Chesseball: If that is the 4 inch diameter X-15, then yes. that's the one. Looks really BIG!
Wasn't he out at ROC maybe 6-7 years ago? X-15 looking kit I think with a Cheetos Cat in the compartment?? I think he had issues with it and it crashed??
I don't think you can purchase these kits anymore correct??
Yup, I think Chris has pics of his funeral crater. Beautiful bird, well done and well flown. Except the last time...
I believe it was a cluster of motors, but not sure the sizes??
Ooh, that's the Astro Cat? I recall that one...I think Chester had a helmet too lol! However wasn't that an F104 Starfighter?
To be honest, I feel the shrouds are more than 10% since they are quite tricky, you have to do cut outs for the wings where there's no template, gluing was kind of tricky, and in dealing with the seller/maker I found out I had two right shrouds and when he went to get me a right from another kit, that kit also had two right shrouds! Also everything else is mostly common hp rocket build. Good luck!
correct. kit has been OOP for years. When I bought mine (in 2015?) the "store" seemed to be selling off remnants of what remained. My last few communications went unanswered.
Is it like this one? I was recalling #2, but he had made #3 & 4 and said they were based mostly off the Interceptor G
Great builds, but as Dave mentioned above the one I remembered was yellow and looked like an X-15 or something along those lines as I recall?
Ah, then something different that has me very curious!
I found it! (I should work for Google lol)
That's the one!! Thanks Ken for finding that!
you know, you're right. The shrouds are probably closer to 25%. It's the only thing stopping me from calling the kit done and I've considered painting the BT and fins black and calling it good enough but I can't bring myself to do it. It's a big kit and needs the shrouds to be really done. I've had it for 10+ years so it might take me 10 more to fully finish it. My hesitation is even greater now since I know I can't get replacement shrouds if I screw up. I do at least have a right and left shroud.
I detailed the "shroud of mystery" in my build, so hopefully that'll make it less daunting, but it's good to just cut smaller at first and make bigger to fit. Plus filler is your friend if you do any goofsyou know, you're right. The shrouds are probably closer to 25%. It's the only thing stopping me from calling the kit done and I've considered painting the BT and fins black and calling it good enough but I can't bring myself to do it. It's a big kit and needs the shrouds to be really done. I've had it for 10+ years so it might take me 10 more to fully finish it. My hesitation is even greater now since I know I can't get replacement shrouds if I screw up. I do at least have a right and left shroud.
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Yes but no longer in the rocketry business. I think he's transitioned over to 3D printed parts for racing or something similar.
