So I've always wanted an Estes Big Daddy. I've also been working on building, fixing, and upgrading, several rockets lately. All of them complex. I am sure you all know the feeling when working on a host of more complex rockets back to back to back. That you sometimes say to yourself "Man, I should build a small, cheap, simple rocket again, like back in the old days.
So, I did just that. I bought a Big Daddy off of Amazon. It just showed up 20min ago. Unboxed it, unbagged it, began examining the parts.
Big balsa fins...... they'll need to be paper skinned with CA or epoxy.
Paperboard centering rings...... don't like that at all. Need to make new more robust ones.
Plastic chute...... need a top flight thin mill upgrade.
Rubber shock cord with folded paper mount...... yeah, not sure about that.
Then.....I set the 24mm MMT aside it.
Then my 29/40-120 RMS case next to it......
Then...... yeah.
So, anyone have any suggestions before I set my 54/852 case next to it???
38/240 looks great actually. The 29/180 would need the NC modified as its too long.
So, I did just that. I bought a Big Daddy off of Amazon. It just showed up 20min ago. Unboxed it, unbagged it, began examining the parts.
Big balsa fins...... they'll need to be paper skinned with CA or epoxy.
Paperboard centering rings...... don't like that at all. Need to make new more robust ones.
Plastic chute...... need a top flight thin mill upgrade.
Rubber shock cord with folded paper mount...... yeah, not sure about that.
Then.....I set the 24mm MMT aside it.
Then my 29/40-120 RMS case next to it......
Then...... yeah.
So, anyone have any suggestions before I set my 54/852 case next to it???
38/240 looks great actually. The 29/180 would need the NC modified as its too long.
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