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  1. Rainmaker

    Sold OOP Estes/Semroc/Hawks kits

    I want the scissor wing, pm sent
  2. Rainmaker

    FlightSketch Products for 2020

    Care to share an STL?
  3. Rainmaker

    Who all ordered the Goblin 5 this morning ?

    What Goblin 5 are we talking about?
  4. Rainmaker

    Looking for Der Red Max font for decals

    I bought some from Amazon, nothing fancy and it's surely not the best available, but it worked well enough for my clones. I dont build many clones and I'm not a perfectionist so the quality was good enough. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J1VPF54/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_1YT4DbFVYZ43Y
  5. Rainmaker

    The Famous Eggtimer Rocketry Holiday Sale - 2019

    That's what I did, for the price it makes for a good test and you get something you really want if it works.
  6. Rainmaker

    Apogee Rocket - Shipping Costs explained - Makes sense

    I don't understand all the bashing of Apogee. They provide quality products and fantastic service. The aren't gouging, they charge what they charge and many people choose to pay it because they see value in their service and what they provide. If you don't like it just don't buy from them...
  7. Rainmaker

    Sold Loc-Precision Big Nuke 4

    I'll take it. PM coming.
  8. Rainmaker

    3D Printing What Are You Printing Today?

    Found this curved sanding block on thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3481000 Printed a couple to figure out that 70% matches a 4" LOC tube and 38.5% fits a 2.2" LOC tube.
  9. Rainmaker

    Upscale Goblin

    Agreed, I fly my stock Star Orbiter on Gs all the time, and the length would be more of a problem if it was an issue.
  10. Rainmaker

    Rocket Cradle Designs?

    That would fit 80% of what I build.
  11. Rainmaker

    Rocket Cradle Designs?

    I'm curious what you could come up with and what size it could accomodate.
  12. Rainmaker

    3D Printing Nose Cones by CWBULLET

    The nose cone and tail cone for an Estes Cluster Bomb clone.
  13. Rainmaker

    What did you do rocket wise today?

    I've had the same problem with generic chipboard. What I've done for fin guides is 2 layers of 24pt cardstock laminated together after cutting. Works well. I also design them in CAD because it's a bit more precise.
  14. Rainmaker

    Fliskits Drake Build

    This is the one with the quarters in the wings. Adds a lot of weight though, I read a comment from Jim Flis in an old build here about that. I was thinking of 3d printing some small disks with some kind of image on them, but I actually like the looks of the holes, so I haven't decided yet.
  15. Rainmaker

    Fliskits Drake Build

    The build part is now complete. I just have to find some extra launch lugs in my parts box(es) and decide on painting. It seems like a duck theme is popular since it's called the Drake, but I'm a pretty vanilla finisher most of the time and follow the face card. In this case the face card...
  16. Rainmaker

    Fliskits Drake Build

    Final steps are to apply sanding sealer to the nose cone, screw in the screw eye with a bit of medium CA, and put some heat shrink on the kevlar leader where it exits the upper body tube. I've been doing this heat shrink on the kevlar for a while and it works pretty well. The kevlar is pretty...
  17. Rainmaker

    Fliskits Drake Build

    Home stretch now. The last steps are to glue the larger tube in place (it mates perfectly to the transition), attach the stabilizer fin (I missed a picture of this going on) and attaching the launch lugs. The lugs are bothering me. It's two long lugs that you attach along the top of the ram...
  18. Rainmaker

    Fliskits Drake Build

    Final things that drives me crazy (because I don't execute them very well) is shaped body tubes. This kit has a ram-jet tube mounted to the main body tube that you cut with a template. Cut the template out (first problem - can't use my transition method yet), wrap template around tube (second...
  19. Rainmaker

    Fliskits Drake Build

    The instructions have you putting the transition on the tube before you attach the wings, then glue the larger fore body tube in place, then glue the transition in place. However, because of the way I added surface area to the centering rings I was able to glue the transition in place before...
  20. Rainmaker

    Fliskits Drake Build

    The wings connect low on the tube so you sand a 45° angle on the root edge. I attached the wings one at a time to make sure I was positioning them each correctly before I moved the jig. My typical routine for gluing paper and wood with wood glue (TBII) is: sand areas to be glued, light coat of...
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