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Happy Birthday Scott @DragonRocketry !

New: A group of Karens is called a complaint. (Apologies in advance to anyone named Karen!)

If you're reading this, you're probably nerdy.

Funnier is that they didn't spell it "break".

Emailed!

I recently tried a can of Lowes spray paint (had a color that was hard to find), figuring how bad could it be? It was bad. Really bad. In the end, I kept going with it figuring that it can simulate a rough texture and luckily it worked out well for me.

I'll agree with OP. I normally ignore most newsletters, but I was surprised at how good a read it was and I read it through. Great work to your team...it is very much appreciated!

Cut the fiberglass shrouds on my Smokin X-15 kit. Dusty mess and cutting the surrounding flange off was exhausting (old kit). Slots were cut with a jigsaw. I'm a big Ryobi fan... got my first 18v Ryobi drill 30+ years ago and it still works with the new batteries. Still lots more to do on...

Rocky McRocketface

Hi, what is the criteria for BFR?

Happy Birthday friend! @teepot

Don't get hot sauce on that.

Glued on Smokin 6" X-15 body tube (multi-step process): Made dams so epoxy wouldn't flow into where wings go... Then I coated the inside lower half of the bt with epoxy using my special custom applicator... Mixed up some thicked-up Epoxy and as I lowered the bt down, I poured that mix to...

https://www.rocketryforum.com/search/597623/?q=%22Side+eject%22&o=relevance

Come to think of it, I have come across a few times where I read of rockets with side deploy chutes. Usually it's one with little space for a traditional av bay, like the V2 and X-15, but those were fairly big rockets from my recollection. Try searching it out.

Coming from someone who pr Coming from someone who prefers to do things differently, I'd say it's a lot more trouble and complication than it's worth. Regardless, it would be very cool if you could achieve it. So ask yourself how much do you want this? If it's a lot, then start on designing...

Try a coat or two of clear coat over the (test on a scrap area or piece first). The printable decals I use smudge and break unless I clearcoat them and I've never had issue. Of note is that if you plan to also clear coat the rocket after, make sure to use the same clear coat. Alternatively use...