What did you do rocket wise today?

dhbarr · Mar 27, 2020

Took a look at how the shop is coming. This is the mostly rocket room.

Greg Furtman · Mar 27, 2020

bronicabill said:
Okay, I asked the question one other time a day or three ago and never got an answer, so I'm gonna try again...

Who makes these cool-looking orange plastic ebay sleds I keep seeing??? I like the looks a heck of a lot better than the plywood one I just built and had to modify the heck out of! Thanks!!!

Try https://www.additiveaerospace.com/ or
https://www.labratrocketry.com/shop

jbsommerfeldt · Mar 27, 2020

3 To Finish

jbsommerfeldt
Mar 27, 2020

3 to finish

I cant count, I guess its 4 to finish.

Vitruvius · Mar 27, 2020

I down loaded the Centuri "X-24 Bug" lifting body from the flying saucer topic on "The Rocketry Forum" and have started to build it. Along with the Estes "Battlestar Galactica Viper" and Estes "Space Shuttle" and "MPC's Titan 3C", the "Bug" was and is one of my favorite models. It is an amazing vehicle! I tuned my original one "way back when" to fly a good 100-140' glide distance. I admit at the age of 66.75 years young, I never ever thought I would find a way to get a cheap version of it.
After I get finished with this posting, I will be getting back to work on it. Cheers and Happy Flying!

jeffjblack · Mar 27, 2020

Osiris is my "many-eyed" 3D printed spacecraft for model rocketry. The videos stitching multiple fields of view is interesting. I hope you enjoy playing in the street, time travel and jumping between dimensions.
#SQ11 #ModelRocket #3DPrinted #TinkerCAD

tOD · Mar 27, 2020

Took advantage of the Mach1 sale. This should be a good rocket for my home field on 29/40-120 and CTI 2 and 3 grain 29's. I have a SMT Designs AV bay kit and an RRC 2+. There's also an as yet unbuilt Eggfinder Mini for the nosecone. The decals are shipping separately.

Mugs914 · Mar 27, 2020

Vitruvius said:
I down loaded the Centuri "X-24 Bug" lifting body from the flying saucer topic on "The Rocketry Forum" and have started to build it. Along with the Estes "Battlestar Galactica Viper" and Estes "Space Shuttle" and "MPC's Titan 3C", the "Bug" was and is one of my favorite models. It is an amazing vehicle! I tuned my original one "way back when" to fly a good 100-140' glide distance. I admit at the age of 66.75 years young, I never ever thought I would find a way to get a cheap version of it.
After I get finished with this posting, I will be getting back to work on it. Cheers and Happy Flying!

PLEASE post pics of your Bug when you git 'er done! I built several back in the day, but never have flown one on rocket power. Many were towed aloft by model planes though!

Vdutel · Mar 27, 2020

Have a Day off and I was able to clear coat the SM3 Seahawk. I decided I was going out to fly 2 rockets behind local school at soccer field. SR 71 & Spin Fin rockets flew great with no issues. It was only 1 shot for each..

Wayco · Mar 27, 2020

Yesterday, I glued the "Y" harness and centering rings to the 75mm motor mount tube for my Frenzy XL:

Today, I inserted the MMT into the fincan tube and stuck the fins in with Rocketpoxy. Then I mixed up some West systems and injected internal fillets:

Finally, I mixed up some JB weld and installed the Aero Pack tailcone retainer.

Speaknoevil · Mar 27, 2020

Took delivery of three Semroc BNC-60OR from eRockets.com. Balsa yes, but going in a HPR old school style build thread coming up in a couple weeks.

Devin Batten · Mar 27, 2020

Got the kit and mmt for a 29mm Big Daddy in the mail along with a chute release as to not lose it like last time.

o1d_dude · Mar 27, 2020

Devin Batten said:
Got the kit and mmt for a 29mm Big Daddy in the mail along with a chute release as to not lose it like last time.

Been toying with idea of an AMX Bigger Daddy so I found the normal Big Daddy at HL and bought it with the idea of turning it into a 29mm version.

There are a lot of build reports for them an EMRR.

Flyfalcons · Mar 27, 2020

Started work on my Wildman Punisher 3.

jd2cylman · Mar 27, 2020

o1d_dude said:
Been toying with idea of an AMX Bigger Daddy so I found the normal Big Daddy at HL and bought it with the idea of turning it into a 29mm version.

There are a lot of build reports for them an EMRR.

