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  1. KenECoyote

    Tried Lowes Spray paint today... 😑

    I was looking for a wild color and I couldn't find it available in my usual Rustoleum brand around me (online also proved tricky). I found a close match while browsing the spray paint aisle at Lowes and figured I'd give it a try... o_O:eek: In all my thousands (?) of times spray painting, I...
  2. KenECoyote

    Stealthy tree house

    Unbelievable how short sighted and poorly managed this was... https://theaviationgeekclub.com/did-you-know-a-man-bought-all-the-spare-b-2-windshields-and-used-them-in-his-daughters-tree-house-the-usaf-had-to-buy-them-back-to-replace-a-damaged-spirit-windshield/
  3. KenECoyote

    Anyone use a fiberglass av bay in a phenolic airframe?

    I'm working on a custom built av bay for a 6" diameter rocket and I'm having trouble finding 6" coupler material that isn't $100+ shipped, so I'm considering using a fiberglass coupler since it costs about the same and is more durable. Has anyone done this and if so, any issues or watch outs?
  4. KenECoyote

    Candy Cane Rocket Scratch build

    Greetings Everyone! There was recently a Candy Cane rocket thread in the Midpower forum that got me wanting to build one myself. Holidays tend to get my creative juices flowing and even if they don't work out as planned, they are still a lot of fun and a great building exercise.
  5. KenECoyote

    Ziploc bag & handvac altimeter testing

    Not sure if this has been done before, but I hadn't heard of it (except maybe vacuum bags) and I liked that it was so easy and quick. Notes: I could've used vacuum bags, but was concerned about puncturing them. Plus I didn't know where they were and my wife would probably get mad at me for...
  6. KenECoyote

    "Coyote vs. Acme" Will Warner bury Wile E Coyote (again)?

    I wasn't aware that this movie was made in the 90s and shelved. Has John Cena no less! https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/coyote-vs-acme-wb-warners-canceled-reversal-shop-film-1235645372/ Edit: Tested in the 90s!
  7. KenECoyote

    I'm well and I hope everyone is too!

    Hi everyone, I heard that some were asking about me and sorry for being incommunicado for a while, but I'm doing well. Thanks for everyone's concern and sorry for my absence! There are a lit of reasons, including: Work has been a frustrating nightmare Feeling bummed about a family situation...
  8. KenECoyote

    What happened to my build thread?

    I got this notice today and now my build thread can't be found. I'm pretty sure it was in Low Power (Edit: Mid power) where I'd think it belonged. 🤔 :questions: That was a lot of work to simply be removed without any reason why imo. 😑
  9. KenECoyote

    Radical Rocketry X-15 Build with Fuel Tanks & Ablative Scheme

    Hi Fellow TRF'ers! :) I love the X-15 and one of my favorite rockets is a 4" Hangar 11 kit that I built in 2015 and still fly from time to time. I got it back when there were almost no X-15 offerings for rocketeers (even Hangar 11 was mostly out of rocketry when I got their kit). Well things...
  10. KenECoyote

    Offset or off-axis nose weight?

    Hi! Have any of you tried off-center nose weight to adjust or affect flight trajectory? This was something I thought of trying after having flown winged rockets (ex. Dynastar Foxfire & Lexxjet, X-15) and noticing a tendency for the rocket to arc up towards the top of the nose cone cockpit...
  11. KenECoyote

    Yet "Another" Another Fat Boy XL Build Thread (Fat Boy "XLite")

    Hey, hey, HEY! 😁 Seems that Dragon Rocketry's Fat Boy XL is a big hit here! More recently @Sooner Boomer had a build thread on building one strong for "as big of a 38mm motor as I can reasonably fit". Before that, I read @Back_at_it's build thread and I was fascinated with his attempts to...
  12. KenECoyote

    Anyone ever use casting epoxy to clear coat a rocket?

    The local Hobby Lobby had some pourable clear casting epoxy on clearance and I picked some up. Has anyone ever used it thinned as a clearcoat? I'd guess it would be more durable than clear coat spray paint?
  13. KenECoyote

    Rocksim Help: How do I make the menu fonts big again?

    Hi, for those of you with Rocksim... For some reason my Rocksim recently had the menu fonts shrink to about a quarter of what they were before. Way too tiny on my laptop! Any idea how I can enlarge them back?
  14. KenECoyote

    Is it really a model rocket if you don't launch it?

    (My rant lol) Ok, I've been trying to research a couple of complex rockets for upcoming builds and I keep coming upon build threads that look AMAZING, but then die after the rocket is completed. Huh? I even saw two TRFers in an old post saying that they were too afraid to fly the rockets...
  15. KenECoyote

    Printing and Application of Complex Waterslide Decals

    Hi! Full disclosure up front that I don't have that much recent experience with waterslide decals; however, I grew up building a lot of models and have done some pretty complex decal jobs and recently handled a challenging one, so I'd like to share my experiences in hopes that others will also...
  16. KenECoyote

    Estes has Doorknob in stock (As of 2/12/23)

    Hi Everyone, I got an email from Estes yesterday noting that the Doorknob is (finally) back in stock. Link. Also here are coupon codes for orders on the Estes site:
  17. KenECoyote

    Do you have a Rocket Albatross?

    So do any of you have a rocket Albatross? (Reference: From The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1798) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge) Is there some rocket that you screwed up so badly that you put it off to the side since you didn't want to deal with it and it's been haunting you? Let's see them and...
  18. KenECoyote

    Radical Rocketry F-104 Starfighter Build

    @BigMacDaddy has a 3D printed kit of the F-104 Starfighter available and this has been a favorite jet of mine since I first saw it, so I had to get one and I figured why not do another build thread? 😆 Here's his thread on the kit (he also posts and sells them on Facebook)...
  19. KenECoyote

    "Students in China build rockets inspired by astronauts!" (Facebook video)

    VERY impressive water rocket build, but I highly doubt the kids built all of it themselves...
  20. KenECoyote

    Fliskits Decaffeinator Build Thread *Lite*

    Given how lightweight this Styrofoam rocket kit is (it's mostly made of Styrofoam cups and foam board!), I'm doing a lightweight build thread to share my experiences with this unique and fun kit. Kit. There was a detailed build thread from 2009: 2009 detailed build thread by JAL3 However, I...
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