upscales

[Hogan3276]

Here is a picture of my Upscale Der Red Max. It is 6" in Diameter and about 5 1/2' tall. It was used for my L2 Cert. I also have a 3" which was my L1 Cert Rocket.

 

[OKTurbo]

Good grief Hogan3276. That thing is Awesome!

...and I thought I had a healthy sized Red Max....

 

[Hogan3276]

Thanks...it was a lot of fun to build and to fly as well. Landings can be tough with those big fins though.

Your's turned out great!!! Is that a Home made cone? It looks perfect.

My 3" has a bunch of battle scars but still flies as well as it did on it's first flight.

 

[OKTurbo]

The nose cone was made by our very own Sandman. aka Gordon Agnello aka Roachwerks. He makes some awesome stuff. The one for my "Maxi Max" is balsa made to fit a BT80 tube. He even cored it out a bit so I could add some nose weight for stability.

Here's a link to the build...bunch of pics...

https://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7882

Where did you find a 6" nose cone in the proper profile? Homemade?

 

[Hogan3276]

Well Kinda - The one I actually use for the flight is a Fiberglass cone that I modified to look more like the original one.

I also have a great wooden cone that was turned by my father. It turned out just a little to heavy so I went with plan B and the fiberglass cone.

Performance Rocketry is close to completing a 6" exact replica - it may be done by now.

My next Der Red Max will be a 10" Diameter for my L3. That cone will be made out of foam and covered in fiberglass. It will be almost 40" long. It will have removable fins as well - the span will be so large it would be tough to fit in my car.

I have a bunch of other projects on the board first though.

 

[gstarraider]

35" long, 12.5 oz

 

[gstarraider]

my upscale alien invader clone

 

[sandman]

Here's mine.

https://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18118

Hope to have it ready for NARAM...I hope.

 

[Fuddrucker]

Here is a shot of me with my upscale Blue Bird Zero on the pad for my Level 2 Cert. flight. All went well.

...Fudd

 

[Bobrogg]

Originally posted by Fuddrucker
Here is a shot of me with my upscale Blue Bird Zero on the pad for my Level 2 Cert. flight. All went well.

...Fudd

I really thought about upscaling that Bird, very nice! what scale did you use?
Thanks!

 

[Elapid]

Goblin

 

[Fishhead]

Originally posted by Elapid
Goblin

That's so cute. Where did you find the miniature bike, trees and deck material. That's a pretty realistic looking diorama. If I didn't know any better.......I'd, think..........I'd, uh....... OH MY LORD! IT'S AN EIGHT FOOT TALL GOBLIN! COVER YOURSELVES WITH MELTED BUTTER AND HIDE!

 

[jflis]

Originally posted by Fishhead
That's so cute. Where did you find the miniature bike, trees and deck material. That's a pretty realistic looking diorama. If I didn't know any better.......I'd, think..........I'd, uh....... OH MY LORD! IT'S AN EIGHT FOOT TALL GOBLIN! COVER YOURSELVES WITH MELTED BUTTER AND HIDE!OH MY LORD! IT'S AN EIGHT FOOT TALL GOBLIN! COVER YOURSELVES WITH MELTED BUTTER AND HIDE!

I like the miniature cacti the best...

 

[bsexton]

Vinyl graphics by Roketwerks, rocket by me...

 

[OKTurbo]

WOW...some great upscales here! Nice work fellas.

Here's my favorite. BT80 Interceptor...29mm...still hasn't flow yet. I'll try to get her airborne this weekend at the Tulsa Rocketry launch.

 

[OKTurbo]

Of course....who wouldn't go for a jumbo Astron Sprint.

 

[rabidsheeep]

Elapid, that nosecone makes it more gorgeous than before ... Sweet job sandman

 

[sandman]

You guys have no idea how good it feels seeing my stuff turned into such masterpieces.

OK...now what can we do next?

So, Rob, how much paint comes in those teeny tiny 1" long spray cans?

 

[Rocketjunkie]

Big Sprite.
https://www.tripolisc.org/modules/xoopsgallery/cache/albums/album24/aai.jpg

 

[dtomko]

Originally posted by Rocketjunkie
Big Sprite.
https://www.tripolisc.org/modules/xoopsgallery/cache/albums/album24/aai.jpg

I love those upscale Sprites! I understand they whistle going up above a certain size.
Drew Tomko

 

[Elapid]

i thought i replied to this one!

thanks for the compliments, guys!!!!!

i am planning to do my L3 Cert with the 8" Goblin at Balls14 in September.

sandman's nosecone really *made* this rocket.
thanks, gordon!

 

[Ramjet]

Tango Papa Mars Lander at 1.6 X

Flew it for lvl 1 Cert last July 4.

https://www.metrocast.net/~catpurk/Roket1pg.html
You will have to scroll down a bit but there are several shot of the Mars Lander there.

Sorry about that, fixed the link, Please try again folks.

 

[JeffS]

The only one I've ever done.

Custom SamX

 

[MarkM]

Here's my 4" upscale of the Estes Astron Bandit

It's flown on AMW K530GG and CTI K670SS so far. Plan on the CTI L730 soon.

 

[sandman]

It's based on a BT-70 and flys on a 3x24mm cluster.

Starship Nova.

Phred at Excelcior did the decals (three sheets I think plus my logo).

I have some upscale versions of the nose cone left.

 

[gpoehlein]

Nicely done, Sandman. I remember seeing the thread where you were making the nose cones, but I never saw the finished bird. Great job!

Greg

 

[roadkill]

Ok...

My Colonial Viper 2x fresh off the Battlestar Galactica...

 

[Vanel]

Originally posted by roadkill
Ok...

My Colonial Viper 2x fresh off the Battlestar Galactica...

Looks awesome, Sue!

 

[dosmithii]

Here's my 2x Vector V.

 

[dosmithii]

... and my 2X Pathfinder