What do you think??? 24mm Deuce Crayon?

Well, I got some BT70 in the other day and there was a posting about building a 24mm upscale of the Deuce and I have this Crayon Balsa Nose Cone from my Secret Santa this year so I was thinking........

Deuce's Crayon?????

Yes, that is my Indian Corn rocket next to it. My first time attempt at something different.

Go for it! Lots of pix though

The corn rocket is cool. I was going to say that I'm surprised micromeister didn't do that first, but I would not bet against him having one.:rotflol:

That corn rocket looks like something I'd put butter and salt on and eat with my thanksgiving turkey.
Did you hollow out the cob to fit a BT or is it fake corn?
That is a pretty awesome rocket.

rocket_boy said:

That corn rocket looks like something I'd put butter and salt on and eat with my thanksgiving turkey.
Did you hollow out the cob to fit a BT or is it fake corn?
That is a pretty awesome rocket.

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It is a foam Indian Corn from Hobby Lobby. I hollowed it and the center is basically a Estes HiFlier inside it. Still need some tweeking with a bit of mose weight to straighten it out.

Green Arrow said:

It is a foam Indian Corn from Hobby Lobby. I hollowed it and the center is basically a Estes HiFlier inside it. Still need some tweeking with a bit of mose weight to straighten it out.

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I know you're from Minnesota, but moose weight is too much. C motor will never lift it...

Now you need to up scale the corn rocket so it can fly on a sparkie! Call it Pop Corn!

Hope that ain't too "corny"

Handeman said:

Now you need to up scale the corn rocket so it can fly on a sparkie! Call it Pop Corn!

Hope that ain't too "corny"

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Yes! Moose weight would be a bit much!!!

Pop Corn! Like it! The idea for the little came from Troj and his "Corn Maiden".

Here is a picture of a future bigger Corn rocket. :surprised:

I gotta see this

So......Do you think 3/16th thick Balsa stock is thick enough and strong enough for the fins if I use the FLIS template for the Deuce fins for a BT70?

Green Arrow said:

Deuce's Crayon?????

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I agree with Mr. Flis. Yes, build it and post pics. It's a really good idea.

-DAllen

I found the post....Seems like 3/16" thick balsa should be fine for the BT70 Upscale.

Yep, 3/16" is a good choice. That's what I used for my 24mm upscale and it is of sufficient strength as well as *looking* right in that scale...

Parts ordered today from Flis!

Well, Between work and the kids I have a good start on the Duece 24mm Crayon.

I do want to sking the fins for strength though!

Well, I have been busy and trying to work on rockets when time permits. Here is where I am at with the 24mm Deuce Crayon. Hopefully I will have it completed soon!

So I'm wondering where that nose cone came from.

I made a bunch of crayon cones a few years back and never heard another thing about them.

Could it be...???

:surprised:Well........My Crayon come came from.....................














Secret Santa!:surprised:

and Santa lives in Washington State! At least that was where it was post marked.

It is also written on the bottom BT-70. I tried taking a picture of it but it was too faint. It is scratched in.

Looking good What color and how are you going to decorate it??

I was think GREEN and calling it Crayola Green Arrow Green.

And then you will need to launch it using 2 G76G motors!

Green rocket gotta have green flames!

Pantherjon said:

And then you will need to launch it using 2 G76G motors!

Green rocket gotta have green flames!

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Yeah! That would be cool! But I guess that will have to wait till the next upscale build since this one is 24mm and not 29mm.

Opps! Some technical problems. I went and masked off by the fins and BT to add some fillets and went to remove the tape and peeled off my paper skin I had placed on the fins!:cry::cry:

Well, The crayon has some paint on it now! Just have to the finishing details!

By the way, does anyone (Flis maybe) know where the CP would be on a 24mm upscale of the Duece? Could someone Sim it for me? I don't have Rocksims.

Thanks!

sweet!

I don't know the CP, but as long as you scaled everything equally, shouldn't the CP be in exactly the same *relative* location as the 18mm version?

paparoof said:

sweet!

I don't know the CP, but as long as you scaled everything equally, shouldn't the CP be in exactly the same *relative* location as the 18mm version?

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Because while the dimensions are readily scalable, mass does not scale quite so nicely. I would think that motors in particular do not increase in size and mass at the same rate.

paparoof said:

sweet!

I don't know the CP, but as long as you scaled everything equally, shouldn't the CP be in exactly the same *relative* location as the 18mm version?

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Thanks! I am pretty proud of it! I was going to fly it in June at our launch at MAple Island but weather turned it into a club build to work on the Maven.

I really wanted get/make some decals for it to make it look more like a Crayon. I really wasn't happy with the last decals I printed off from Loc for my Lil Nuke. The decal paper was rough and clouldy and the ink came off it easily. But I guess that is what you get when all you have is an ink jet not laser.

Well, I git decals coming! Inflight rocketry is going to make me a set to go with the Crayon Deuce!!!! YEAH!!!

The price is just right, too!!!

sandman said:

So I'm wondering where that nose cone came from.

I made a bunch of crayon cones a few years back and never heard another thing about them.

Could it be...???

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Sandman

These are the cones you made for me a few years ago. I still have seven of these very nicley turned cones left, just haven't gotten around to doing anything with them. To many rockets not enough time.

BAR
john