thobin
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Due to my inability to pay $50 bucks for a Estes Mercury Redstone on Fee-bay I decided it was just time to scratch one out. I downloaded all the info I could off the internet and scaled it for a BT-80. I thought there would be far more scale data on this rocket than I have found and at least some better pictures. Ether NASA forgot to take pictures and write stuff down or some is hording all the information. I did once see a website that would sell you a blueprint, but for the life of me I can't find it again. Anyway I did get enough info to get started.
I dove into my parts box and it looks like I can build it all from what I have on hand. The center core of the capsule is a BT-52. I whipped up some ply centering rings in my shop, and after about five tries I got the main body cone done. Its nice to just use some normal good old Elmers white glue once and a while. I'v about had it with CA. I'v used some good card stock and doubled it up where I can its made for a pretty tight capsule, I might skip the flooding with CA crap. I printed out a fin template guild with 12 fins and used that to mark out the ribs, then cut some small strips of card stock and add some detail to the top of the capsule. The small shroud on the bottom part of the capsule to my amazement, was cut and fit in one try and glued it on with out a fuss. So I must be on my guard, the rocket gods do not liked to be beaten so easily. I'm probably going to glue my hand to my hiney with CA when I go in for a scratch.
I don't think I'm going to go into a super amount of detail on this rocket, but where I can if its not a hassle I will add it. More to come.
TA
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I dove into my parts box and it looks like I can build it all from what I have on hand. The center core of the capsule is a BT-52. I whipped up some ply centering rings in my shop, and after about five tries I got the main body cone done. Its nice to just use some normal good old Elmers white glue once and a while. I'v about had it with CA. I'v used some good card stock and doubled it up where I can its made for a pretty tight capsule, I might skip the flooding with CA crap. I printed out a fin template guild with 12 fins and used that to mark out the ribs, then cut some small strips of card stock and add some detail to the top of the capsule. The small shroud on the bottom part of the capsule to my amazement, was cut and fit in one try and glued it on with out a fuss. So I must be on my guard, the rocket gods do not liked to be beaten so easily. I'm probably going to glue my hand to my hiney with CA when I go in for a scratch.
I don't think I'm going to go into a super amount of detail on this rocket, but where I can if its not a hassle I will add it. More to come.
TA
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View attachment merc5.jpg