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A full scratch build. (Except the nose one, I guess? , it's estes) Still debating the name. Alternate currently: strut your stuff I'm thinking it's missing some decals. It should fly OK on a D12-5. Plus an estes astron sprint XL that got painted at the same time. Hope to fly them this year...

It's about time I got around to starting my contest build thread, so here we go. Based on previous sketches, I've started to model the rocket. It's a 2x 24mm parallel cluster, and should fly on D/E power, so I guess it technically qualifies as mid-powered. At this point, the model is mostly...

Lost my Madcow Mini Frenzy last year in ME, along with my CTI 29mm 3 grain case. Curious if anyone has a 29mm CTI case (3 grain or smaller) that they're looking to part with for a reasonable price before I place and order from AMW. Location: 01460 / CMASS

Alright, I'll make this brief. I'm looking for a chute for my 2.6" L1/L2 bird. It only has a 16" payload section, of which only about 10" is usable space after shoulders and other protrusions are accounted for. I need to stuff a harness and chute in there. (or swap the main to the rear and...

I have a Madcow 1.6" Cardboard Frenzy that I modified to accommodate an Eggtimer Quark and DD. I've got my charges calculated, but haven't started testing yet. Tonight hopefully that will begin. Based on my calculations, the airframe length/volume is approx. 14" / 67 in3 for the drogue and...

For most of my rockets I use pretty simple paint schemes with solid colors, especially at break points where upper/lower or body/nose separate to deploy chutes. For these rockets I typically paint each subassembly (i.e., nosecone, main body) separately, masking as needed. In building my first...

I've posted a photo of this rocket over in my L1/L2 thread, but if finally got paint over the last week and a half and I wanted to post 'finished' pics. I suppose I just want to show it off a bit, it turned out so nicely. The fillets in particular came out better than any I've attempted...

So I'm setting the motor mount on my Level 1 build, and I'm trying to determine where to place it to minimize the gap. If I set it based on the wrong thickness, it may be difficult or impossible to close the retainer tightly without some kind of spacer ring. I could definitely do this, and may...

It's official, I'm going to make an attempt to get my L1 and L2 certs through NAR this year. That's the plan anyway, we'll see what life throws up in the way in the mean time. I'm a 32 year old mechanical engineer, and the father of two young children (8mo and 3yo), so free time is always...

So I picked up a high-powered kit during Thanksgiving Black Friday sales. Eventuall there will be a build thread for it, but right now I'm still gathering all the parts and components that I'm going to need. And that leads to my question. How many people use external LED indicators on their...

So I'm definitely moving into the world of Mid-power rockets over the winter and get some flights in this next season, but I have a question regarding High Power certification. For NAR certification, there is a clear requirement that I build the rocket that I certify on. I plan to get a bit...

This one is a bit late in coming to the forum. After my summer build (here) I needed a bit of time off to re concentrate on family and friends and dull down what was starting to become a minor rocket building addiction. In addition, our infant son had some minor medical issues which were...

So I recently purchased an AT 18/20 case and a couple D13 reloads to use at the CMASS launch on 9/26. I held off assembling the motor until I was at the field and ran into a bit of trouble. It seems that the diameter of the first reload I tried to build was just a bit too big. After inserting...

So about three months ago, I started to look around for something exciting I could do with my daughter on weekends this summer. I can't recall what it was that made me start searching for nearby model rocket clubs, as I hadn't built/launched one since I was in elementary school. Regardless, I...