtman]

Saki is done
View attachment 422055

My Goony/Groony collection is complete, for now.
May add to this thread if I build more in the future.
Laters.

@kuririn Can you ever really be done with saki?

 

[kuririn]

Can you ever really be done with saki?

Saki, yes.
This, on the other hand......

 

[BABAR]

Saki is done
View attachment 422055

My Goony/Groony collection is complete, for now.
May add to this thread if I build more in the future.
Laters.

I Still think Gee’Hod is the best!

 

[kuririn]

I Still think Gee’Hod is the best!

Then show it off!
(Mine's is still nekkid).

 

[BABAR]

Gee’hod

Probably one of the less politically correct rockets, and a little worse for wear. Had to re-attach the RPG, in doing tore a decal.

 

[BABAR]

Some close ups before I ripped a decal.

Note to self: next time put a ruler up next to close ups.

If anyone finds or clones this build, either put the RPG on the wing or use either basswood of reinforced balsa for the dorsal fin and reinforce the RPG attachment, per my experience and on some RocketReviews posts, it frequently is, I guess we should say, accidentally deployed.

 

[BABAR]

Here's someone else's that did a better build

@rosko_racer

Roski do I have permission to post yours to the gallery?

https://www.rocketryforum.com/threads/semrocs-geehod.4336/#post-37243

 

[BABAR]

Another nice build

@chadrog

https://www.rocketryforum.com/threads/semroc-geehod.41088/#post-385724

 

[BABAR]

Then show it off!
(Mine's is still nekkid).

If you haven’t painted it, almond is a good background color. Whatever you do, test it on some scrap, the decals don’t show up well on darker colors.

https://www.rocketreviews.com/semroc-astronautics-corporation-geehod--by-chan-stevens.html
Vs

https://www.rocketreviews.com/semroc-astronautics-corporation-geehod--by-moe-bertrand.html

 

[rosko_racer]

Here's someone else's that did a better build

@rosko_racer

Roski do I have permission to post yours to the gallery?

https://www.rocketryforum.com/threads/semrocs-geehod.4336/#post-37243

BABAR: You sure have permission to post my build to the gallery. I am honored. Keep us posting.

- Raul

 

[Mightymango]

Thanks for the thread. Just motivated me to buy a bunch of the Jetliners to finally start to do the same.

 

[kuririn]

I launched the clones of the original Gooneybirds today.
All on A10-3T mini engines.
Cloud Hopper. Perfect flight.

Galaxy Guppy. CATO!

Missile Toe. Nominal flight but chute didn't unfurl.
No damage.

Sky Shriek. Nice flight but weak ejection.
Nose cone didn't pop, came in ballistic. No damage!

Star Snoop. Nominal flight, chute didn't unfurl. No damage.


Also launched the Zoom Broom but I've reached my weekly limit on Vimeo.
Will post that one in a few days
Cheers.

 

[Cape Byron]

I launched the clones of the original Gooneybirds today.
All on A10-3T mini engines.

<snip>

Poor Guppy.

 

[BABAR]

I launched the clones of the original Gooneybirds today.
All on A10-3T mini engines.
Cloud Hopper. Perfect flight.

Galaxy Guppy. CATO!

Missile Toe. Nominal flight but chute didn't unfurl.
No damage.

Sky Shriek. Nice flight but weak ejection.
Nose cone didn't pop, came in ballistic. No damage!

Star Snoop. Nominal flight, chute didn't unfurl. No damage.


Also launched the Zoom Broom but I've reached my weekly limit on Vimeo.
Will post that one in a few days
Cheers.

Too bad you can’t average the flights, the force of the CATO averaged over the flights would have probably deployed the chutes on the NoseBlowers!.

is the Guppy repairable, or is it permanently Belly Up?

 

[BABAR]

I launched the clones of the original Gooneybirds today.
All on A10-3T mini engines.
Cloud Hopper. Perfect flight.

Galaxy Guppy. CATO!

Missile Toe. Nominal flight but chute didn't unfurl.
No damage.

Sky Shriek. Nice flight but weak ejection.
Nose cone didn't pop, came in ballistic. No damage!

Star Snoop. Nominal flight, chute didn't unfurl. No damage.


Also launched the Zoom Broom but I've reached my weekly limit on Vimeo.
Will post that one in a few days
Cheers.

I wonder if this is the first time all of the original set were launched back to back?

 

[kuririn]

is the Guppy repairable, or is it permanently Belly Up?

The Galaxy Guppy had minor damage. The engine hook got displaced forward. Looks repairable.

 

[kuririn]

Here's the Zoom Broom.
Perfect flight.

 

[Greg Furtman]

Here's the Zoom Broom.
Perfect flight.

Nice flight & good deployment! But why was the video so "wobbly"? Your other videos haven't been.

 

[kuririn]

Nice flight & good deployment! But why was the video so "wobbly"? Your other videos haven't been.

Hand held cell phone, trying to launch and shoot at the same time, walking to recover the rocket, no image stabilization.
Take your pick!