What did you do rocket wise today?

[86mustang408w]

I've never seen this, but a friend says hey at 6am, there's a show about building Model Rockets on Discovery Channel now...

What!?!?! Its pretty cool.

 

[prfesser]

Took delivery of a few items for motor construction from rocketmotorparts.com. I've moved away from making propellant (for OldGuy™ reasons ) but still have some that's already been made, so I need to construct motors from it.

 

[jd2cylman]

Took delivery of a few items for motor construction from rocketmotorparts.com. I've moved away from making propellant (for OldGuy™ reasons ) but still have some that's already been made, so I need to construct motors from it.

Wait, you wrote THE book…
Are you allowed to quit making motors??? Isn’t this akin to a senator or Supreme Court judge retiring before they’re senile???

 

[John Kemker]

Wait, you wrote THE book…
Are you allowed to quit making motors??? Isn’t this akin to a senator or Supreme Court judge retiring before they’re senile???

Well, are we sure @prfesser doesn't meet your criteria?

 

[prfesser]

Well, are we sure @prfesser doesn't meet your criteria?

Maybe he does...

Seriously...between memory issues and increased tremor, I decided it was time to relegate myself to model and mid-power, mostly, with the occasional foray into high-power. Building motors from grains that have already been prepared isn't significantly more hazardous, or susceptible to a slip of the fingers, than assembling a reload.

(Now, without taking any side) it's too bad that the powers-that-be on this planet can't be sufficiently self-aware to say "It's time to step down".

As Kurt Vonnegut once wrote; "So it goes."

 

[Jeff Curtis]

Finished up an Estes Calypso. Had a painting disaster. My Frog Masking tape lifted a lot of the white paint. Rather than starting over, I used a roll of white adhesive vinyl I had and applied that. Came out okay. I was going to clone the Calypso, and bought the Stickershock23 vinyl. Then a kit came up on Ebay. I bought and built that. But I went ahead and applied the vinyl. So I have an extra set of decals.

 

[Old School Doug]

Sanded down the 1st primer coat on the LOC Magnum park flier. Took the Aspire as far as I can until I get a decent weather day to lay down the 1st primer coat. Loaded the parts and pieces into ork for the Estes Argent (next build) and gave the workbench area a good cleaning. Browsed some images for a decent Hornet pic to send off to Stickershock.

 

[Jeff Curtis]

Continued with finishing another rocket tonight. Finally got the Stickershock vinyl on my Pro Series II Panavia. Got the kit this summer from Bad Boy Rockets at a great price. Under $50 if I recall. Unfortunately, his Ebay store no longer shows this as available. The Toby Vanderbeek clone is also out-of-stock.

Also got busy on a clone of the Estes Gooney Bird, the Cloud Hopper. I'm going to have to do something to strengthen the fins or they will have issues,

 

[Art Upton]

Continued with finishing another rocket tonight. Finally got the Stickershock vinyl on my Pro Series II Panavia. Got the kit this summer from Bad Boy Rockets at a great price. Under $50 if I recall. Unfortunately, his En=bay store no longer shows this as available. The Toby Vanderbeek clone is also out-of-stock.

Also got busy on a clone of the Estes Gooney Bird, the Cloud Hopper. I'm going to have to do something to strengthen the fins or they will have issues,

If you flipped the fins around on that Panavia, it's a Cherokee -G very close. I have the Cherokee decals for mine I already painted white with Red, just need to decal.

I have a Semroc like the Cloud Hopper, the rear T-tail fins do brake off time to time but glue back on easy.

 

[readytorock556]

Ordered a Go Devil 38 from Wildman and a Stiker from Loc. Can’t wait to build them!!!

 

[Jeff Curtis]

If you flipped the fins around on that Panavia, it's a Cherokee -G very close. I have the Cherokee decals for mine I already painted white with Red, just need to decal.

I have a Semroc like the Cloud Hopper, the rear T-tail fins do brake off time to time but glue back on easy.

I hadn't noticed that but you are definitely right.

 

[Jeff Curtis]

Continued with finishing another rocket tonight. Finally got the Stickershock vinyl on my Pro Series II Panavia. Got the kit this summer from Bad Boy Rockets at a great price. Under $50 if I recall. Unfortunately, his Ebay store no longer shows this as available. The Toby Vanderbeek clone is also out-of-stock.

Also got busy on a clone of the Estes Gooney Bird, the Cloud Hopper. I'm going to have to do something to strengthen the fins or they will have issues,

Just saw Bad Boy has these back in stock. Good deal at $46.99.

