I was kinda thinking , “hmmm, the OpenRocket sim seems conspicuously absent.”
It’s a space ship they don’t need to make aerodynamicists happy, so be as boxy as you like.Nice one, I have also thought the Rocinante from The Expanse would be a cool scratch build. Kind of like a Volvo, they’re boxy, but they’re good!
Flying this horizontally or the Space 1999 Eagle is just a bit crazy, but it will work. Just need a really really kind RSO.I was kinda thinking , “hmmm, the OpenRocket sim seems conspicuously absent.”
I correctly guessed why.
There is always the cop out tail ring fin (doubles as a handy dandy display stand!). Which worked quite well with my 240 Calories in Plain Sight Coke Bottle rocket and the far more recent Mandalorian rocket.
For rockets with vertical orientation (like a standing statue or Coke bottle) it works and looks fine (IMO, humble or not).
For rockets which “fly” or at least are best viewed or displayed HORIZONTALLY (like yours or the SPACE 1999 Eagle) they would work but don’t quite “look” right.
Which is kind interesting because when built as flying model rockets they all launch vertically.
Thinking waaaaay outside the box, a repositionable ring tail fin would be interesting (especially was this rocket won’t sit upright on a shelf easily.)
Would be a ring fin and tube that attaches at the back for launch. For display, pops off the back and pops into a side hole on the “bottom” of the rocket in desired display orientation.
It sort of replaces “finesse” with what my dad called “main strength and awkwardness “, or another popular craftsman calls “hell for stout”!
Rotate the pods for VTOL. Two widely spaced motors. No problemmo! Horizontal take off rocks.
That was the way it took off in the show...right?
I was kinda thinking , “hmmm, the OpenRocket sim seems conspicuously absent.”
I correctly guessed why.
There is always the cop out tail ring fin (doubles as a handy dandy display stand!). Which worked quite well with my 240 Calories in Plain Sight Coke Bottle rocket and the far more recent Mandalorian rocket.
For rockets with vertical orientation (like a standing statue or Coke bottle) it works and looks fine (IMO, humble or not).
For rockets which “fly” or at least are best viewed or displayed HORIZONTALLY (like yours or the SPACE 1999 Eagle) they would work but don’t quite “look” right.
Which is kind interesting because when built as flying model rockets they all launch vertically.
Thinking waaaaay outside the box, a repositionable ring tail fin would be interesting (especially was this rocket won’t sit upright on a shelf easily.)
Would be a ring fin and tube that attaches at the back for launch. For display, pops off the back and pops into a side hole on the “bottom” of the rocket in desired display orientation.
It sort of replaces “finesse” with what my dad called “main strength and awkwardness “, or another popular craftsman calls “hell for stout”!
Horizontal take off and the landing legs would be a benefit! But that is just plain crazy talk...Yep VTOL. And it's got legs, like, well, a Firefly... the scale of it is huge, this photo doesn't do it justice, the grass makes it look small. Now, if those were trees.. maybe the scale would be correct.
I wanted to build the CAD model 1st... so the scale of the Open Rocket pieces parts would be close to actual.
Not this one... it's a VTOL
The Firefly Serenity actually has a flat bottom and legs that deploy for landing (see above photo). It truly is a pretty neat bird.It'll be extremely challenging to make the flying model look like the show bird. I actually started by looking online for a scale model of it to modify, but didn't have any luck finding anything large enough that wasn't some Lego looking rocket.As always... thanks for the deep thoughts. They keep me thinking.
Ok, here's my idea, but it's going to be tricky..... You can still fly it vertically, but use two tractor motors in the side engine pods, but then you have to then somehow HVAC the ejection charge into some ducting to get the rear eject to work.
Should be an interesting flight. Lots of challenges there...
It definitely aims to misbehave.Master of the understatement…
Only model kit which I am aware of is a 9 inch long resin one of 1/288 scale, totally not suitable for flying model use,I could be wrong but I don't think I have seen a Serenity plastic model kit. Maybe something very small scale or Funko Pop like. Lots of people have done large LEGO builds that are super impressive. Excited to see if this works!
Only model kit which I am aware of is a 9 inch long resin one of 1/288 scale, totally not suitable for flying model use,
https://www.starshipmodeler.com/other/au_prefly.htm
There is/has been at least 1 paper/card model offered,
https://papermau.blogspot.com/2018/10/serenity-firefly-spaceship-paper-model.html
I'm on the Paper Modeler forum though no longer actively building in paper, and here's a 2009 thread about designing a paper model in 1/72 scale.
How that might be of assistance with a flying rocket model is a thing I do not know,
so, here it is for you to conduct your own assessment of its potential usefulness,
https://www.papermodelers.com/forum/alternate-dimensions/7636-firefly-project.html
"Oh, I don't think he'd have the time."Kind of like a Volvo, they’re boxy, but they’re good!
It's a movie quote. And Fireflies do make landings.It’s a space ship they don’t need to make aerodynamicists happy, so be as boxy as you like.
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