cydermaster
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Just finished putting the decals on my Estes Renegade. This is a pretty cool rocket. Fun to build, good instructions, loadsabits, and a decent shock cord!
The fin pods, on the lower section look a tiny bit fragile, and I don't think they'll take a bad landing on a hard surface - but we'll have to wait and see.
There is one modification I would advise all future builders of this model to do. The two stages fitted perfectly together, unpainted; BUT the extra width added by the paint, has made the stage coupling VERY tight. I'm gonna have to do some careful sanding, and touch-up with a black marker pen. Therefore I would surgest putting the 'booster' pods, on the side of the lower stage, on with a small piece of balsa between them and the main BT, to act as a stand off.
Now pics. This is one hard bird to photograph, being so 'black'. Its no wonder the publicity photos Estes have put out, have not done this rocket justice. I've been fiddling with the settings on my digicam, and have managed to get these two.
First, the whole bird.
The fin pods, on the lower section look a tiny bit fragile, and I don't think they'll take a bad landing on a hard surface - but we'll have to wait and see.
There is one modification I would advise all future builders of this model to do. The two stages fitted perfectly together, unpainted; BUT the extra width added by the paint, has made the stage coupling VERY tight. I'm gonna have to do some careful sanding, and touch-up with a black marker pen. Therefore I would surgest putting the 'booster' pods, on the side of the lower stage, on with a small piece of balsa between them and the main BT, to act as a stand off.
Now pics. This is one hard bird to photograph, being so 'black'. Its no wonder the publicity photos Estes have put out, have not done this rocket justice. I've been fiddling with the settings on my digicam, and have managed to get these two.
First, the whole bird.