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OK....after Christmas I decided to buy Dr. Zooch's Vostok....this looks like a really neat little kit and I wanted to try a shot at her. I hope to add some additional details to her along the way. I have to give a big thanks to Mushtang for his AWESOME build thread on this kit. Mushtang's thread is attached here (I hope) and I highly recommend it. I think you will find Mushtang's threads to be very thorough, always well thought out and always helpful. Thanks Mushtang!!https://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?31660-Dr-Zooch-Vostok-Build-FINISHED!
I also recommend HCMbanjo's Soyuz build thread too. Both threads will be a big help in making this rocket kit!https://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?5213-Dr-Zooch-R-7-Soyuz-Build-Thread What Chris is able to do with a piece of card stock is nothing short of amazing!
OK...lets get started: here is the box with the nifty Vostok label. The completed rocket should fit back in the box.
always a good move to open the box and make sure you have all of the required parts...as usual, this kit has everything! Being a pack rat, I save everything that I don't use. I switched the provided yellow Zooch chute with a Communist red chute that came with one of my recent Zooch Lifting Bodies....I used an Estes chute on that kit but I saved this glorious red chute knowing some day I would make his Vostok! There are also some other parts that I did not use on those Lifting Bodies that I intend to use with this kit.
There is nothing more fun than looking at a pile of tubes, thread, uncut balsa and stuff sitting in front of you and the thought of turning these bits into a flying rocket! Its just fun!:grin: As you can see, there is a whole lot of fun packed into this $25 little package. Worth every penny!!
I hope to keep this build as current as I can....I want to start making copies of the provided wraps for the transitions and the boosters and I want to read there instructions cover to cover. I have spent the past couple of weeks looking at stuff for the R-7 booster and the Vostok. There really isn't as much out there as I would expect and of course, most of it is the same picture posted over and over. I am hoping to make this booster with the tanks frosted as if she was ready to launch and I expect that will add a layer of complexity...but I think it will be worth it! I think I know where I want to go with the Vostok capsule so that is where I will probably start out. We'll take our time with this one and see what can be done? sounds like a plan!
I also recommend HCMbanjo's Soyuz build thread too. Both threads will be a big help in making this rocket kit!https://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?5213-Dr-Zooch-R-7-Soyuz-Build-Thread What Chris is able to do with a piece of card stock is nothing short of amazing!
OK...lets get started: here is the box with the nifty Vostok label. The completed rocket should fit back in the box.
always a good move to open the box and make sure you have all of the required parts...as usual, this kit has everything! Being a pack rat, I save everything that I don't use. I switched the provided yellow Zooch chute with a Communist red chute that came with one of my recent Zooch Lifting Bodies....I used an Estes chute on that kit but I saved this glorious red chute knowing some day I would make his Vostok! There are also some other parts that I did not use on those Lifting Bodies that I intend to use with this kit.
There is nothing more fun than looking at a pile of tubes, thread, uncut balsa and stuff sitting in front of you and the thought of turning these bits into a flying rocket! Its just fun!:grin: As you can see, there is a whole lot of fun packed into this $25 little package. Worth every penny!!
I hope to keep this build as current as I can....I want to start making copies of the provided wraps for the transitions and the boosters and I want to read there instructions cover to cover. I have spent the past couple of weeks looking at stuff for the R-7 booster and the Vostok. There really isn't as much out there as I would expect and of course, most of it is the same picture posted over and over. I am hoping to make this booster with the tanks frosted as if she was ready to launch and I expect that will add a layer of complexity...but I think it will be worth it! I think I know where I want to go with the Vostok capsule so that is where I will probably start out. We'll take our time with this one and see what can be done? sounds like a plan!
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