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Thanks to the guys at LOC, I've got a fun little project to share while I wait for other bits for my L2 rocket! The new Photon is a cool-looking rocket with a 24mm mount that should be a great performer on pretty much any 24mm motor you can stuff in it! I opened mine up last night and got to...

Even though I've got a decent little collection of kits to choose from, I decided that I needed a bigger build. I was craving the heavy-duty materials of yet another LOC/Precision build! This is my 5th LOC kit build, and I am obviously a huge fan of their stuff! I'm not 100% sure how or when...

During this COVID-19 lockdown, the owners of the hobby company I work for, Great Hobbies, were kind enough to send me home with a couple of LOC demo kits to build! One of them is the LOC Graduator, a really nice mid-power kit with a 29mm motor mount. This will be a quick little thread on the...

I'm thinking about scratch-building a full-scale Black Brant VII. It looks like the VII was the smallest of the BB series at 3.53" diameter and 6'9" length. I contemplated doing a VI but they're 4.5" diameter and something like 9'3" long. I couldn't find any tubing suitable and didn't want to...

So, I'm pretty much fully hooked on building again. Powering through my build pile so I can justify the next big project, lol! Up next is the LOC IRIS 1.63" park-flier to go along with my collection of sounding rockets that is growing with each new build. I picked this one up to compliment my...

This is my first cluster rocket. Looks like a very simple build and I'm looking forward to digging into it! I buy a lot of the Estes bulk packs with the variety of motors and always ending up having A8-3s left over (because they're not as fun, lol) so I thought it would be fun to use up the...

I picked this up as soon as I saw them available to add to my Black Brant collection! I also picked up an IRIS of the same series to go along with my 3" version. These things are super solid and weighty! Heavy thick-walled tubing, thick ply fins and rings, and TTW fin attachment make this...

Pulled the trigger on this as soon as Pavel posted this on Facebook earlier this year. After finishing the VA earlier today, I decided to pull this one out of the pile and get started this afternoon! Here's some progress pics. I got moving along pretty quick and didn't take as many pics, lol...

Having not built anything for about a year due to busy family life and changing jobs twice, I decided it was finally time to pull something out of the build pile to start on. I bought this Black Brant V kit a number of months ago and decided this was the one I was going to start on today. So...

A local RC racer in my area wanted to do a rocket truck project for his YouTube channel so I gave him a hand with some knowledge and ideas. Check out his video! Worked out pretty well and looked cool, too!

I've decided to start getting some motor hardware in preparation for next season. My first set is the CTI Pro29 starter set, which is the 3-grain case, rear closure, 2 spacers, and the DAT with appropriate centering ring. I was looking at the Pro38 starter set also, but it was looking a bit...

After leafing through Sport Rocketry this month I saw that some are working on electric deployment vs the more traditional bp charges. I have to say that this intrigues me greatly. Has anyone started trying electric/electronic separation to deploy drogue chutes and mains instead of charges...

Just saw this posted by Rocketarium and immediately pulled the trigger! https://www.allrockets.ca/Rockets/Black-Brant-30 I built their IV B Mod 1 and love it. Another one to add to my Black Brant collection and I'll do a build thread once I get it!

So I'm getting closer to having my LOC Iris ready for my L1 certification flight. I've chosen to travel down to Vermont to the Champlain Region Model Rocket Club to do the flight. I'm not sure exactly what month yet. The question has arisen about what is typically allowed to cross the border...

I was able to find a couple of these kits from a supplier that the shop I work for deals with. Super stoked, as I always wanted a Sahara, but Estes wouldn't ship them to Canada. The Argent basically looks like an upscale Sahara, so I thought that was pretty cool! So I'm actually almost to the...

So, I was making breakfast this morning and after making my wife a breakfast sandwich I grabbed some aluminum foil to keep her sandwich warm until she was ready to eat. It was the last little piece of foil and then I saw the roll... The roll is thick-wall cardboard with a 24mm ID. I got to...

I thought it might be nice to know who the Canadian members are and where everyone is from! I'll start us off! My name is Tyler. I started in rocketry as a youngster and then got away from it for many years. I got the bug again a few years back and now I'm aiming for my L1. I'm in the...

This was a fun little build. I like the balsa frame. Flew it today for the first time. I think I'll modify the next one for a D12, or I'll design my own.

This was my first rocket not from Estes and I really enjoyed the build! This is the maiden flight. All went well except for the failure and ejection of the motor mount. Looks like partially my fault and maybe partly the tube itself failing. Upper ring didn't look like it had enough glue but...

I built myself a Swift 220 just because I've never actually done a mini. Now I want to build more of them, lol!