mx orbital transport

[Pappy]

y'all seem to be having a blast with these little badboys so i figured i'd jump on in. picked this up from the fine folks at e-rockets. the fin stock is 1/64" i think. so... cool...

 

[user 13]

Enjoy the build and flying her!

A very well engineered kit.

 

[kitbasher99]

Don't forget the tweezers!

 

[Pappy]

Don't forget the tweezers!

no kidding. i can see how this could turn into a big ball of dirty fingerprint glue mess. imma take my time.

 

[user 35280]

This is a nice tool to use for the micromaxx builds.
https://www.erockets.biz/excel-magnifier-with-tweezers-70040/

 

[Cape Byron]

no kidding. i can see how this could turn into a big ball of dirty fingerprint glue mess. imma take my time.

Yep, especially if you have hands like mine...

 

[tab28682]

That is one great little kit!

 

[torrnado1969]

when you put the wings together.. check to see if they are flush with the main body tube...i got mine and the tips have a gap when i hold the rear of the wing flush in the rear ...i emailed erockets and sent them a pic of my problem

 

[Pappy]

when you put the wings together.. check to see if they are flush with the main body tube...

i don't remember there being any gaps or anomolies, but that doesn't mean there weren't any. sanding has become one of my kung-fus, so i would have just sanded it flush. my build is ready for the second top coat of white on the parent roc, and the glider needs one more coat of primer i think. i made a tiny stand for it out of the scrap basswood.

 

[torrnado1969]

idk if this is fixable....

 

[Pappy]

totally fixable. i'd remove the wing, cut off the forward section, including the tab, realign the two pieces against a flat edge (i use a metal ruler) and eyeball the sanding needs of the forward section to make the two sections flush. sand it, test it against the edge, etc til it's right, and glue them together. you should flatten the drying completed wing with some wax paper and some weight on top, like a mug or book or it'll curl.

 

[Doug Rocket]

I loved this build so fun. Little by little glu one part wait a few hours then next part.

 

[lr64]

Wondering if this was ever finished. Also what weight it came out and how it flew. Or maybe someone else has completed one. I have the kit. I'm thinking that basswood is overkill and maybe I should substitute balsa in at least some places. Of course, then I lose the nice die cutting.

 

[Pem Tech]

I loved this build so fun. Little by little glu one part wait a few hours then next part.

Wow...
Have always loved this model. Started a scratch back in '86 but lost it in the divorce, need to just build one.

 

[Doug Rocket]

Yes I did finish it..looks beautiful and have flown it multiple times. I will update with pictures.