Estes DOM - Top Secret (#78) Gallery

[Zetoyoc]

Or Near Earth Attack Vehicle. Or as I like to think of it . The Knave

I am new here and to the hobby in general. Sure I built a mosquito or two as a kid but I never really got bitten by the hobby till I started teaching classes of kids simple engineering and rocketry. We used bulk packs of alphas or wizards. but by launch day I wanted something more as a finally and it went from there. Now I have a box full of kits and am reading and learning how to build them well, or at least as well as my patience allows. and now recently on extended vacation I am able to spend some quality time in the garage.

this is the first kit i thought to take pictures of.
A small kit from Cygnus Rocketry

I thought it would be bigger

I love the sleek looking land speed look it has.

You may notice a slight jump in time here. did I mention I'm new at this?

the nose used lead weights i had to screw the eye hook through into a dowel into the nose cone. I hope it holds. I had to grind down the lead to make it fit back in the body tube.

I am especially pleased with the results of my first paper canopy cutout

Ok so as I often do. I forgot to put the launch lug on. do you think it would be a problem to mount it inside one of the outboard tubes so it wont show as much?

on to the detailing. interesting now since i didn't follow the white paint suggestion.

Thanks for looking I am learning a lot from you folks.

-Jesse

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[Fe Dude]

looks nice. i always have double check on pretty much all of my birds that i have some way of getting it up the rod/rail. I dont see an issue mounting the lug inside one of the outboard tubes, just make sure you get it on nice and straight, just make sure to get it as close to the main BT as possible, i have an oddrockthat i needed to move the lug closer to the central tube because the large offset caused it to bind on the rod.

 

[JAL3]

Welcome to the Estes DOM - Top Secret (#78) Gallery on TRF.

This gallery showcases the Estes DOM- Top Secret (#78) and those rockets derived from it. Particularly appropriate in this thread are the following:


Cygnus: X-1 N.E.A.V.:
Estes DOM: Top Secret: #78
NCR: SR-99 Hyperswift: #07200



as well as any upscales, downscales, clones, kitbashes or other derivative works. Even Goonies qualify!

 

[JAL3]

Cygnus X-1 N.E.A.V. Basic Information.

Cygnus Model Rocket Company

MODEL NAME: X-1 N.E.A.V. also N.E.A.V., Near Earth Attach Vehicle

NUMBER:

Introduced:
Final Year:
Designer:

Type: Futuristic
Motor Mount: 1x18mm
Recovery: Parachute
Stages: 1
Length: 9.5”
Diameter: 0.736”
Span: 3"
Weight:

Mfg. Description: DESC

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Cygnus 2011 Web Ad

Face Card​

First post in this thread featuring this rocket.

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If you have any additional information on this rocket and/or catalog photos please let us know.

 

[Cosmotiger]

Colors inspired by the movie "Firefox." I left off the cardstock canopy, since I didn't like the look of it.

 

[Gary Byrum]

I've built a few of the DOM rockets in my days. You did a great job on this one. I like you choices in color and canopy option. If I were to make a canopy like the one in the plans, I'd have prolly shaped my own out of a chunk of balsa instead. Here's a look at my Saturnian from that DOM selection. This pic lacks the homemade decals I put on the fins but it had been on my do list for a great number of years.

 

[hcmbanjo]

The Top Secret has always been a favorite of mine.
The Firefox decor looks great! It really changes the feel of the design.

I made a cardstock version from the Eric Truax site, unfortunately the link is no longer good.

There's a Model Profile of the Top Secret on my blog at:
https://modelrocketbuilding.blogspot.com/2012/03/model-profile-dom-top-secret.html

Lonnie B. commented on my blog that the Estes EAC Firecat took a lot of design cues from the Top Secret.

That stenciled Top Secret decal can be found on the Red Max decal sheet.

 

[Cosmotiger]

Fortunately, I got a picture before the flight and not after. The main fin assembly is dinged up now, after a hard landing. It's one of those things that's fixable, but cosmetically it will look a little rough.

 

[MarkII]

Gotta get this one painted...

... one of these days.

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[JAL3]

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[JAL3]

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[JAL3]

Estes DOM Top Secret (#78) Basic Information.