 

[Voyhager3]

Thumb when right through it, it was too cold, and it was brand new.

 

[KenECoyote]

Foamed the fin can on my Loc 7.5 V2.

And more work done...

 

[Cape Byron]

Worked on bogus sponsor logos for a new design.



Lamington says his new design is a cuttlefish. He calls it 'Skwid', the Torres Straight islander word for the animal.

"Make a logo for it."
"No. That's the end of the design process, not the start."
"But you have your graphics hat on."
"Yes, and soon I'll put my farmer's hat on and go outside."

Some bribery followed...

So now we have a logo and a motor mount and precious little else. Still, that, I think is some progress.



Bonus points for guessing the logo inspiration. Don't say alcohol.

 

[kuririn]

Bonus points for guessing the logo inspiration

Cuttlefish?

 

[Cape Byron]

Cuttlefish?
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Well, yes, but there’s more to it. The font is cuttlefishy to begin with.

 

[kuririn]

Well, yes, but there’s more to it. The font is cuttlefishy to begin with.

Okay, let me guess.
If I were Mal...........
Two thin strakes 180 deg. apart on the airframe.
Flares to canards near the nose.
Multiple dowel fins shaped like tentacles.
Howzzat?

 

[Cape Byron]

Okay, let me guess.
If I were Mal...........
Two thin strakes 180 deg. apart on the airframe.
Flares to canards near the nose.
Multiple dowel fins shaped like tentacles.
Howzzat?

Get out of my head, you Hawaiian demon!

 

[kuririn]

Multiple dowel fins shaped like tentacles.

Actually now that I think about it maybe brown wire pipe cleaners might be better.
Bendable.

 

[Cape Byron]

Actually now that I think about it maybe brown wire pipe cleaners might be better.
Bendable.

Or streamers…

 

[Jeff Curtis]

Finished up 2 more. Estes 24mm Honest John. Went with the Olive Drab with Stickershock vinyl. Those tiny letters on the vinyl about got the best of me. I liked there was no masking required though. Second is a clone I did of the AAA Model Aviation Fuel Pennsylvania Crude. I used the Open Rocket file to get the fin template. AAA also did a 4" version I may tackle i the future.

 

[bjphoenix]

Finished up 2 more. Estes 24mm Honest John. Went with the Olive Drab with Stickershock vinyl. Those tiny letters on the vinyl about got the best of me. I liked there was no masking required though. Second is a clone I did of the AAA Model Aviation Fuel Pennsylvania Crude. I used the Open Rocket file to get the fin template. AAA also did a 4" version I may tackle i the future.

Are you going to use really bright recovery gear on the HJ? That green thing would be hard to find in the grass. My daughter built a rocket years ago and painted it green. When I rejuvenated it and started launching it again I painted it pink.

 

[Jeff Curtis]

Are you going to use really bright recovery gear on the HJ? That green thing would be hard to find in the grass. My daughter built a rocket years ago and painted it green. When I rejuvenated it and started launching it again I painted it pink.

Have a bright pink parachute for it.

 

[Jeff Curtis]

Mail call. Been wanting the Estes 36 Double D. The Lucky Seven was bundled with the 36 DD.

 

[Cape Byron]

Mail call. Been wanting the Estes 36 Double D. The Lucky Seven was bundled wit the 36 DD.

The Lucky Seven is a fun little rocket. Good chute deployment isn’t guaranteed, but the airframe is pretty indestructible.

 

[Charles_McG]

Fin building.

 

[BrendanH69]

I've never seen this, but a friend says hey at 6am, there's a show about building Model Rockets on Discovery Channel now...

What!?!?! Its pretty cool.

Yeah, me neither until they started playing it on free-to-air television over the Christmas holidays here in Australia.
It was a bit cheesy if I'm honest, but I still couldn't stop myself from watching a few episodes!

 

[86mustang408w]

Yeah, me neither until they started playing it on free-to-air television over the Christmas holidays here in Australia.
It was a bit cheesy if I'm honest, but I still couldn't stop myself from watching a few episodes!

I actually got into a conversation on FaceBook with Jesse in the green sweater, and the other girl named Rachel I believe. Either way they told me some cool stuff and it really got me interested in it more. Enough to post here. I see many who are hardcore rocketeers and had no idea this showed existed. I guess I'm Busch league still. lol.

 

[86mustang408w]

Foamed the fin can on my Loc 7.5 V2.
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And more work done...
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Nice! I'm getting my first LOC kit too shortly, but not that! I love these, very nice!

Michael B.