What did you do rocket wise today?

Lost my Estes PSII Nike Smoke and *second* JLCR in a river. The JLCR worked perfectly, but the separated Smoke drifted farther than I expected in a 10mph breeze.

I went to Hobby Lobby and picked up some red tag engines and rockets. See that thread.

My last flight at NSL. An outtake or lesson learned? Aerotech F20-4 Econojet to 1000 feet. Drama! It's the last flight of the trip. The wind is picking up. The plan is changed. But an important detail is missed. Watch what happens.
#ModelRocketry #NSL2019
https://bit.ly/ac56x29atnsl2019

Ordered some parts from LOC to turn my Big Daddy into Angry Daddy, and got two TAPs to agree to be on my L3 team. Feeling like a dog that finally caught the bumper, I started weighing all components I have onhand for my Level 3 build.

Spent yesterday working on this rocket.

Tried, and failed, to convince some reluctant epoxy to harden.



This is project is turning out to be all kinds of learning experiences. The 3/32 aircraft ply has a surprising (it surprised me, anyway) amount of internal stress. After the cut pieces are released from the CNC spoilboard they tend to crook and bend enough that I can not get all of the joints to close at once.

Here, I painted up the whole assembly with 20 minute epoxy and pinned it between two pieces of tempered glass, along with a sheet of 60# vellum that I want use for the skin.

I suspect the epoxy is just too far past its "best before" date. I didn't make any spares, so now I have to decide if I want scrape off the goo and try again, or cut a new set of pieces.

Finished my 3d printed rocket design and uploaded to thingiverse:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3687056

hobie1dog said:

I spent way too much time on here today.

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Ey Hobie! Good to see you back around. Still looking into that Sea Killer scale project idea?

jlabrasca said:

Tried, and failed, to convince some reluctant epoxy to harden.

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When the resins fail, there's always wood glue!

Thought I'd take the ol' profile pic in a new direction

Putting the finishing touches on my Sparrow/HV-Arcus, that I hope to fly at Camden, SC next weekend.

Nytrunner said:

Ey Hobie! Good to see you back around. Still looking into that Sea Killer scale project idea?!

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Well, right after you worked on the drawings for me for the sea killer, I had a major health set back when I got bit by fire ants which caused my immune system to attack and destroy 95% of my nerves in my arms or legs, and the nerves tells the muscles what to do so I lost about 70% of the muscles in my arms and legs so over the course of six months I went from being a 58 year-old to a 95 year old physically. Had to quit working and went on disability income. We have moved four times in the last 5 years and are now settled in to where I have a condo and a one-car garage that I'm renting for my man cave and workshop so what little bit that I can do physically I'm going to attempt to finish my apogee components level 2 rocket. The local Club starts back up shooting rockets off in September so I'm going to try to finish my level 2 rocket by then and recertify my Level 1 rocket all in the same day, and right after that I'm hoping to start trying to put things together for the sea killer rocket. We need to see if you still have the file, and look at making those forward fins about 1/2 the size to see if that will make it more stable, as I don't have to be exact on the scale, semi-scale would be close enough to still have a cool rocket.

Hit 9800' on a G motor today. Also cracked a couple fins on landing. No new record, but it was a super cool flight with a great bunch of people at Tripoli Colorado. I'll be back!

Project X comes to life in a dramatic one-take, complex, all out effort. The maiden flight of Rocket X, with Spacecraft X hosting an FPV camera, TX and battery. Shotokutech makes it look easy! Thanks to my lovely wife for the assist!
#FPV #ModelRocketry

https://bit.ly/maidenprojectx

(Over the weekend) Reglued a semi-detached fin from my Apogee Slo-Mo. This is the third time, and not all the same fin. There's a design flaw that makes a gap free joint at the roots impossible, so you've really got to use epoxy or some other gap-filling glue. This time I did. Next I'll leave a comment at Apogee's web site.

Repaired my cardboard box, better than nothing "paint booth". It's reasonably well constructed, but it isn't vented. It keeps the majority of overspray inside but still lets some waft back out.

Put underwear on my Naked Nova, which has already flown once. (That is, sprayed the first coat of primer on an Estes Red Nova kit).

Did some knife work and filling to clean up a sound-but-butt-ugly repair of a Quest Force 5. The crunch was very close to one of the decals, so it'll never look perfect.

dry transfers were put on the rocket last night.

jeffjblack said:

Project X comes to life in a dramatic one-take, complex, all out effort. The maiden flight of Rocket X, with Spacecraft X hosting an FPV camera, TX and battery. Shotokutech makes it look easy! Thanks to my lovely wife for the assist!
#FPV #ModelRocketry

https://bit.ly/maidenprojectx

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The other social media sites resolve bitly to a YouTube preview. So they do OK there.

Here it is:

Event Horizon said:

dry transfers were put on the rocket last night.

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Don’t you mean vinyl, or do you really mean dry transfers?

Bought 22 low power rockets, NCR Command Control, strange two legged launch stand off a guy on CL

Decaled these guys.

Got a box from BMS. Have everything I need to clone an Astron Cobra.

Do the Hobby Lobby and turn yourself about... bought all 5. Two more stores to go.

I don't suppose you get to apply the 40% coupon to the reduced price? Amazing deal either way. (If it's $27.99 worth of engines for $4.19 I'm going to feint.)

Working on small stuff to fly on the 4th.

kevindcornwell said:

Do the Hobby Lobby and turn yourself about... bought all 5. Two more stores to go.View attachment 387581

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Nice catch.

Built two of the Lepin* Saturn V models for my boss over the last two days. The new kits have the flags in the right locations now (directly over the USA, and not offset). 2009 pieces each... Damn... My fingers hurt.

*Chinese rip-off of Legos.

jqavins said:

I don't suppose you get to apply the 40% coupon to the reduced price? t.)

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Nope, can't do that

Found out that the NCR/Estes Pro Command Center Launch Controller needs (2) 7.2 volt, 6 cell 1.2Ah batteries that cost $20.00 each and they would need to have a charger, so I would end up with 75.00 more in it over what I paid for it. Sounds like I need to sell it on CL

Seven more to go. Best 4 go for a ride...

Took delivery of a supply drop from Apogee

1 x Jolly Logic Mounting Clip
2 x Plastic Rivets
1 x CP / CG Decal sheet

Spyro 38 has almost all of the required components in NZ now. Fun times ahead...

hobie1dog said:

Sounds like I need to sell it on CL

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Or in the Yard Sale subforum here.