I absentmindedly put wadding in it: side tube popped at apogee
Ouch, putting in wadding caused an overpressure?
I wonder if the side tubing are supposed to have remnants of the clay packing which is used to store the ejection charge, i shook some of it out but i cant get the larger pieces out, tell me this is not a bad thing ....
When you shake the rocket, it makes noise.
Agree.Theyre pretty easy to slide around when theyre initially wet. I put the point of the decal on the fin ridge, slid the backing paper out from under it, repositioned as necessary, then firmly pressed it down flat
Wow, nice paint job!
Thanks! It was a pain!
It was a fun build, I got it for only $8 on an Estes sale. We built it stock, with only a slightly different shade of blue. First was was just right on a D12-3. I may do an E11-3 next. I bought E12s for it, but I'm a bit hesitant to use them.
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My Astron Explorer is painted after this young mans! He looks proud, like I do!
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Added an Apogee coupler right above engine mount. It is a fairly light weight coupler tho...
Decals went on fairly well. Very fun build!
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