rosko_racer
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I started this rocket back in early 2007 and stopped the project because I made the mistake of spraying two different types of paints and it "orange peeled" on me...
With soooo much time in my hands now I have decided to finish some of the rockets I have started.
Here is a downscale 18mm version of SteelyEyed's HP Above Top Secret rocket. The original thread on TRF 1.0 can be found here. SteelyEyed's new HP ATS thread is here. I call mine "The War Hog" (not to be confused with "Warthog"). SteelyEye call his "The Reaper". The decals were printed almost two years ago and do not look as I would want them to be today because I was new to printing on an ALPS printer then. But I had to do with what I have. After sanding most of the old paint off the rocket yesterday, I gave it a coat of gloss black enamel. And today I applied the decals, painted the inside of the jet tubes red, and applied two coats of Future to protect the decals. This is an untested design for me but the Rocksim file says it will fly well on a C6-5 an reaching a predicted altitude of over 700'. It weights 2.3 oz because of the modded nose cone, which itself is at 1.07 oz. Will fly it within the next two weekends and wil post pictures and comments on it. In the mean time enjoy the view!!!
- R_R
With soooo much time in my hands now I have decided to finish some of the rockets I have started.
Here is a downscale 18mm version of SteelyEyed's HP Above Top Secret rocket. The original thread on TRF 1.0 can be found here. SteelyEyed's new HP ATS thread is here. I call mine "The War Hog" (not to be confused with "Warthog"). SteelyEye call his "The Reaper". The decals were printed almost two years ago and do not look as I would want them to be today because I was new to printing on an ALPS printer then. But I had to do with what I have. After sanding most of the old paint off the rocket yesterday, I gave it a coat of gloss black enamel. And today I applied the decals, painted the inside of the jet tubes red, and applied two coats of Future to protect the decals. This is an untested design for me but the Rocksim file says it will fly well on a C6-5 an reaching a predicted altitude of over 700'. It weights 2.3 oz because of the modded nose cone, which itself is at 1.07 oz. Will fly it within the next two weekends and wil post pictures and comments on it. In the mean time enjoy the view!!!
- R_R