OG1959
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Hello rocketry enthusiasts! Real name is Dean. I live in North Carolina. I'm 61 and I've been away from model rocketry for about 50 years however...
...all that changed when I was in Hobby Lobby the other day looking for paint for a model of The Expanse's Rocinante that I 3D printed when I saw the model rocket isle.
It called to me and awakened a long dormant passion I once had for the hobby. So, I left the store with my paint and about $100 worth of stuff to get started again. I bought a Tandem-X launch set that had everything I needed including two rocket kits. The Amazon and the Crossfire. I built the Amazon and my wife is going to build the Crossfire.
I was surprised to see plastic parts, which admittedly makes assembly easier for beginners. Took a few hours and I had an assembled rocket. I painted it and gave it a name myself. Looking forward to a first launch soon at a nearby wide open farm field. I also bought the Estes altitude recorder to attach to the nose cone. Something new for me. Before that we used a mechanical line of sight altimeter for a fairly close reading. In the pic you'll see the air flow holes drilled in the body tube near the nose cone as suggested in the instructions.
I'm sure I'll be building more soon, working my way back to an expert level and maybe even doing some scratch building. I got into rocketry in 5th grade at age 11. We had a great teacher that I still stay in touch with. His son and I were best friends all through the rest of our school years and we launched plenty of rockets together. Also looking forward to 3D printing rockets and components. In fact, as I type this I'm printing a V2, my favorite rocket with a close second being the Saturn V.
...all that changed when I was in Hobby Lobby the other day looking for paint for a model of The Expanse's Rocinante that I 3D printed when I saw the model rocket isle.
It called to me and awakened a long dormant passion I once had for the hobby. So, I left the store with my paint and about $100 worth of stuff to get started again. I bought a Tandem-X launch set that had everything I needed including two rocket kits. The Amazon and the Crossfire. I built the Amazon and my wife is going to build the Crossfire.
I was surprised to see plastic parts, which admittedly makes assembly easier for beginners. Took a few hours and I had an assembled rocket. I painted it and gave it a name myself. Looking forward to a first launch soon at a nearby wide open farm field. I also bought the Estes altitude recorder to attach to the nose cone. Something new for me. Before that we used a mechanical line of sight altimeter for a fairly close reading. In the pic you'll see the air flow holes drilled in the body tube near the nose cone as suggested in the instructions.
I'm sure I'll be building more soon, working my way back to an expert level and maybe even doing some scratch building. I got into rocketry in 5th grade at age 11. We had a great teacher that I still stay in touch with. His son and I were best friends all through the rest of our school years and we launched plenty of rockets together. Also looking forward to 3D printing rockets and components. In fact, as I type this I'm printing a V2, my favorite rocket with a close second being the Saturn V.
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