DynaStar Flame Thrower Build Thread

[gdjsky01]

I was just a little burnt out from the RedTop build. And I have a shload of kits. I am finishing up finishing the DynaStar AeroDactyl TS and I like the whole concept of large, but light, mid-power. And as much as I want to build Neil's Starship Avalon in a 29mm powered thing, I am just not up to it right now. Better to just grab a few kits from the build pile and simply have fun.
So this is the kit. Parts is parts. Decals. A display stand... I'd rather have paid $5 less and NOT gotten that... oh well.
The quality of the parts is good. The laser cutting, better than the AeroDactyl TS.

 

[gdjsky01]

I love the smell of Bondo in the evening...

 

[gdjsky01]

All the bits and pieces liberated from their laser cutting bondage

 

[gdjsky01]

MMmmmmmmmm Bondo Dust... makes great pasta sauce. Just don't tell the guests...

 

[gdjsky01]

So here we have the MMTs in the centering rings.


Then the motor retention rod is held straight by these two thin strips of something or another.


Then one packs in epoxy clay. I used the stuff off amazon at a 1/3 of the price Apogee wants.

 

[gdjsky01]

We have finnage

 

[gdjsky01]

And filet of fillets...

 

[Hobie1dog]

Thanks for the pictures but I have to ask, does the Bondo irritate your eyes like it does mine?

 

[gdjsky01]

And what's this sorcery? Electronics???? "Why you added almost 7 grams of weight!!!!"
So sue me. It lets me use either motor deploy and cable cut or apogee deploy using motors with too long or short delays by using an Eggtimer Apogee.
Beside otherwise this build would have been box-stock. And that would be a tragedy.





Yes this build is going fast... just a few days so far. No finishing today. IT RAINED!!!! In Southern California!!!! RAIN.... WATER FROM THE SKY! In OCTOBER!!! What the heck????!

 

[gdjsky01]

Thanks for the pictures but I have to ask, does the Bondo irritate your eyes like it does mine?

Nope. I huff it.

 

[Tobor]

Nope. I huff it.

lol...........

 

[smstachwick]

And what's this sorcery? Electronics???? "Why you added almost 7 grams of weight!!!!"
So sue me. It lets me use either motor deploy and cable cut or apogee deploy using motors with too long or short delays by using an Eggtimer Apogee.
Beside otherwise this build would have been box-stock. And that would be a tragedy.


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Yes this build is going fast... just a few days so far. No finishing today. IT RAINED!!!! In Southern California!!!! RAIN.... WATER FROM THE SKY! In OCTOBER!!! What the heck????!

Such is the way of things here. Rain when you try to paint and drought when you want to fly.

 

[gdjsky01]

Skipping ahead we have the final assembly


Paint




And decals/vinyl. Rather than clear coat it, I put pledge with 'Future' on a paper towel and lightly coated everything.

 

[gdjsky01]

added rail button standoffs... yeah that and the launch lug will add drag... so friggin what?