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[AZ_Ron]

I ordered a 4" Bullpup two weeks ago. Got a shipping notice, but kit didn't ship for another week, but it did ship.
ETA next Monday.

 

[Brent]

My 5" Bullpup inch has shipped and scheduled for Friday delivery.

 

[Banzai88]

I ordered a 4" Bullpup two weeks ago. Got a shipping notice, but kit didn't ship for another week, but it did ship.
ETA next Monday.

That's not an uncommon business practice in general, especially this time of year with regular 'sales' and the BF/BS madness. Unlike MadCow and LOC, most other rocket vendors make up the "kits" to order from raw materials. That allows the greatest flexibility with their raw materials and ensures that a pre-bagged 'kit' never sits as dead stock.

 

[rfjustin]

My 5" Bullpup inch has shipped and scheduled for Friday delivery.

Please post pics.... that 5" size seems perfect.

 

[Brent]

Please post pics.... that 5" size seems perfect.

Will do. It should be this weekend if USPS delivers as scheduled. Lately packages sometimes stall at a distribution center about 20 miles from my house.

 

[crossfire]

Please post pics.... that 5" size seems perfect.

JF Dyanacom had a 5" size I would love to find one of them. But this kit should be nice to.

 

[Brent]

5" Bullpup arrived Monday. Seemed to travel slow though the USPS system even though it was sent priority mail. All the parts and vinyl decals look great. I will try and post some pictures in the next few days. I may do a build tread between Christmas and New Years since I am usually off work that week.

 

[SkyFire]

Ordered an X-Celerator and Lotus 3 in October. Took 4 weeks to get but both kits are very nice. They were very accommodating in making a couple custom changes to one of the kits. Finished the Lotus 3 and now working on the X-Celerator.

 

[Bat-mite]

I have dealt with them twice, both times extremely pleasantly.

 

[Banzai88]

I have dealt with them twice, both times extremely pleasantly.

Same. It appears as though things have been sorted out.

 

[Tobor]

Ordered an X-Celerator and Lotus 3 in October. Took 4 weeks to get but both kits are very nice. They were very accommodating in making a couple custom changes to one of the kits. Finished the Lotus 3 and now working on the X-Celerator.
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Sweet!
I recently purchased the same kit. It will probably get built next summer.

Btw, love the hog in the background.

 

[Brent]

Here are a few pictures of the parts from the 5" Bullpup. The 75mm Aeropack shown is from my stash.

 

[AZ_Ron]

My 4" Bullpup was dropped off by FedEx about an hour ago... Unfortunately, I'm out of town... Home this Saturday, then gone for another week. Wife is heading down to Phoenix for Christmas, I'm staying home... guess what I'll be doing?!?!

 

[rfjustin]

Here are a few pictures of the parts from the 5" Bullpup. The 75mm Aeropack shown is from my stash.

So the plate that goes inside the nose cone an supports the canard fins, does that "land" in the middle of the fins, or the top of the fins?

Having that plate in there is going to make head-end deploy challenging.

Really trying to talk myself out of buying the 5"....

 

[Brent]

So the plate that goes inside the nose cone an supports the canard fins, does that "land" in the middle of the fins, or the top of the fins?

Having that plate in there is going to make head-end deploy challenging.

Really trying to talk myself out of buying the 5"....

I need to line it all up and set it in there. It does look like it will make for a small chute compartment. I am also worried about d bag snagging on fins on the inside.

 

[crossfire]

I need to line it all up and set it in there. It does look like it will make for a small chute compartment. I am also worried about d bag snagging on fins on the inside.

I would like to see a picture of it set in place. Thanks

 

[tsmmiller]

Bookmarked.
Thanks.

EDIT: just watched it again and I’m still cracking up.

If you liked this you should look up the "trunk monkey" videos such as this one,

There are quite a few. They were put out by a local auto group.

 

[Brent]

I would like to see a picture of it set in place. Thanks

Will do. Busy week at work get it sometime this week

 

[Brent]

Here are a few pictures of the 5" Bullpup nose cone assembly set together. I will probably make some changes when I do put together.

 

[rfjustin]

Here are a few pictures of the 5" Bullpup nose cone assembly set together. I will probably make some changes when I do put together.

Assuming you don't need the full 9" long coupler for your avionics sled, maybe consider dropping the avionics top lid down into the coupler a bit to free up some real estate?
https://www.rocketryforum.com/threa...-5-5-nike-smoke-kit-bash.140690/#post-1700762https://www.rocketryforum.com/threa...-5-5-nike-smoke-kit-bash.140690/#post-1700975

 

[Brent]

Assuming you don't need the full 9" long coupler for your avionics sled, maybe consider dropping the avionics top lid down into the coupler a bit to free up some real estate?
https://www.rocketryforum.com/threa...-5-5-nike-smoke-kit-bash.140690/#post-1700762https://www.rocketryforum.com/threa...-5-5-nike-smoke-kit-bash.140690/#post-1700975

Thats a thought

 

[Brent]

Here is a quick Rocksim for the 5 inch Bullpup. I will probably go in at some point before assembly and weigh each component

 

[hball55]

Here are a few pictures of the 5" Bullpup nose cone assembly set together. I will probably make some changes when I do put together.

Anybody else having trouble viewing the first attachment? I get a black screen on your first attachment in both posts. The other attachments are fine.

 

[Tobor]

Here is a quick Rocksim for the 5 inch Bullpup. I will probably go in at some point before assembly and weigh each component

Brent,
I converted your RockSim file to an OpenRocket file and fixed a few things that did not translate well in the conversion.

Note: Your RockSim lists a 98mm MMT and AeroPack 98mm retainer. The flange on that retainer has a diameter that is too large for the back end of the Bull Pup. Is this correct?

Note: Your RockSim lists a 98mm MMT and AeroPack 98mm retainer. The flange on that retainer has a diameter that is too large for the back end of the Bull Pup. Is this correct?

If true, then I would recommend Giant Leap's 98mm Threaded SlimLine Retainer.

 

[Brent]

That is strange. I just opened my drawing up and it shows a 75 mm motor mount. Is something in your conversion? The Aeropack was just a mass object at the end of the motor tube.

 

[hball55]

Assuming you don't need the full 9" long coupler for your avionics sled, maybe consider dropping the avionics top lid down into the coupler a bit to free up some real estate?
https://www.rocketryforum.com/threa...-5-5-nike-smoke-kit-bash.140690/#post-1700762https://www.rocketryforum.com/threa...-5-5-nike-smoke-kit-bash.140690/#post-1700975

I was thinking that perhaps two coupler centering rings and a short motor mount could be used to house some electronics in the nose cone. I’ve done it with other rockets, not with a barometric based altimeter, but perhaps an accelerometer; I have used a magnetic apogee detector, only you have to be careful with ferrous metals, as they mess with the detector.

 

[ricky2117]

I just received mine but mine didn’t come with the slotted bulk plate for the forward fins. My first BullPup and I’m interest on how much weight is needed in the nose.