If I cloned it, why would I buy it? Nothing beats opening an original kit and building it to see it on display. I figure, I only live once, so I am going to build the original once.
Keep in mind that a true, factory Streak used a mylar tube - not plastic - so it can take the ejection charge heat...at least for a few flights until you lose itWill be interested to see how the plastic tube holds up to ejection charge and general heat issues.
Gillard, I had a Streak back in the late '60s and flew it several times with 1/2 A6-4s(IIRC). I seem to recall the plastic tube holding up well; the engine was ejected rather rapidly and heat was not able to build up.The streaks a great looking rocket, although i am surprised you built it and did not just clone it, still that's why i have boxes with rocket kits that will never see the sky.
Will be interested to see how the plastic tube holds up to ejection charge and general heat issues. Given that it's a more stream lined mosquito type rocket I would be tempted to use a 13mm to 18mm adapter and have a few flights on 1/4 and 1/2 A motors, before losing it on an A/B/C.
It's shades of gray. At one end, some of us are very much into authenticity. Across the scale a bit, some want the kit to have and a clone to fly, while still others of us forego the original altogether and just build a clone. And in some cases <blasphemy warning> we substitue a paper tube for the mylar, then paint over it Doug .you might open it, to copy the decals etc and then keep the original and fly the clone, (snip) i guess its a personality type thing.
Those were mylar. FWIW, I've built two rockets with plastic payload sections - using the Estes payload parts kits - and in both cases had the payload sections vented to the airframe - there was no block in the coupler joining the tubes. And with each rocket, it only took 1 or 2 ejection events before there was a noticeable curvature to the payload tubeGillard, I had a Streak back in the late '60s and flew it several times with 1/2 A6-4s(IIRC). I seem to recall the plastic tube holding up well; the engine was ejected rather rapidly and heat was not able to build up.
If I cloned it, why would I buy it? Nothing beats opening an original kit and building it to see it on display. I figure, I only live once, so I am going to build the original once.
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