Fun with Square Tube... Saturn 4 (?)

[KerryQuinn]

I took a few liberties with the components that come in a "Square One" kit from newwayspace models, to make a rockets that was more interesting to me....

To make transition sections for the square tubes, I cut, scored and bent the hefty "tube" stock. A dremel cut-off wheel works very well to machine the square tube-stock. The final shape is part tube, part fill'n finish. To make the square nozzles, I just trimmed pieces off from one end of the tube, scored and bent as needed.

Flew it yesterday on a B6-4 with a bunch of boy scouts looking on - picture perfect flight...

 

[stickershock23]

Very creative! I like it!

 

[Pantherjon]

:roll: That is pretty cool!

Hip to be square!

 

[Huge Blues]

That's thinking outside the box.

Very nice kitbash.

 

[KerryQuinn]

Here's another square tube rocket I've been working on (built from the parts found in a Newway Space Models '4 square' rocket, plus some basswood.)

This one is D-powered with a lot of nose weight.
I think that the Rebel forces could have built a few more X-wings on their limited budget if they only would have come up with the idea of using 4'x8' sheets of plywood for the "wings".....

-Kerry