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As I have mentioned before, there is a woman whose husband (now deceased) was a member of my local rocket club, and she is actively looking to get rid of her husbands large collection of rockets. Of what is left, there are several hundred of his built low power rockets, nearly all of which are...

Updated Prices as of October 24th; See below. I recently purchased a bunch of kits and rockets, as well as nosecones from the wife of a former club member, who passed away. There are several kits that I don't forsee myself building, and so I thought I would offer them to the good folks at...

Hello All: It's been a while since I've posted, and I suppose that's due in large part to the day-long build sessions I've been undertaking lately. Anyway, onto my question. I'm starting a new scratch build, and it will be my first time using rail buttons. I'm planning on mounting the rail...

So a few weeks ago, I came home with a truck load of rocket treasures from a former member of our club. Among the things I brought home was a 3" patriot; fully painted and finished (sloppily constructed and finished, but I knew I could at least parts it out worst case) Anyway, I've been...

Hope you have a good one! And take some time out for cake and a launch! -Travis

Okay, I need the TRF pack rats and kit collectors to lend me their ears: I have a The Launch Pad Seawolf kit that, while complete, has poorly copied instructions... The back of the first page has a number of measured diagrams that are intrical to the kit's construction. My problem: The...

Just wanted to let fellow TRF'ers know that Lone Star Models has great prices on MANY thicknesses and lengths (12" to 48" long) of aircraft grade plywood, and hard-to-beat prices on epoxy as well. Their service was great, and no matter how much you order, the shipping rate is a flat $8.50. I...

Happy 20th Man! Hope you have a great one!

Okay, so I've recently acquired through my local club several mpr/hpr rockets that have seen better days. All are still flyable, but are showing their age. I'm working on fixing minor dings and dents on several of the smaller ones, but the larges of my inheritance has got me a bit confused on...

https://www.discounthobbyspecialties.com/ They seem to have fair prices and are located within my own state, which for some reason gives me a greater assurance of parts arriving undamaged (versus ordering from California) I just wondered if anyone has recently ordered from them and how...

Happy Birthday man! It's a beautiful day to have a birthday, at least where I'm at... ;) Hope you get to do something fun in celebration of turning 18 this weekend. :D

I know the subject of removable and adjustable nose weight has been broached before, but none of the answers I found in my searches produced a satisfactory answer for my situation. I currently have more 2.6" rockets at or near completion than I do nose cones. because of planned paint jobs...

I know I can order them from estes, but I thought I'd see if I could get a few at a little more reasonable of a price. PM if you have any you'd be willing to part with. (they don't have to be new, either) Travis

19 today- one more year and you won't be able to call yourself a Teen rocket nerd... ;) have a good one dude!

That's right folks, I've finally entered through the light at the end of the tunnel I've been walking towards for most of my life; I'm finally carrying that all important piece of paper in my hand!! :D What lies beyond is still up in the air, but this is an exciting, frightening...

Happy Birthday Ken!! Hope things are good, and the rockets plentiful! :) Be seeing you after all this darn snow melts off for equipment cleaning day... :p Have a good one! -Travis

Happy Birthday to TRF's favorite "decal doodler"!!! Thanks for all you do to make this hobby look good!! :p Best of luck, and I hope life's path smoothes out for you!! Have a Happy Birthday Fred (Phred)... you deserve it!

heard on fox news today that the shuttle is supposed to go up today, but they didn't say time... anyone know, this one snuck up on me... :confused:

Does anyone have this book? It's advertised in the back of Nuts and Volts magazine and it looks interesting. It si by Gavin D J Harper and here is the description of the book's contents: The fun, hands-on way to learn about rocket science. Yes, as a matter of fact, it IS rocket science...

I am thinking about building a scale MIM-23B Army Hawk (maybe 3inch, not decided) and am embarking on a fruitless search for scale drawings... Here's one glaring discrepency I see with some kits and all rsim files of the Hawk: In real missiles, the forward and rear fins are clearly...