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I've got an Estes QCC Explorer on the bench right now. This build is scratching my balsa airplane building itch with the built up balsa faux intakes. The faux intakes are a little more complex than your typical 4FNC build, but the laser cutting is very clean, and it all locks in together. So...

I've been interested in the Apogee strap on boosters since I first came across them a while ago. I recently ordered a pair and decided to scratch-build the sustainer. It's just a 4FNC, but it's my 4FNC :). Overall length of 33.25" using BT-60 tubes, and a 24mm mount. The booster pods are...

A member of the club I belong to is moving away, decided to downsize his collection of "stuff" he didn't want to haul to his new location and donated it to the club to sell off as "garage sale" items. My boy became enamored with this rocket, and for $15, I certainly didn't take much convincing...

What are some "best practices" surrounding masking and stenciling when using rattle-can enamels on more complex paint jobs? I'm aware of the trick of overcoating the mask with a light coat of the base color to seal the edges. However, I have a few questions regarding other issues surrounding...

I've got a (mostly) stock built Mean Machine that I've got probably 10 flights on D12 and E12. I like this model a lot and it's a great flyer. The modifications I made to the original build were to use the longer Apogee tube couplers (3" instead of 1.5"), an Apogee ejection baffle and rail...

I would love to have a small desktop laser cutter for cutting balsa, vinyl (for stickers or painting stencils), and etching/engraving on various materials. I've done a little googling, but it's a confusing space for a beginner like me. I'm a Mac user, so MacOS compatible software is a plus...

... or how about Back Assward Baby Bertha? Ok ... so everyone's got (or has had) at least one member of the "Bertha Family". The Big Bertha and Baby Bertha are favorite smallish field flyers, and I've usually got one or the other, and sometimes both, in my fleet. My last Baby Bertha is on a...

I went to a club launch today (CMASS launch in Acton), and it was a real CATO-fest today. Not sure what's up with that ... really moderate weather conditions. Personally, I had two A10-3T motors CATO - one model destroyed (Semroc Gyroc - RIP), the other model survived. The first CATO blew out...

So, I'm new to the forum, but do have a pretty good model-building resume. I come from model aviation ... many complex scratch-built aircraft over the years. I got into rocketry a little over a year ago with my 10 y.o. son, and it has transformed my build bench (I can build 10 rockets in the...