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Assembled a Quest Quick-kit, the Triton-X last night. Had a problem with the stick on decals lifting ten minutes after burnishing. Used Elmer's spray adhesive, problem solved.
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Finished the Interceptor! Now it joins the "Bull Pup" and my other "paper" Mercury Atlas, Gemini Titan, and Mercury Redstone models on my "Shelf Of Honour"!
 
Finished the Interceptor! Now it joins the "Bull Pup" and my other "paper" Mercury Atlas, Gemini Titan, and Mercury Redstone models on my "Shelf Of Honour"!Shelf Rockets.jpg
 
Finished the Interceptor! Now it joins the "Bull Pup" and my other "paper" Mercury Atlas, Gemini Titan, and Mercury Redstone models on my "Shelf Of Honour"! Shelf Rockets.jpg
 
dr wogz said:
like, actually flying it? or some summer snowbird promotion?
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I'm a freelance videographer by trade. I was working on a documentary ABOUT 442 Squadron (Search And Rescue). The producer/director & I were invited to fly with The Snowbirds the next morning during a Canadian Forces photo flight! A great day !!! The train there 2 weeks every year, and we just happened to be there!
 
JimJarvis50 said:
I started work on my replacement Big Daddy. I had 29mm and 54mm versions, but the 29mm one (on the left) went missing a few years ago. My wife picked me up a replacement for Christmas.

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I have made some good progress on the replacement Big Daddy. Fins and body tube laminated, leading edge applied, motor mount and retainer completed and cone bulkhead completed. When the time comes, I'll add epoxy to the cone ahead of the bulkhead to trim the CG. I also completed a jig to center the fins.

Jim

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Ordered a 38-240 casing complete set and three H130W reloads for the Saab. L2 is gonna have to wait until I find an engineering job.
 
Andrew_ASC said:
Ordered a 38-240 casing complete set and three H130W reloads for the Saab. L2 is gonna have to wait until I find an engineering job.
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I've heard good things about H130W's and no HAZMAT shipping! I've personally used two I180W's which are Aerotech's USPS shippable "I" motors. They performed beautifully for a reasonable price.
 
More optimization on the design of my Lifting Rocket. Changed the center ply of the fins to through the wall, as well as a few other changes. More info in my build thread below.
 

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Andrew_ASC said:
L2 is gonna have to wait until I find an engineering job.
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My sympathies; job hunting SUCKS!!!!!

I hope you're taking full advantage of the rocketry stuff for the search. Sure it's a "just a hobby" but:
  • It's a direct application of engineering skills to complex hobby designs and builds;
  • You have a record of expertise recognized by your faculty;
  • And, the hiring managers for engineering jobs are usually engineers, likely to be nerds like us and impressed by big bad rockets!
Entry level résumés are inevitably thin, so using high end hobbies like this is completely legitimate.
 
Videolester said:
Finished the Interceptor! Now it joins the "Bull Pup" and my other "paper" Mercury Atlas, Gemini Titan, and Mercury Redstone models on my "Shelf Of Honour"! View attachment 371638
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Looking sweet. Great job on the build.

Question: How did you come by your Interceptor kit? I haven't seen it actually available on any website.
 
ManiakMechanik said:
I saw a couple on ebay when I was on there the last night.
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Yeah, I meant Vendor sites. I used to do eBay a lot but after getting burned a few times as a buyer and as a seller, I've pretty much given up on that venue.
Videolester said:
I bought the unbuilt kit from someone.
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Ah... And here I was hoping for some deep multi-level conspiracy involving the GRU, MI6 and the Chinese Triads....
 
Tobor said:
Yeah, I meant Vendor sites. I used to do eBay a lot but after getting burned as a buyer and as a seller, I've pretty much given up on that venue.

Ah... And here I was hoping for some deep multi-level conspiracy involving the GRU, MI6 and the Chinese Triads....
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Nope! Sorry to spoil your fantasy! ;)
 
Regallo glider seems to be in my head a lot, but I can't seem to find a bit of software that would let me simulate one.

Basically, the rocket goes up so high, tips over somehow, and comes back down. As it's almost all the way up, we hope a recovery device gets deployed. So why not a deployable delta wing and set of skids? Or wheels? I've seen big kites, they're often called sails. They're so good, they're still used since the stone age. Now that we have space aged materials, they can be used to our advantage, and out pops a wing with only a leading edge & root supported. The same could be done with a good sized rocket. All the pieces come back to base. With GPS, they could fly themselves home. A string of LED's could show them the way to the runway. Line follower robots have been around since the '70s. Why not put wings on one? Delta is a really forgiving configuration, it just has to land nose up. Not a problem for a robot.

Smallest I can think of would be big Estes tubing. Isn't that something like 2.6"? That might do.

Freewriting here about rockets, I might come up with something fun!
 

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