Thanks Gary! This was my first time doing a Stickershock wrap; and it went great! Once I had the decals in hand, I did some planning to make sure seams were in good places and the pattern matched well. The two 13.125"x 50" stock pieces were cut into 6 pieces; after that application was easy. The vinyl conformed well to curved, didn't leave any air bubbles, and looked great. I'd highly recommend it!Very nice flight Eric. How was putting on the Sticker Shock 23 rocket wrap? I have never done a rocket wrap.
GAry
Thanks Chris! No worries; this vinyl is pretty tough stuff. I've had decals peel above M2, but just above M1, I'm not concerned. If it does, like Matt said, it just adds character!Chris Attebery said:WOW! That looks great. Any worries about the wrap melting at above mach?
Thanks Manny! Flight went well, though we missed you at Thunderstruck!!! QCRS Memorial Day?????mannyskid said:Fantastic looking rocket dude! I've always loved Dynacom/Air-X rockets, I've just never had a chance to own one. Best of luck to you on your flight this weekend.
Thanks Alex! Much appreciated coming from a young man with your talent with composites!Aksrockets said:Excellent build thread and flight report!
Definitely got lucky on this one, Tim. I did have to walk through a small stream to get to it, but that was grass covered ground; with waterproof boots it was no sweat. However, the Magnum and 5" Jart required 2 miles of muck trudging combined. My rockets have an affinity for liquid landings!dixontj93060 said:Aww, man you got the high ground--I was in muck 75% of the time.
Thanks for the comments, and bringing this thing home alive, Jim! It's really great to have you and Gary participate in this thread! If you didn't catch it earlier, this thing recovered largely courtesy Missileworks (RRC2+) and Top Flight Recovery (chutes and nomex). I've been doing rockets for a while, and these are two companies I trust and couldn't live without: great products and support that have been around for decades! Thanks Jim and Gary!MWC said:Great rocket, great thread, and great flight!
I have an affinity for Dynacom builds... way back, I was fortunate enough to pick up an unbuilt 4" Dynacom Black Widow from former TC prefect Mike Kunetka, and the rocket ended-up as my L3 bird. I learned about many techniques, methods, and materials by building that kit. Dynacom kits were defintiely leading edge at the time.
Thanks for the great vicarious journey with your build.
Thanks Brad!!! Looking forward to seeing you there; maybe even before at a TWA or QCRS launch!BrAdam said:Great thread! Can't wait till July. Ill see you there.
Maybe with some poking and prodding I will post a build thread of this beastie here instead of elsewhere...
Maybe with some poking and prodding I will post a build thread of this beastie here instead of elsewhere...
Go ahead, Dan!
Is that a 4.1" Scorpion? Maybe a custom 5"? I like the fin shape on that one; always wanted a Scorpion.
-Eric-
4.1 Scorpion. Given your past history with cloning these designs, I'll take some dimensions on the fins so that you can make your Tarantula a little Scorpion buddy.
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