Buddy, you should seel those parachutes on their own.
I’m going to make a display nozzle, probably out of an expended case.I love that you're bringing back the Miss Riley in various sizes but uhh... if it doesn't have some form of aluminum looking nozzle it ain't a Miss Riley. It's just another 3FNC rocket with a Miss Riley sticker on it. The spun aluminum nozzle of the Miss Riley in the movie and the original RocketMan kit was the sh*t that made it awesome! Even your included certificate shows a metal looking nozzle. No, I'm not expecting a little spun aluminum nozzle in a $49 kit, but you could easily 3D print one in silver filament or build one into the printed fin can and just instruct us to color it with a silver sharpie. Then it would look like a Miss Riley, and that would be awesome.
Awesome!! I’m so excited to see everyone start building and launching these!View attachment 463629
Got mine today! Love it!
After building several HPR's over the last couple of months I'm looking forward to this for our local section where we are only allowed to fly low power. I had one of our members buy the 13 year old one of these too and he's so excited after watching the movie. Very nice kit Buddy! Thank you!Awesome!! I’m so excited to see everyone start building and launching these!
What got damaged through shipping? I will replace any parts for free. Just let me know thanks.My kit arrived today. Sadly, Miss Riley was pretty badly hurt on her trip. Buddy, please see email I just sent with images.
I sent an email to [email protected] with images of both the squashed box and the damaged parts. Basically only one fin is still perpendicular to the can and one is nearly folded over, and the body tube is scrap. Also, since the tape was popped on both ends of the box (and there's no instructions/parts list) I don't know if anything got away between MSP and SEA. But looking at the image of the kit parts on your web site, it looks like all the parts got here.What got damaged through shipping? I will replace any parts for free. Just let me know thanks.
Thanks I’ll send replacement parts in the morning, so sorry about that issue with USPS.I sent an email to [email protected] with images of both the squashed box and the damaged parts. Basically only one fin is still perpendicular to the can and one is nearly folded over, and the body tube is scrap. Also, since the tape was popped on both ends of the box (and there's no instructions/parts list) I don't know if anything got away between MSP and SEA. But looking at the image of the kit parts on your web site, it looks like all the parts got here.
OK, sounds good. Thanks.Thanks I’ll send replacement parts in the morning, so sorry about that issue with USPS.
There is no way (without severely compromising the shock cord attach point) to stuff an altimeter (bigger than an Adrel ALT-BMP or FS Comp) up in this nose cone, and its not worth it, really, to try that. However, the body is plenty long enough to have room for an FS Mini (or FireFly or MicroPeak) in a pouch above that lovely 'chute. It will even have room for an AltimeterOne/Two/Three. So as soon as I can actually fly it, there will be performance data for it........of course, me being me, I'd have to fly some kind of altimeter in it. Hopefully I could get an FS Mini or MicroPeak up in that nose cone. If not, I could always use the fleece pouch method as I do in other models without dedicated payload sections. In this case, I don't think I'd want to modify the model to have one.
5 minute epoxy workd great, you won’t need much at all. Just for the fin can and motor ring. I can definitely make that parachute in all sizes, I’ll work on that this week from 1ft-16ft in sizes. They’re very similar to our TARC chutes that’s I currently sell 12”-36” on my website.One Miss Riley arrived yesterday, the tape had popped in three places. A bit of Kevlar hanging out one end and when I picked it up the nosecone just about fell out the other end, I was afraid some of it had fell out but everything was there and okay. Hour or so later the second arrived in good condition with all tape intact. Really like the chute, wish they were available separately and in some different sizes. Okay what glue would be advised? Epoxy, CA? Never glued any 3D plastic before.
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Okay, thanks Buddy!5 minute epoxy workd great, you won’t need much at all. Just for the fin can and motor ring. I can definitely make that parachute in all sizes, I’ll work on that this week from 1ft-16ft in sizes. They’re very similar to our TARC chutes that’s I currently sell 12”-36” on my website.
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