Ya know, I built one of those a while back and never finished it. My main goal was to be able to use the AT 29/40-120 E16's. Maybe I should finish it...

bronicabill · Mar 28, 2020

Speaknoevil said:
I believe a lot of people are fabricating their own with a 3D printer. If you are like me, not up that learning curve yet, I get mine from Additive Aerospace: https://www.additiveaerospace.com/collections/altimeter-sleds

Thanks!!!

tOD · Mar 28, 2020

Wayco said:
Yesterday, I glued the "Y" harness and centering rings to the 75mm motor mount tube for my Frenzy XL:

Today, I inserted the MMT into the fincan tube and stuck the fins in with Rocketpoxy. Then I mixed up some West systems and injected internal fillets:

Finally, I mixed up some JB weld and installed the Aero Pack tailcone retainer.

Did you add chopped carbon to the West epoxy? Looks good.

Greg Furtman · Mar 28, 2020

Vitruvius said:
I down loaded the Centuri "X-24 Bug" lifting body from the flying saucer topic on "The Rocketry Forum" and have started to build it. Along with the Estes "Battlestar Galactica Viper" and Estes "Space Shuttle" and "MPC's Titan 3C", the "Bug" was and is one of my favorite models. It is an amazing vehicle! I tuned my original one "way back when" to fly a good 100-140' glide distance. I admit at the age of 66.75 years young, I never ever thought I would find a way to get a cheap version of it.
After I get finished with this posting, I will be getting back to work on it. Cheers and Happy Flying!

@Vitruvius I tried finding the flying saucer topic but with no luck. Could you post a link?

Wayco · Mar 28, 2020

tOD said:
Did you add chopped carbon to the West epoxy? Looks good.

Yes, that's what the lumps are in the injection points. Real problem I'm having is that I'm used to building in the summer, and using the oven that's outside on the cement. Now I have to use a space heater in the laundry/epoxy room. I know that most people think that 50* is springtime, but it's COLD to me! Waiting for epoxy to cure is boring....

lakeroadster · Mar 28, 2020

Finished the booster for The Rocket Sled Rocket

Alan R · Mar 28, 2020

lakeroadster said:
Finished the booster for The Rocket Sled Rocket

Wow. So the Horizontal Sled rocket is actually on track!

o1d_dude · Mar 28, 2020

Alan R said:
Wow. So the Horizontal Sled rocket is actually on track!

[groan]

o1d_dude · Mar 28, 2020

Bought another Mach 1 Rocketry offering: A 54m Red Shift with graphics option and dual deploy setup. I even scored a 20% discount on my purchase. Just enter the code “3YEARS” in the provided spot and take your chances...the discount varies by an algorithm which I’d guess is not exactly random. By that I believe the discount may be fixed at 20%

Extremely high quality product, great communications, and fast shipping. What’s not to like?

Alan R · Mar 28, 2020

lakeroadster said:
Finished the booster for The Rocket Sled Rocket

I'm actually pretty impressed. I keep checking in on it. Looking good.

lakeroadster · Mar 28, 2020

Alan R said:
I'm actually pretty impressed. I keep checking in on it. Looking good.

Thanks. I'm at a loss though as to some folks negativity toward it. Doesn't fit the mold I guess. Being called an idiot.. and the "groan" comments..

o1d_dude said:
[groan]

Alan R · Mar 28, 2020

lakeroadster said:
and the "groan" comments..

Sorry, it was just too easy

NateB · Mar 28, 2020

I grabbed my 3" Excel out of the shed and finished the build today after starting it a long time ago. It's a nice kit, but I just didn't enjoy it as much as working with fiberglass kits. Of course wood glue is cheaper and easier to clean than epoxy. It should be a good flyer on F and G motors, maybe even to experiment with research motors.

Mugs914 · Mar 28, 2020

Finally painted my clone of the old Estes k-11 WAC Corporal kit. It has been waiting in primer for almost two years.

Still need to get the silver on two fins, but it'll be done tonight. Pics later...

Speaknoevil · Mar 28, 2020

Quick and dirty bulkhead reinforcement for two new builds.

JCRL · Mar 28, 2020

Started learning how to use an Arduino this week. This is a 3-axis gyroscope and accelerometer, which I'm prototyping to record flight data.

o1d_dude · Mar 28, 2020

Ordered an Estes Astron Sprint XL from Amazon.

It’s out of production so figured I should buy one while they’re still in stock.

Kind of a homely bird but style is consistent with the era in which the original design was created.

Saw one at last month’s Low/MidPower launch and was reminded I didn’t have one in my collection.

What did you do rocket wise today?

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