Estes Design of the Month

MODEL NAME: Top Secret Also known as:

NUMBER: #78

Introduced:
Final Year:
Designer: Brett Simpkins

Type: Exotic
Motor Mount: 1x18mm
Recovery: Parachute
Stages: 1
Length:
Diameter:
Span:
Weight:

Mfg. Description:

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Face Card(s)​

Instruction Header(s)​

First post in this thread featuring this rocket.

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EMRR
RocketReviews
Mfg. Page


If you have any additional information on this rocket and/or catalog photos please let us know.

 

[LW Bercini]

Completed this build last night

 

[les]

very nice Mine is built but waiting paint. Doing too much overtime at work that is keeping me from my rockets

 

[JAL3]

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[JAL3]

NCR SR-99 Hyperswift (#07200) Basic Information.

North Coast Rocketry (NCR)

MODEL NAME: SR-99 Hyperswift Also known as:

NUMBER: #07200

Introduced: 2012
Final Year:
Designer:

Type: Exotic, Upscale
Motor Mount: 1x29mm
Recovery: Parachute
Stages: 1
Length: 37.00" (93.98 cm)
Diameter: 2.64" (6.71 cm)
Span:
Weight: 15.80 oz (447.92 g)

Mfg. Description: The SR-99 HyperSwift; this kit represents a future reconnaissance vehicle for a 3 letter government agency that is designed to travel anywhere in the globe in a short time. The one man vehicle is powered by a solid rocket booster to Mach 7, where twin scramjets take over the propulsion. (NCR 2012 Web Ad)

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2012 Web Ad

Face Card(s)​

Instruction Header(s)​

First post in this thread featuring this rocket.

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TRF Applicable Threads

LINKS
EMRR
RocketReviews
Mfg. Page


If you have any additional information on this rocket and/or catalog photos please let us know.

 

[Big Red Rocketeer]

Here's a slight upscaled version of Top Secret that I did this year. Main body tube is a BT-50 and it uses an 18mm engine mount. Nose cone is from the current Sci-Fi pack from Estes.



Launch picture with an adapter running a 1/2A3-2T. Flew well, did a cute little roll off the launch rod.



Then finally achieved orbit.

 

[Fishhead]

 

[rharshberger]

For those that didn't know it, the Top Secret was designed by Brett Simpkins at age 12 iirc, Brett also designed the Binder Design Devastator, GLR Crossbow, and GLR Sledgehammer.

 

[Fishhead]

For those that didn't know it, the Top Secret was designed by Brett Simpkins at age 12 iirc, Brett also designed the Binder Design Devastator, GLR Crossbow, and GLR Sledgehammer.

He was hanging around here for a while. If I remember right, he did the Top Secret in several sizes. Always cool to hear from one of the DOM winners.

 

[rharshberger]

He was hanging around here for a while. If I remember right, he did the Top Secret in several sizes. Always cool to hear from one of the DOM winners.

He did, under the username SteelyEyed. Gordon H from the Seattle area has his 4" upscale.

 

[cbwho]

A very elegant design, and one that is basically a self jig.

https://www.oldrocketplans.com/mrn/designs/Top_Secret.pdf
The Leo Space Train is near an upside down version of this.

 

[user 35280]

Here's a slight upscaled version of Top Secret that I did this year. Main body tube is a BT-50 and it uses an 18mm engine mount. Nose cone is from the current Sci-Fi pack from Estes.

View attachment 488147

Launch picture with an adapter running a 1/2A3-2T. Flew well, did a cute little roll off the launch rod.

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Then finally achieved orbit.

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Looks similar to this,
https://northcoastrocketry.com/collections/kits/products/sa-99-hyperswift

 

[user 35280]

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https://northcoastrocketry.com/collections/kits/products/sa-99-hyperswift

 

[cbwho]

Here my version of the Top Secret design: "Supersonic Stork Xpress"

In imagination: it features an ram air intake where the body widens.

In reality:
The rocket is completely papered. The engine is slab sided with card stock. Instead of having the nosecone eject, the motor mount ejects instead. There are no stickers, the logos are printed on the paper before "wallpapering".

I named it after a bird because the shape reminds of a bird in flight.