rocketguy101
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I don't buy many kits, as I love scratch building. But when I saw this model being offered by Rocketarium, I was intrigued and ordered one. This is my first Rocketarium kit, and I like it.
I was impressed with the quality of the parts. The body tubes have a very light spiral which will be easy to fill, and the centering rings are thick and sturdy. They are laser cut and fit nicely in the body tubes.
I am not sure who produces the nose cone, but it does have a rather large seam that will require some sanding and filling. I am not sure what type of plastic it is molded from, it has a similar feel to the blow-molded cones Centuri used to produce. The instructions say to sand it before applying primer.
I wish the instructions had an exploded view of the assembly to give a feel for where the parts all go. I took the liberty of modeling the rocket in SolidWorks and making my own exploded view.
View attachment HydraSandhawk.PDF
I was impressed with the quality of the parts. The body tubes have a very light spiral which will be easy to fill, and the centering rings are thick and sturdy. They are laser cut and fit nicely in the body tubes.
I am not sure who produces the nose cone, but it does have a rather large seam that will require some sanding and filling. I am not sure what type of plastic it is molded from, it has a similar feel to the blow-molded cones Centuri used to produce. The instructions say to sand it before applying primer.
I wish the instructions had an exploded view of the assembly to give a feel for where the parts all go. I took the liberty of modeling the rocket in SolidWorks and making my own exploded view.
View attachment HydraSandhawk.PDF