black brants

[bachsta]

im interested in getting a mp black brant what kit would you recomend or should i just build my own?

 

[Stymye]

red arrow has the nose and tailcone for a midpower size black brant II... you can get the tube, rings,ect while your there also

https://www.redarrowhobbies.com/rah_nose_cones.htm

 

[sandman]

I like the Estes Black Brant II but it is a bit overpowered for me with a D12-7 motor.

I built a BT-60 version than flies much better on a D

There is a Canadian company than makes the full line of Black Brant models but I can't find it...a little help here please.

 

[bachsta]

Originally posted by stymye
red arrow has the nose and tailcone for a midpower size black brant II... you can get the tube, rings,ect while your there also

https://www.redarrowhobbies.com/rah_nose_cones.htm

so just building my own would be the best bet? oh and what diameter bt would i need? where can i get teh fin pattern?

 

[Bill]

Originally posted by stymye
red arrow has the nose and tailcone for a midpower size black brant II... you can get the tube, rings,ect while your there also

If you are going to do that, might as well buy their whole kit.


Bill

 

[Stymye]

Bill , I didn't know they had one , that would make it easier, thanks

 

[bachsta]

i think they have several versions for sale there which one should i get? some examples are the pml version, the yank enterpises version, and the cosmodrome version(they dont have this one)

 

[bachsta]

i think ive narrowed my search down to either the cosmodrome almost exact 1/6 scale black brant II or the pml semi scale black brant II. i like the the fact that cosmodromes is really exact and it has the nose and tail cones out of balsa but pml's piston ejection systme is oh so tempting. what do you all think? precision or piston?

 

[solrules]

Originally posted by bachsta
i think ive narrowed my search down to either the cosmodrome almost exact 1/6 scale black brant II or the pml semi scale black brant II. i like the the fact that cosmodromes is really exact and it has the nose and tail cones out of balsa but pml's piston ejection systme is oh so tempting. what do you all think? precision or piston?

PML makes a semi-scale black brant II? Thought it was a Black Brant x (the BB2 looks much better, IMHO). I would go with the cosmodrome kit.

 

[Stymye]

the nose and cone i mentioned earlier are from/for the cosmodrone kit

 

[bachsta]

k. anyone else have an opinion? (pml makes black brant vb not bbII my bad but whats the difference?)

 

[Stymye]

both good kits


Sandman heres that link you were reffering to

https://www.sigmarockets.com/bb_home.htm

 

[sandman]

That's it.

Notice the two BB II's! The vertical one is like the Estes kit and the one that everybody models.

NOW...the horizontal one is ALSO a Black Brant II but...a four finned version!

Thanks stymye!

 

[solrules]

Here is a cool page with a bunch of real-life BB pictures. Linky

 

[loopy]

Originally posted by sandman

There is a Canadian company than makes the full line of Black Brant models but I can't find it...a little help here please.

Do you mean CARDE?

 

[gothique_97]

Seems like there's a vendor out there that makes a 2.25" BB3 for E, F, & G motors. I can't for the life of me find them again.

Black Brants make great flying models, provided you can get a conical nose cone [which is what we have Sandman for].

 

[astrowolf67]

Red Arrow sells a 2.6" BBII kit, which uses a foam filled urethane nose and boat tail, and phenolic tubing. I purchased the nose and boat tail alone, and used LOC tubing for the air frame in order to save weight. My antennae are made from the upper section of an old Quest launch rod, fins are 1/8" ply. For decals, I had Binder enlarge the Estes set, and custom make them from vinyl. It flies fantastic on a G80-7. Total investment is about the same as the Red Arrow complete kit, but weighs a good bit less.

 

[astrowolf67]

While were talkin BB's, anyone know of a source for a 4 " BBII nose cone that would fit Quantum tubing?

 

[Ryan S.]

www.performancerocketry.com

has a tail cone for a BBX

www.scotglas.com

has all the stuff for a BBII

these are really nice components

 

[bachsta]

anyone know where i can get like 1/3 scale bb

 

[Rocket Flier VB]

Yank has some good kits if you can find them.

Ken Allen at Performance Rocketry has some.

Here is my 2 inch Black Brant 10 I made into dual deployment.

www.ericsrocketsandstuff.homestead.com/Black_Brant_X.html

Eric F

 

[Rocket Flier VB]

Whoops,

That would be Performance Hobbies. Sorry Ken. Slip of the keystroke.

 

[Thrasher]

Here's my BBX from Yank. Only $46 and a great flyer. I've got 12 launches on it already. All F's and G's.

 

[Rocket Flier VB]

I wanted to use mine with G-64's but with the dual deployment it came out too heavy. H-210R worked very well.

Eric