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ive had this rocket since i was a kid, dont remember what its called or who makes it or if its still being made. and sorry i dont have a picture

Description:

30 inches tall including the nose cone
2 and 5/8ths inches wide
motor mount fit is 15/16 of an inch wide (i have no idea how to do the metric system sorry)
the rocket is white with lots of decals
looks like a jet fighter missile (no not the sidewinder)
main decal reads AIM-54A (Guided Missile)

also has an estes parachute (probably means its an old estes model)

if anyone knows anything about this rocket please reply, id like to know what size motors it takes as well
 
Those are nice rockets. They fly really well on the Estes E motors.
 
If you have access, put a layer of very light fiberglass on those aft fins. They tend to crack upon landing.
 
they already are damaged, i plan on sanding the rocket down, redoing a few things for strength, repainting it white, and then giving it a nice flame job
 
Recently started sanding down the old paint and decal on this old bird. soon as im done im gonna reinforce the wings, sand them for the right shape. the primer coat flat black, then ill give it a coat of gloss black if there doesnt seem to be anything wrong after the primer coat. such as needing more sanding here and there. then ima give it a red, orange and yellow flame job. i might pimp it out further by adding a touch of gold or silver above spray paint technique to make the rocket glimer in light but look normal in the shade. this phoenix will rise again

further note, not sure exactly yet, but i may add a bit of nose weight in the nose cone and remove the engine clasp mount to make it reloadable friendly = ), sorry but d's and a max of 350 feet altitude is a bit too low for me. making room for f atleast.
 
I love my Phoenix! Mine flies on 24mm AT Reloads. The E-18 is a great load for this bird!
 
love the phoenix !

adding a coupler inside the base will help keep the lower fins from flexing upon landing and popping off.
 
welp, im adding a bit of style to the fins. ive sanded (shaped) some points on the fins on a curved look. will help prevent chipping and such. not sure what i wanna do to give the fins a more solid base to further prevent chipping and damaging. any suggestions? cheap suggestions preferably. ive got some epoxy i was thinking of using a paper press smoothe technique then sanding off the paper. would give the fins a nice solid plasticness to it
 
(epoxy paper press technique) on second hand, its alot of finage and so little epoxy...... i need some new crafting methods
 
Well, by sanding the fins you took the model slightly out of scale, not to say the Estes models are really good scale :rolleyes:

However, to strengthen them, you could either A) CyA and tissue paper

B) Use epoxy and fiberglass the fins. You might have glass cloth around your house, or if not you can get it from Rocket Depot. Warning about this though: it's really heavy. Another supplier is www.uscomposites.comI have bought from them before, it's a good company. IF you do get fiberglass, get 5oz or less, anything heavier will probably have a detrimental effect on the filght of this model.

Technique for B: I haven't tried this, but it looks really easy. Cut a piece of glass slightly larger than your fin.Make sure it can fold over the edges and go up the body a little bit where the fin ends, to cover the fillet. Once you have your fiberglass laid, use "Finishing Epoxy" which is really runny, to wet out the glass. Use an acid brush or one of those painter's sponges you cna get at Hobby Lobby to absorb the extra. WARNING: You may already know this, but epoxy is an irritant. Use nitrile gloves. I've heard from multiple sources that latex is less resistant to resins.



Blue
 
i didnt wanna recreate a scale exact model of the phoenix. sanding off all the decal so i could redo it saw to that itself. and all that stuff ya said up there sounds too complicated / costly. think my epoxy / paper technique would be much easier
 

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