Question on colored fiberglass. Do you just wetsand with 600-1000 and then clear coat it? Only did one fiberglass kit and it’s a fiberglass Estes Fletcher and this will be my first with colored fiberglass. I’ve attempted Rocketpoxy in the past, though I didn’t enjoy having to wait 15 minutes for it to set up for fillets. I might try it again for this though.
Oh you probably already mentioned this somewhere but what would the cost be for the kit minus recovery?
I wet sanded the entire rocket with 400 grit, to be honest I really didn’t have to sand much, the fillets were perfect and the fiberglass is real smooth, I only had to sand my marks off and around the holes drilled. I always glue my fins in with 10 minute epoxy to start, than create my fillets with rocketpoxy. The kit without recovery is $240 plus $20 for shipping.
Buddy,
$240 without Recovery ?
"Won't you listen to what the man sa--aid. Doot doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo..." Sorry, channeling McCartney.That is what the Man said.
Did I miss something? Post #1 says … $225-$250 for the entire kitThat is what the Man said.
Did I miss something? Post #1 says … $225-$250 for the entire kit
Buddy, very detailed and well drawn up instructions!
Rocket looks great, with the clear coat!
That is what I originally thought 4 months ago before I had really gotten into it, well the recovery stuff is $180 alone, that’d be $70 for the kit... that would make me loose well over well over $100 on every kit and there was no way it could be done. So that is why I’m selling the recovery package for only $100 (45% off) so if that option is chosen it’s basically my cost on the recovery. This mission has been no where cheap for me with all my learning curves.
Did I miss something? Post #1 says … $225-$250 for the entire kit
Looks like the drogue got a bit caught up on the nosecone during recovery?
Aside from that (incredibly minor thing), looks like a great flight! Stats?
Dude... that last pic with your Dad.... Awesome !!!! Nice job Buddy
Yeah I wouldn't worry about it, just something I noticed - Never really had it happen on any of my projects, though I have a tendency to use really small drogues (if I even use a drogue - I plan to fly my Miss Riley drogueless), so the airframe isn't really under it, more out to the sideThat usually happens when it’s coming down on drogue and the main opens going past the drogue now being the highest object, there’s no way to prevent it but hurts absolutely nothing. Now looking at my photos, it landed with everything in the correct order. Also haven’t pulled the altimeters out yet, but was a spectacular flight!
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