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Had someone send an inquiry where I work (Aerolab LLC) about a cone he picked up at an estate sale. It's stamped "Aerolab" but I don't think it's ours. We build Wind tunnels; Always have since 1947. There were a couple of times in the past we built a sounding rocket but this dosn't fall into the...

So here is the beginning of my next project/venture. I started it sometime back; Life got in the way and I had to back burner it, but now I can give it my attention. It will have a 3" airframe with a 29mm mount. I already built and flew the development prototype (Pictures below), performance was...

Latest ( of many) builds since March. 1/70 Saturn 1B, Apollo 7. This one is Mostly scratch. LES, Capsule and RCS clusters are from Apogee. Service Module is thin wall fiberglass (extending down through the SLA). The finish is aluminum tape with general panel lines achieved through a waterslide...

I checked the archives and came up with nothing (or maybe I just missed it); I'm looking for the dimensions of the primary solar array (wings) fairings, top to bottom, width, station numbers, whatever I can get. I could extrapolate it from photos but I was hoping for hard numbers. Any help is...

With an abundance of time now I, like many, have begun to finish up projects long started and dive further into the build stash. One of about a half dozen rocket projects I have in the works was an older Semroc 1/3 ARCAS. I'll try to post some pics of the finished product (sadly no build pics)...

I'm working on a 5" Gemini Titan and am having a hard time finding a good reference on corrugation detail. Specifically size, location & orientation. I've gotten most of what I can find on the web. Now I'm looking at the Dave Weeks drawing package at Real Space. The description indicates that...

Like many, I got my Little Joe kit. Very pleased with the kit. Like many, I want mine to stand out a little. Decided to go with some rivet/panel line detail. As it's sport scale, I won't go full relief; Rather I made a file and will print it on clear waterslide decal paper and apply directly to...

MDRA will be hosting Red Glare 19 at the Higgs farm from April 13th - April 15th 2018. For information and registration go to: https://mdrocketry.org/red-glare/ . All official information & updates regarding the launch will be posted there; Not this forum. All questions regarding the launch...

Not sure if this is in the right place. Mods feel free to relocate it. For most of 2016, my three grandsons (8,9 & 11) had lived with my wife and I in MD. I introduced them rocketry. They loved it and we all had a great time. They flew regularly with me at MDRA. Now they're back in Alabama...

This is my latest build, 1/4scale IRIS. Sorry no build pics, I really suck at that; Once I get on a build roll I don't stop...For pics or other needed breaks. Anyway... Fins are G10 as are the bands. Airframe and MMT are phenolic. Bulkheads are Carbon Fiber with Honeycomb core. Plastic nose...

My work is sending me to Reno for more training for a week. I'll have an afternoon to kill on Sunday June 23rd. Anybody having a launch out there that weekend and if so Where? Won't be able to fly anything but I'd love to see what's flying and meet new flyers.

Well I've done it again. Completed a build without a single Build/process post. Sorry. I do this for a living; you'd think it would be second nature by now. Anyway. It started as basically an upscale of the Estes kit. I started looking at the numbers, crunched the scaled numbers from ROTW and...

Thought the Forum members might benifit from the info. Especially scale builders. Hope you find it usefull.

Hi all, OK, This is me being a technical Bonehead. I looked through the Archives but couldn't find what I need. Got a little help from a member (thanks Kevin) but I managed to mess that up. I have a 7" tablet (MID). Android supported. I downloaded the program from the OR Sourceforge site...

AMW-ProX has their website up and running. Shopping cart feature has been added so you can shop right from the site. Still undergoing some detailed work but it's functional. I encourage everyone to check them out. Rob and Gloria are great people and offer the best customer service one could hope...

I've always been curious as to how many folks jig their fins during a build. I've been building Mod Rocs since 1975, Mid Mower since 1987 and HP (currently hold a L2) since 1997 and I've never once used one. My fins always come out straight, rockets fly straight, unless I design them to spin. So...

My son and I have one ( our second actually) set up with a 24mm mount. Fantastic performer. Flew it twice today in fact. Both flights on an Aerotech E20-4W single use. We also added an ejection baffle. Not alot of room in there but we managed to get everything in there. We did change the...

Well the date is set and the hotel is filling fast. Who's comming? Maggie and I have 4 Estes upscales we're bringing, and hopefully flying. A 4" Starblazer X-20, a 4" Orion Starfighter (Drag Race!), a 3"Starsppeder and a 5" Der Red Max. For those bringing big projects, GO TO THE MDRA WEBPAGE...

Not sure if this is the right section so Mods, please feel free to move as you see fit. There has been talk on and off as to the possibly precarious future of hobby rocketry and craft hobbies in general. Some point to the Video game industry, others to a lack of appealing/ intriguing kit...

Well Maggie ad I Both had successful L2 Flights at RGX. Though hers had to wait to come down from the tree to get inspected and signed off. Hers was a LOC Fantom 438 EXL on an AT J350. She hit 3687'. By the way, hers had the new Adept22. Worked flawlessly, I wont buy anything but. Mine was a 4"...