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Paint: Have been doing a lot of sanding and painting and it's now it's coming together. Right now, I have finished the white and black sections. I still have some silver to add to the body tube. Once Mark from Stickershock is back, I'll order some vinyl stickers and then paint the silver...

There is still some painting to do, but I had to attach the legs to the pod just to see how it will look. I 3D printed a pin to attach the leg to the pod. When I am totally done with painting, there is a button that is glued to the other side to hold it in place.

Leg Painting Printing the legs as one piece made things easier to assemble but made it a pain to paint. In hind sight, I may have been better off printing the individual part and painting the silver and black separately. I ended up laying down a couple coats of metallic silver paint then...

The sustainer is made up of a section of BT-60 tube with a 3D printed ring to hold the legs in during flight. This is attached to the fin can with a section of 24mm tube with center rings on each end. A piece of Kevlar is attached to the upper centering ring Dry fit of sustainer

Fin Can Assembly The motor retainer was attached to the 29mm tube with JB weld and then a centering ring was glued to the tube just above the retainer. This was then glued into the BT-60 tube but only dry fitting the leading centering ring. The square fins were epoxied in first using 3D...

Fin Can The fin can utilizes a 29mm motor mount inside a BT-60 tube using a pair of centering rings. An Estes motor retainer is used to secure the engine. I am not a fan of the strakes in the retainer, so these were ground off for a smoother look. The through the wall fins are cut from 1/8”...

I agree that the weak point in the legs with the carbon fiber rods is the plastic attachment pieces. Both the feet and the hinge have been beefed up due to breaks during landing. I think you are also correct that the wood dowels probably are plenty strong. I am going to try the 100%...

I like the green on that one. I will probably get some vinyl decals from Mark at stickershock. The solar panels on my big one catch the sun and can really see it when its up there.

Landing Legs: The Estes landing legs were made of wooden dowels. Plastic pieces were used to hold them together and hinge them to the pod. For the 2.6 in upscale, I used carbon fiber rods and 3D printed attachment pieces. This worked, but the carbon fiber rods are not cheap. For the BT-60...

I am going with a Neon Yellow for the Alien so he really pops I should be getting some parts in the mail today so I can start the sustainer.

Before I finalize the upper tube, I'll see if the two parachutes pack ok. I think nylon chutes may make it easier. I have started 3D printing the parts in PLA, but a friend is going to print some on a resin printer which my save time on paint prep. Alien Pod: The alien pod is composed of a...

This build thread is for an upscaled version of the Estes Venus probe. I have an original Venus Probe from 1997 which I still fly today. The rocket was always somewhat under powered, so I upgraded it to a 24mm motor mount recently, but the limited tube size to stuff two parachutes always made...

Thanks for all that put on such a great launch. It was a great field and we had a fun time watching all the impressive flights. Also thanks to all that helped me with my Level 2 certification flight.

Thank you

This is for NAR

Will this launch allow sparky motors? (Aerotech DM) I may attempt my Level 2 flight on a J270. I have passed the test and will need someone to inspect and witness the flight. Who should I reach out to for this? Thanks Ray

Yes that is my Der Black Max

Great video. thanks for posting

I have a 5.38" diameter rocket and tested the separation charge on the ground. The BP calculator told me for the 24" tube that 3 grams would give 10.6 PSI. I loaded the BP and ground tested it and had a good separation. Loud but good. When I was cleaning it up I realized that the qty 3...

Finished putting stickers from Stickershock23 on my Mega Black Max