DynaSoar
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Dunsel (DUN-sil) [n.] 1: (From Star Trek episode 53 "The Ultimate Computer") A useless or extraneous piece of machinery. 2: A bird bashed together entirely out of spare parts.
I went for the second definition, with the additional requirement that as I went along the idea for the next step should make me laugh.
16" of BT50 with an E sized engine hook and an Apogee plastic cone.
8" of BT70 cut first into two 4" pieces, then lengthwise into four 4" half-rounds. These were glued on as "fins" with a bit of additional slice of BT50 over the joints to strengthen them as well as cover and strengthen the engine hook. The cuts were kind of fuzzy at first. After enough Deft spray lacquer sanding sealer, they were tough enough to sand down smooth on the edges.
The shock cord mount is a 20/50 centering ring/24mm engine block with an inch of bamboo rod glued to it facing down, and the elastic looped through that. This was shoved all the way down against the engine hook to double as an engine block. I protected the elastic shock cord by wrapping aluminum foil around the first 6 inches.
Even the paint job was left overs. Mostly fluourescent yellow, with highlights of the last of a can of fluourescent red. Somehow I suspect that if I'd actually tried to do airbrushing with 12 oz. cans it would have messed up, but since I was goofing around, it came out fine.
I went for the second definition, with the additional requirement that as I went along the idea for the next step should make me laugh.
16" of BT50 with an E sized engine hook and an Apogee plastic cone.
8" of BT70 cut first into two 4" pieces, then lengthwise into four 4" half-rounds. These were glued on as "fins" with a bit of additional slice of BT50 over the joints to strengthen them as well as cover and strengthen the engine hook. The cuts were kind of fuzzy at first. After enough Deft spray lacquer sanding sealer, they were tough enough to sand down smooth on the edges.
The shock cord mount is a 20/50 centering ring/24mm engine block with an inch of bamboo rod glued to it facing down, and the elastic looped through that. This was shoved all the way down against the engine hook to double as an engine block. I protected the elastic shock cord by wrapping aluminum foil around the first 6 inches.
Even the paint job was left overs. Mostly fluourescent yellow, with highlights of the last of a can of fluourescent red. Somehow I suspect that if I'd actually tried to do airbrushing with 12 oz. cans it would have messed up, but since I was goofing around, it came out fine.