rocketgeek101
Well-Known Member
Welcome to the build thread for my Wildman Shape Shifter 75! ![welcome :welcome: :welcome:](https://www.world-of-smilies.com/wos_schilder/00000732.gif)
![Screenshot 2023-02-20 at 4.30.03 PM.png Screenshot 2023-02-20 at 4.30.03 PM.png](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/rocketryforum/data/attachments/481/481468-0c84b4cb74facf6a77fe500f2d06d220.jpg)
I purchased this kit during the Super Saturday Sale this past November and finally received it in the mail earlier this month.
The design of the Shape Shifter has always had a special place in my heart. The Shape Shifter Jr. was my first HPR rocket back in the day and I used it to get my CAR/ACF L1 and L2. Despite having built bigger and better rockets since, it remains one of my favourite rockets. It is also currently my most flown HPR. I also have a Shape Shifter Mini which gets a steady diet of F motors and the occasional G making it one of my most flown MPR rockets. To date the Jr. has flown 17 times and the Mini 21 times.
![IMG_6465.jpeg IMG_6465.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/rocketryforum/data/attachments/481/481458-8193c8814f834315583484239fc9c6c5.jpg)
![IMG_8840.jpeg IMG_8840.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/rocketryforum/data/attachments/481/481459-3681a153b43e522233247ebf609e1f0b.jpg)
![IMG_9621.jpeg IMG_9621.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/rocketryforum/data/attachments/481/481460-7cb26cf8c1fa7b6aeef3ad23580e3655.jpg)
The 75 is 3" diameter and a little under 7' tall. The main goal with this build is to have a good all around sport flyer for J's, K's and the occasional L, much like how the Jr. is perfect for H-I and the Mini F-G. Perhaps the 5" diameter version will join the fleet one day to cover the M-O's?![questions :questions: :questions:](https://www.myemoticons.com/emoticons/images/msn/moods/question.gif)
Anyway, the plan is for a maiden flight in the Spring on an Aerotech DMS K535W. My most recently completed build project was my Ultimate Wildman last year and for this new build I plan to use many of the lessons and techniques learned from that project.
Without further ado here are the parts:
![IMG_2988.jpeg IMG_2988.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/rocketryforum/data/attachments/481/481475-f3b651e8c39db3dd40097e82e613a92b.jpg)
After cleaning up the fibreglass components and sanding parts to achieve a proper fit (the fin tabs as received were a few mm too short which required a fair bit of filing to correct), the first thing I did was to begin building the motor mount. I started by tacking into place the two CR's and some 3D printed PETG epoxy dams to the motor tube with medium CA. Once that fully dries, I will fillet the CR's and encapsulate the two ends of the kevlar harness with epoxy.
![IMG_3001.jpeg IMG_3001.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/rocketryforum/data/attachments/481/481476-a0b921d913683b1b481ad498dbcf188e.jpg)
![IMG_3004.jpeg IMG_3004.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/rocketryforum/data/attachments/481/481477-f147aedef05268423c22727c3a7d3456.jpg)
All for now! More updates to follow as the build progresses in the coming days/weeks...
![welcome :welcome: :welcome:](https://www.world-of-smilies.com/wos_schilder/00000732.gif)
![Screenshot 2023-02-20 at 4.30.03 PM.png Screenshot 2023-02-20 at 4.30.03 PM.png](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/rocketryforum/data/attachments/481/481468-0c84b4cb74facf6a77fe500f2d06d220.jpg)
I purchased this kit during the Super Saturday Sale this past November and finally received it in the mail earlier this month.
The design of the Shape Shifter has always had a special place in my heart. The Shape Shifter Jr. was my first HPR rocket back in the day and I used it to get my CAR/ACF L1 and L2. Despite having built bigger and better rockets since, it remains one of my favourite rockets. It is also currently my most flown HPR. I also have a Shape Shifter Mini which gets a steady diet of F motors and the occasional G making it one of my most flown MPR rockets. To date the Jr. has flown 17 times and the Mini 21 times.
![IMG_6465.jpeg IMG_6465.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/rocketryforum/data/attachments/481/481458-8193c8814f834315583484239fc9c6c5.jpg)
![IMG_8840.jpeg IMG_8840.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/rocketryforum/data/attachments/481/481459-3681a153b43e522233247ebf609e1f0b.jpg)
![IMG_9621.jpeg IMG_9621.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/rocketryforum/data/attachments/481/481460-7cb26cf8c1fa7b6aeef3ad23580e3655.jpg)
The 75 is 3" diameter and a little under 7' tall. The main goal with this build is to have a good all around sport flyer for J's, K's and the occasional L, much like how the Jr. is perfect for H-I and the Mini F-G. Perhaps the 5" diameter version will join the fleet one day to cover the M-O's?
![questions :questions: :questions:](https://www.myemoticons.com/emoticons/images/msn/moods/question.gif)
Anyway, the plan is for a maiden flight in the Spring on an Aerotech DMS K535W. My most recently completed build project was my Ultimate Wildman last year and for this new build I plan to use many of the lessons and techniques learned from that project.
Without further ado here are the parts:
![IMG_2988.jpeg IMG_2988.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/rocketryforum/data/attachments/481/481475-f3b651e8c39db3dd40097e82e613a92b.jpg)
After cleaning up the fibreglass components and sanding parts to achieve a proper fit (the fin tabs as received were a few mm too short which required a fair bit of filing to correct), the first thing I did was to begin building the motor mount. I started by tacking into place the two CR's and some 3D printed PETG epoxy dams to the motor tube with medium CA. Once that fully dries, I will fillet the CR's and encapsulate the two ends of the kevlar harness with epoxy.
![IMG_3001.jpeg IMG_3001.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/rocketryforum/data/attachments/481/481476-a0b921d913683b1b481ad498dbcf188e.jpg)
![IMG_3004.jpeg IMG_3004.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/rocketryforum/data/attachments/481/481477-f147aedef05268423c22727c3a7d3456.jpg)
All for now! More updates to follow as the build progresses in the coming days/weeks...