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Thanks for the advice and link Scott. Our local Grainger doesn't carry much and the ones from TSC are overly long and heavy, so I would have to order some. I am planning on doing just that for the Talon. Since the Wildman Jr uses that Kevlar loop technique I'm not worried about it, but will...

I didn't want to stop the Talon build to take pictures, but I found a natural breaking point after I got the motor tube installed and was ready for the JB Weld around the inside of the tail cone and outside of the motor retainer. After a liberal application of JB Weld, I quickly whipped up...

First I placed some epoxy fillets around the centering rings and installed the motor tube into the Wildman Jr booster. Next, I took the advice of the Talon kit instructions and whipped up a batch of Rocketpoxy, and glued the root edge of the fins after giving them a good scuffing with 100...

After two days of softball tournaments, I finally had a few hours to sit down undisturbed and get some work done. The result was a finned booster section for the Wildman Jr. and a booster minus the fins for the Talon 3.

In case anyone was wondering, the thread is indeed named after the Alan Parsons song and I plan to airbrush the Eye of Osiris on the fins of one of these two rockets

Duly noted, and thanks!

After letting that set for a bit, I decided to attach the 1/4" Kevlar shock cords. Nice and simple, no knot required. Next comes the Kevlar sleeve that goes over the cord. The sleeve appears to be the same size as the shock cord. Looking for a way to stretch it out sufficiently without...

Next I marked off the spot for the middle centering ring and tacked and epoxied it. Then I used epoxy to glue the top two rings together and attached them to the top of the motor tubing

After scuffing up the motor tube I dry-fitted the slimline motor retainer and used some tape to tighten the fit a bit. A little JB Weld later and I checked the install with a spent H120 and casing.

I haven't really had any time for the last few days, but I had a few hours tonight to start on my Talon 3. Since there was at least a little interest, I decided to document as I went.

Alex, did you do one for your Mariah? I almost got that one instead, but went with the Talon 3.

Got the centering rings and motor tube sanded and notched for the Kevlar shock cord. Tacked it with CA and letting the JB weld for the Aeropack retainer set before mixing up the Rocketpoxy to put around the rings. Does anyone have experience with this one piece of Kevlar through the ring...

Learned first lesson. When in doubt, fold that 80-100 grit sandpaper over on itself several times and sand the heck out of the fin slots. I had wasted time trying to smooth the edges off of the fins (luckily it was just the part that will go in the tube). Once I tried this technique, all the...

I posted about wanting to put some build threads after learning with my first high powered rocket. Did some things right, a few things wrong, but in the end it was able to safely fly and I received my L1 certification. I want to use the collective experience of those out here that have been at...

So EggFinder + laptop + Google Maps = portable non-ham rocket retrieval unit? Sounds like a good place to start! Thanks for the info Kurt

Duly noted. I think I will make it a certification/build thread - I can always do fillets on the other rocket while waiting for curing. As I stated when I started, I really got into HPR to help some middle school kids that I also coach in First Lego League. If anyone is an educator and...

I like the sound of that - one of the next steps I am taking is to get my technician license. If is electrical and is a neat gadget, I want to learn about it, and a GPS transmitter/receiver is definitely in my later plans. Probably going to start work on them tonight (I have already prepped...

I thought it might be an signature image, so I deleted what was in my profile, but I only saw the three lines I intended

Recently got back into rocketry after a long absence (since high school). Got roped into mentoring a TARC team and found myself enjoying rocketry again. Joined my local NAR section and managed to put together a decently solid kit for a L1 flight which was successful. I have these two rockets...