BRS Hobbies Nova Payloader

[WShoreRockets]

I was one of the lucky ones who got one of the Nova Payloaders from BRS Hobbies, so I thought I'd share the build with you all.

Before I start, I should say that I am not a fan of 3 fin rockets. I have nothing against them, I just prefer 4 fins.

I changed the shock cord from a paper mount to kevlar. Here's the motor mount.

 

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The motor mount inserted into the body tube.

 

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The fins, glued together.

 

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The fins, mounted to the body tube.

 

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And the final paint job. I found a real nice acrylic paint that is a blue pearl finish that I absolutely love. The white is a white pearl finish as well. I only used the one decal, that being the name one. The stripes are paint. I airbrush, so it wasn't too difficult.

For some strange reason, the board kept saying these files were too big for attachments. I dunno why. Never had that problem before.

 

[cjl]

VERY nice

Can't wait for flight pics

 

[WShoreRockets]

Probably not for another 2 weeks. My weekends are locked up tight until the 8th of April.

And be warned, I'm not good with flight pics. The camera isn't the greatest. You might see it on the pad, but that's probably it.

 

[BRS Hobbies]

I really like your paint scheme on the Nova Payloader! Very nicely done!

Best regards,
Brian

 

[WShoreRockets]

The blue is DecoArt Ice Blue, from their Dazzling Metallics line.

I't about $1.25/2 oz. bottle. I think I used maybe an ounce in the jar(2 oz. jar), plus water to thin, and used maybe 1/4 of the jar. So about a half ounce, minus overspray. I think it took 2 coats.

Its a small line, but some really nice stuff. Its available at Michael's.