Any chance of adding wing pylons and some printed Sidewinder and Sparrow missiles? I'd like to make mine the F-104S variant.
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If I had to, I could use balsa or plywood to make pylons, but it would be cool if they were printed and available. Or integrated into the missile to make them sturdier?Hi Bill,
I noticed earlier this week there are various 3-D Resin printed scale missiles for sale on E-bay, not sure about wing pylons.
The feature resolution was quite good for these products given that they are resin printed.
Thought this might be beneficial information for you.
Best regards,
Keith
My son suggested that!
It is still taking me too long to get new models out -- but I realize there are still a bunch.
My son suggested that!
It is still taking me too long to get new models out -- but I realize there are still a bunch.
Has anyone used a high-heat spray paint? Does it protect the underlying components or just keeps a good finish? Any other thoughts on what could be applied to further protect a part like this?
Thank you! I was thinking of that -- like the foil tape for heating systems. Even if the glue melted and it fell off it would probably provide some protection. I was also contemplating a removable 3D printed cover that you could just dispose of after several launches.Looks great, I love the model.
I've used aluminum tape with adhesive on one side. I'm not sure if it really helped or not, but it did seem to protect the cardboard underneath and it was easy to clean off. Plus it looked kinda cool.
Thank you! I was thinking of that -- like the foil tape for heating systems.
Heat Reflective Tape such as the followingLooks great, I love the model.
I've used aluminum tape with adhesive on one side. I'm not sure if it really helped or not, but it did seem to protect the cardboard underneath and it was easy to clean off. Plus it looked kinda cool.
Video of the launch!
Thanks!I saw this on Chris Michielssen's blog for his Odd'l F-104. It's a smaller build but this arrangement should work so you don't need two chuttes. It works very nicely on my Odd'l F-18 and F-104.
http://modelrocketbuilding.blogspot.com/2022/04/oddl-rockets-f-104-recovery-suggestion.html?m=1
Thanks -- that is very good information!I saw this on Chris Michielssen's blog for his Odd'l F-104. It's a smaller build but this arrangement should work so you don't need two chuttes. It works very nicely on my Odd'l F-18 and F-104.
http://modelrocketbuilding.blogspot.com/2022/04/oddl-rockets-f-104-recovery-suggestion.html?m=1
I had drilled a small hole at the leading edge root of the vertical stabilizer and made sure to strengthen that area with CA.Thanks -- that is very good information!
There are actually a ton of places that you could mount a tail line on this model in the boat tail 3D printed part (or on plywood fins as Ken did). I thought about including a couple of pilot holes / marks in the boat tail but given the number of options it made it difficult for me to decide where to put it.
I also think that the plywood fins + 3D printed fully slotted boat tail is actually far stronger than many other systems. As long as you size your parachute right the plane should survive many launches.
That being said, I launched an early model with an undersized chute (18" instead of 24") before I fully slotted the boat tail (it was just a shallow notch) and had a hard landing on frozen ground and it damaged the rear of the horizontal tail fin and popped the tail off the model. This led to some of my design modifications as well as advice about where to reinforce the wood fins with thin CA glue.
I also think the dual chute options is a good one and there is plenty of space in the BT-60 body to fit a couple of largish chutes.
Good point -- we always need to be conscious of what happens if only one engine in a cluster ignites.My only concern would be the case when the A10 lighted but the main motor did not. I'm guessing though that the overall liftoff mass means it couldn't cause much ruckus in that case.
How do these look for AIM-9 missiles (as an option for the F-104 models)? Does scale look more or less ok?
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Thank you -- Yes, I realized that after I took the pictures...Scale looks good by my eyeball, but it looks like they should be farther forward.
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