Well I put the fins on upside down.

[Wrightme43]

I labeled them, lead, trail, root, and tip, but I labeled them upside down, so I installed them upside down. Still looks cool. I didn't figure it out untill I went to install the decals.

I am sorta dense some days.
Epoxyed the fins too.

Oh well, it shouldn't cause any problems, other than embarrassment.

 

[neil_w]

You are only the 7,936th person to have done that.

It’s so common that @K’Tesh recently made an OR model of that rocket with the fins backwards. (Sorry no link handy but it’s easy to find).

 

[David Schwantz]

Ya know, if you would not have said anything, no one would have noticed

 

[K'Tesh]

You are only the 7,936th person to have done that.

It’s so common that @K’Tesh recently made an OR model of that rocket with the fins backwards. (Sorry no link handy but it’s easy to find).

No link handy? It's linked in the most recent notice on my OR thread. Of course I could post it here too.

Ya know, if you would not have said anything, no would have noticed

Who You calling "no would"?

 

[kjhambrick]

I kinda like it better with the fins 'backwards'

Shouldn't the LE actually be SHORTER than the TE ???

And about those BT-50 tubes, one long and one short --Estes has those backwards too !

I've got a Cherokee E from HL sitting on my workbench so now I have to decide which way to install the fins in addition to deciding whether to give her a 29mm motor mount or stick with the 24mm mount ....

I don't suppose it matters as long as all of the fins are one way or the other way

And if I am doing a 29mm motor mount I need to swap the short tube with the long tube for my DD recovery system.

Decisions, decisions ...

-- kjh

EDIT: P.S. I thought I said this but I didn't: your Cherokee E is a beauty, @Wrightme43 !

And now that I think about it, if those fins bug you, I would be happy to trade my unopened kit for your beauty !

 

[David Schwantz]

Old, early, not enough OJ yet. fingers that don't work anymore, can't see , 4 dogs barking at me, wife screaming.....

 

[Rschub]

There was an upscale Astron Sprint a while ago with the fins on backwards, I didn't have the heart to point it out.

 

[samb]

Yeah the backward Cherokee fin club is a thing! Not sure why left-brain <> right-brain IDK.

 

[K'Tesh]

I kinda like it (snip)

Decisions, decisions ...

-- kjh

The decision should be simple... When in doubt...
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BUILD TWO!

 

[Hobie1dog]

still looks cool though

 

[K'Tesh]

Old, early, not enough OJ yet. fingers that don't work anymore, can't see , 4 dogs barking at me, wife screaming.....

Well there's your problem... You swapped OJ for the Nectar Of The Gods... Coffee!!!

Hell... but, in the meantime....

You might try using a "Thinking Cap" (and fresh lemons)

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

I think when you do this with a Cherokee E it becomes an Eekorech 3. You still have to put it on the pad pointy end up.

 

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BUILD TWO!

Thats what I was thinking.

 

[Wrightme43]

Well there's your problem... You swapped OJ for the Nectar Of The Gods... Coffee!!!

Hell... but, in the meantime....

You might try using a "Thinking Cap" (and fresh lemons)
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I want build something in flat black, with black details, in honor of Hotblack Desaito's stunt ship for Disaster Area.

I don't know what would look like a flatened salmon though.

 

[K'Tesh]

I want build something in flat black, with black details, in honor of Hotblack Desaito's stunt ship for Disaster Area.

I don't know what would look like a flatened salmon though.

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[Wrightme43]

Ahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahaha

This will make my friend from work so happy.

 

[bjphoenix]

BUILD TWO!

I was going to tell the OP that I've seen a number of them built this way.
And I agree, this is a good excuse to build another one, plus if you put an E in it the rocket gods may give you an even better reason to build another one.
I finished mine not long ago but haven't launched it yet. I went ahead and built it with 24mm mount but I'm not going to launch it on an E, not even a D, and my 18mm adapter broke.

 

[Buster]

I labeled them, lead, trail, root, and tip, but I labeled them upside down, so I installed them upside down. Still looks cool. I didn't figure it out untill I went to install the decals.

I am sorta dense some days.
Epoxyed the fins too.

Oh well, it shouldn't cause any problems, other than embarrassment.View attachment 604615

I installed one upside down. 2 out of 3 ain’t bad. Yours ought to fly fine

 

[Bob in Phoenix]

I labeled them, lead, trail, root, and tip, but I labeled them upside down, so I installed them upside down. Still looks cool. I didn't figure it out untill I went to install the decals.

I am sorta dense some days.
Epoxyed the fins too.

Oh well, it shouldn't cause any problems, other than embarrassment.View attachment 604615

No problem. I have made several Cherokee clones with the narrow end of the fins forward. And mine have four fins, not three. I'm just being nonconformist.
Bob

 

[OzHybrid]

No problem. I have made several Cherokee clones with the narrow end of the fins forward. And mine have four fins, not three. I'm just being nonconformist.
Bob

You could have gone 2 forward, 2 backward.

 

[86mustang408w]

Honestly isn't doesn't look bad, I did my first one and was confused for a little while, lol.