SpaceX Falcon 9 and Fairing Flying Model Rocket Kit
Got a mate of mine to bring back some stuff from the SpaceX shop when he was visiting the USA recently. As part of the batch I got two of the Falcon 9 plus Fairing rocket kits. Cost was $29USD each:
Assembly was simple, and probably a bit slow as I used my usual West Systems epoxy, when five-minute epoxy was specified and probably the best for the task.
The result is something I will fly for the next launch that I manage to get to. It is designed for 24mm D and E motors. It will be the smallest motor I have flown for a long time
The body tubes are pre-wrapped with graphics, so there is no painting needed! The fairing does not come with any graphics, so I hunted and managed to find a graphic of the SES-10 mission for the fairing. This was the first mission to fly a reused booster and I have used this on the model as a celebration of their achievement :clap:
No fiberglass has been harmed in the making of this kit :wink:. Bit of a pleasant change from HPR in the simplicity and short build time.
I will build the second kit as a static display of the landed first stage. Just need to 3D print the legs and grid fins etc.
For anyone wanting to build a nice cardboard model, there is a nice resource here:
https://axmpaperspacescalemodels.com/ind ... %20SES-10/?
Got a mate of mine to bring back some stuff from the SpaceX shop when he was visiting the USA recently. As part of the batch I got two of the Falcon 9 plus Fairing rocket kits. Cost was $29USD each:
Assembly was simple, and probably a bit slow as I used my usual West Systems epoxy, when five-minute epoxy was specified and probably the best for the task.
The result is something I will fly for the next launch that I manage to get to. It is designed for 24mm D and E motors. It will be the smallest motor I have flown for a long time
The body tubes are pre-wrapped with graphics, so there is no painting needed! The fairing does not come with any graphics, so I hunted and managed to find a graphic of the SES-10 mission for the fairing. This was the first mission to fly a reused booster and I have used this on the model as a celebration of their achievement :clap:
No fiberglass has been harmed in the making of this kit :wink:. Bit of a pleasant change from HPR in the simplicity and short build time.
I will build the second kit as a static display of the landed first stage. Just need to 3D print the legs and grid fins etc.
For anyone wanting to build a nice cardboard model, there is a nice resource here:
https://axmpaperspacescalemodels.com/ind ... %20SES-10/?