Nice but the rocket could only be used in September.View attachment 449139 I went with a WW2 camo pattern.
Nice but the rocket could only be used in September.View attachment 449139 I went with a WW2 camo pattern.
Nice but the rocket could only be used in September.
Ah, I see, thanks! Yes the bulges on each side of the fins on the outboard edges are chain guards for a gear/sprocket combo that positioned vanes on the rear outboard corners of each fin. No need for you to know that if you bought the Spacemonkey/Apogee Components combo. Let me tell you, those little buggers were a bit of a pain to make out of popsicle sticks! They have to be almost perfectly equal, and lined up equally on both sides of the fin, to look good. But I'm pleased with the results.Thanks. I'm embarrassed to say I don't know what the chain guards are. The tabs in the fins are integral to the mold, and there's little V pieces that I glue onto the aft.
I was inspired to buy this and build it from page 2 of this thread. I put all of the clay in the NC but now wondering if I should remove some of it. It looked like a straight flight on the D12-3. Fortunately, @Apogee Components has the RS file to use.
https://www.apogeerockets.com/Rocket-Kits/Skill-Level-3-Model-Rocket-Kits/V-2-Conversion-Kit
what is purpose of gold/green paint? So weird primer?
That is actually Tamiya masking tape (which is only ~8mm wide) along the edges of the masked areas, then green Frog Tape and newspaper to mask the balance of the areas that were to remain white. Up here shows the rocket in it's spiffy gray filler primer.what is purpose of gold/green paint? So weird primer?
With that busy background, it really did! But the black was going on the white areas in the picture.It look like a paint job in photo
I think I should add that if you're into making it historically accurate...
Well, sir, if it's any comfort, the V2 that is the subject of this thread has flown 3 times. The first time it ended up in a tree. We got it down with an extension ladder and a 16' pruning saw. The second and third times were at a larger field, and when the second flight on a D12-4 was successful, I tried a 3rd flight with an E12-6 and my new Flightsketch mini. You guessed it - into a tree. Go get the ladder and pole saw, and we did manage to retrieve it.Hello all,
First time posting here. I got back into rocketry a few years ago when my daughter started showing some interest. I made many kits as a kid in the 70s and 80s, but nothing since then.
I’m on my second V2 build. The first one ended up high up in a tree on it’s second launch.
I wish I found this thread a year ago. I built the Estes V2 kit last summer, but I haven’t had time to paint until recently. I did the V2 V4 paint scheme. During that painting, I noticed how off the Estes fins shape was. I wish I would have found the template before I built it.
What I’d like to find is a scale decal of the Frau im Mond thats on the display at the museum at Pennemünde. It doesn’t look like it’s on the Spacemonkey decal sheet. Does anybody know if that scale decal exists and where I might be able to get it?
After seeing the Spacemonkey kit and the conversion kit on the Apogee site, I may have to make another version.
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Mark @ Stickershock has that decal in vinyl I believe,Hello all,
First time posting here. I got back into rocketry a few years ago when my daughter started showing some interest. I made many kits as a kid in the 70s and 80s, but nothing since then.
I’m on my second V2 build. The first one ended up high up in a tree on it’s second launch.
I wish I found this thread a year ago. I built the Estes V2 kit last summer, but I haven’t had time to paint until recently. I did the V2 V4 paint scheme. During that painting, I noticed how off the Estes fins shape was. I wish I would have found the template before I built it.
What I’d like to find is a scale decal of the Frau im Mond thats on the display at the museum at Pennemünde. It doesn’t look like it’s on the Spacemonkey decal sheet. Does anybody know if that scale decal exists and where I might be able to get it?
After seeing the Spacemonkey kit and the conversion kit on the Apogee site, I may have to make another version.
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Yeah, I saw it for the LOC 7.5, but thats a bit big for the Estes V2.Mark @ Stickershock has that decal in vinyl I believe,
https://stickershock23.com/product/pk-100-75-v2/
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