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Could someone recommend a good reference of the world's commercial and military rockets? I am already familiar with Bill Gunston's Rockets and Missiles, and the Jane's books on the same. Are there any other reference works that ideally has enough info to do a scaled version?

I am building a Lance Beta (Wildman) and tried to do some research on the actual missile as I would like to try that look. I found many pictures of Lance missiles, but none look like the paint scheme used by both North Coast Rocketry and Wildman. (I am guessing that some Wildman builders just...

I just put up on Thingiverse a customizable (you specify all the size parameters) design for a simple av bay sled. It makes two kinds of sled based on whatever size information (like length, width, tube diameter, etc.) you give it and gives you a printable STL file matching those sizes. Type 1...

I have access to some West Systems 105/205. Which additive would I use to get it to approximate the peanut-butter consistency as well as structural properties of something Rocketpoxy for use in fillets, etc.? Something like their Microlight Fairing Filler 410 or their Colloidial Silica 406 or...

Anyone have a good way to store and/or display their HPR rockets when not in prep or use? I would prefer to hang them from the ceiling (basement joists in my case - I have a high ceiling) horizontally, but using hooks and string loops is clumsy and easy to slide out. My shop has a premium on...

I am rigging my L1 attempt using a JL Chute release. The nose cone is one of those with the plastic loop, which seems kind of weak to me, so I am hesitant to attach the shock cord, the parachute, and the JLCR to it. I am thinking of using a swivel on the chute and tie everything to that, using...

With the availability of low cost strain gauges and MEMS type vibration sensors now, has anyone seen any DIY devices that can be used to measure the amount of G shock that occurs on a component? For instance, if I want to know how many Gs a certain wiring technique can sustain before failure, I...

Anyone build one of these? I will be soon, just wondering what someone else's experience was with it.